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50 years of BBC Two

Special Programming in April (March 2014)

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JA
JAS84
Andrew Wood posted:
I never understood why it was so popular - none of the glyphs I made in that font were exactly accurate! The fonts that Martin (I think it was) created were far superior.

Hmm, I remember that one, the page with that and other fonts on is still up, but the links are dead.
http://www.tvarchive.org.uk/TVA/?p=TVA/fonts.php
BA
Bail Moderator
It's interesting what can be done with that... for example... this which I got today.

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VMPhil, Cavan and ETP1 Forever gave kudos
DB
dbl
This ident got played out:
CA
Cavan
The 1964 ident before Happy Birthday BBC Two on the Network. NI?
BU
buster
deejay posted:
I often think it's funny how the '2' really worked as a brand and yet the '1' that was introduced in 1991 never really worked. They tried, there were many interval stings and animations as well as using it in exactly the same way top left on slides and menus and yet somehow because they stuck with the globe rather than doing anything really clever with it, it was eventually quietly dropped...


The interesting thing with the "1" figure is that for the first two years or so they didn't really try and use the figure itself in the same way as the "2" was, other than obviously branding on the globe/trailers/slides. The trailer bumpers were generally live action from what I remember. It was only around summer/autumn 1993 that the stings you show were launched, presumably trying to recreate the success of the "2" idents.
Last edited by buster on 17 April 2014 8:54am
BR
Brekkie
And of course the 1 got to break out of the globe at Christmas too, though not in the first year. I quite liked it and thought they used it well, but it would have looked awful in conjunction with the balloon. Might not have been so bad if it had appeared within the scene with the dancers though - but they'd still have been rubbish idents.
Last edited by Brekkie on 17 April 2014 5:40pm
GL
Gluben
D.Page posted:
Nice Smile

http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/cvd2bc/happy-birthday-bbc-two--series-1---episode-1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b041jz5g

Could have, maybe, used the '2' balloon, in amongst the 'regular' balloons, though Very Happy
Possible ident(s) for use with the forthcoming relevant programming?


Why not watch the whole thing? Smile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GORvKQxYU6c
MK
Mr Kite
Brekkie posted:
And of course the 1 got to break out of the globe at Christmas too, though not in the first year. I quite liked it and thought they used it well, but it would have looked awful in conjunction with the globe. Might not have been so bad if it had appeared within the scene with the dancers though - but they'd still have been rubbish idents.


The '1' was always meant to be used differently. The styling of it was deliberately more conservative to fit in with the style of BBC 1 at that time. It looked fine to me, sitting in that top left corner and complimented the more fun and quirky two very well. Whilst not to the same high level as the BBC 2 presentation, the '1' did well for itself when it managed to be freed from the globe; around Christmas time and in certain promos and stings. I think we only didn't care so much when it went because the balloons were such a breath of fresh air, bringing multiple idents to BBC One for the first time. Also, we were probably all relieved that the existing BBC Two presentation survived largely in tact.
JO
Jozman2005
Gluben posted:
D.Page posted:
Nice Smile

http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/cvd2bc/happy-birthday-bbc-two--series-1---episode-1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b041jz5g

Could have, maybe, used the '2' balloon, in amongst the 'regular' balloons, though Very Happy
Possible ident(s) for use with the forthcoming relevant programming?


Why not watch the whole thing? Smile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GORvKQxYU6c


Or not, as the case may be. Damn copyright... Sad
JA
JAS84
Quote:
This video contains content from BMG_Rights_Management, BBC Worldwide, Warner Chappell, Matchroom PDC and Boxing and INgrooves, one or more of whom have blocked it on copyright grounds.
BMG? Warner Chappell? Matchroom PDC and Boxing? INgrooves? What do any of those have to do with it? Confused
:-(
A former member
Library pieces?
MA
Markymark
JAS84 posted:
Quote:
This video contains content from BMG_Rights_Management, BBC Worldwide, Warner Chappell, Matchroom PDC and Boxing and INgrooves, one or more of whom have blocked it on copyright grounds.
BMG? Warner Chappell? Matchroom PDC and Boxing? INgrooves? What do any of those have to do with it? Confused


There were clips from The Old Grey Whistle Test, so some PRS issues at least.

Anyway, just watched the programme, don't bother it's just the same programme from 2004, chopped
up into three parts, and reheated. Poor effort BBC, and the contributors look ten years younger, (because they are !)

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