BBC Two 2015 with 90s idents

I'd rather see them retire the Circle presentation package. It's become dreadfully tired already.

Yeah, BBC2 only needs minor tweaks - a new trailer endboard and a change of logo position on the idents (center it, the retro idents they brought back weren't designed for a corner box). But BBC1 does need a full refresh. The mirror globe is the only BBC1 ident that's lasted longer, and it had it's colour scheme and wordmark changed a couple of times. Even when taking other channels into account, the only other UK idents to last longer would be Channel 4's launch package, which lasted 14 years, and some of the 1970s ITV idents (quite a few launched for colour in 1970 and were only replaced when CGI came along in the mid 1980s - Border's lasted all the way up to the 1989 generic package, Thames's almost as long).

Besides the 50th anniversary celebrations in 2014, budget cuts have actually allowed BBC Two to bring back their 1991 - 2001 presentation, albeit remaining with a tired endboard, Network only bringing back a selection of idents and the teal box spoiling the nostalgia as a whole. If Network would bring back any idents not shown now on Two, Optics, Paint, Aerial and Wave Day/Night would get my vote personally.

BBC One does need a new refresh, in this day and age. The Circle idents are fast approaching the 10 year cycle, and it's becoming a tired format for the BBC to retain. If budget cuts caused Two to retain its older presentation, I don't think the same will happen to BBC One, considering that it's well funded. If it does though, bring back the balloon.

Interesting point about the Thames ident lasting longer, although it had two advantages: it was a bloody good ident, iconic in every way. And it wasn't used in every junction because of IVC so it wasn't so over exposed.

I'd love the balloon to come back - even if it was a small selection of the idents which had the current circle added to the front. Although I'm not sure any of the balloon idents were particularly suitable for going into the news - they had a clock for that obviously.

In fact Leeds didn't even use the proper ident into Look North, they led the audio for the headline vamp under balloon pictures.

The balloon was from an era were BBC One was still (loosely) signified with a globe. Whereas BBC Two got away with reviving their idents because their symbol was almost identical, a globe in any form hasn't related to BBC One in nearly 15 years.

Save for the BBC News bulletins that air on BBC One, of course

I stand corrected.

Already!?.... It's been almost 10 years!

The Circles have begun to become tired at this point - October 2016 will mark ten years. As decent as they are, I believe the Circles should be retired. I wouldn't mind if a new presentation package or even the timeless balloon would come back.

*whoosh*

Looks like BBC Two are dropping "This is BBC Two" from the early hours and instead from next Monday (or early hrs of Tuesday) are showing BBC Parliament highlights.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07vd3wp

I want the "This is BBC Two" previews back already