That the current top management are at ease with a back-to-Birtism philosophy was nicely symbolised on the very day the paper was unveiled: fresh-faced, hitherto spec-less strategy and digital boss, James Purnell (who before his political career served under Birt as BBC head of corporate planning in the early 90s) appeared on camera for the first time wearing glasses.
After years of fierce argument, pitting wealthy against less wealthy countries, negotiators and campaigners described a spirit of cooperation and willingness to tackle climate change in Paris – symbolised on Wednesday by a US pledge of $860m£566m6m) in climate aid to poorer countries, a doubling of its existing commitments.
There are exquisite moments: the tiny red dot of torches symbolising the on-off pathways of a brain afflicted by Parkinson's; a shirt and a dress dancing together, a poignant reminder of all that has been lost in a relationship when one of the partners starts to suffer from a condition in which they believe that those they love are imposters.
It was in his time, in 1972, that Marlboro became (as it remains) the world's bestselling brand, and it was mostly his lean, moustached face, squinting into a western sun, that broodily symbolised America on billboards from Lima to Latvia to Lagos.Serendipity led to his discovery.
Protesters were given placards in the shape of coral, which were coloured on one side, and white on the other, which symbolised the devastating bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.
For ancient Egyptians, "pylons" were gateways to the underworld: these modern ones came to symbolise bereavement on a national scale.
Ed Miliband has launched an attack on Britain's "Wonga economy", saying the rise of payday lenders symbolised the squeeze on living standards facing millions of ordinary families.
He made possible the great liberal reforms that symbolised the 1960s – on capital punishment, abortion, gay rights, theatre censorship and more.
Elsewhere, Labour leader Ed Miliband criticised what he called Britain's "Wonga economy", saying that the rise of payday lenders symbolised the squeeze on living standards facing millions of families.
In a speech earlier this week, Mr Miliband criticised what he called Britain's "Wonga economy", saying that the rise of payday lenders symbolised the squeeze on living standards facing millions of families.
The motion capture system will not allow identifying people who are symbolised by markers on the head cap.
