BBC Two: new idents from Sunday 18 February

Hear, hear! Couldn't agree more. Using stings just for Xmas packages only just isn't sufficient for nowadays - especially considering how nice most of both BBC 1 and BBC 2's animations were a decade or so ago, and yet no sign of regular ones on-screen anymore.

Let it be known that Lambie-Nairn created stings for the Dancers on BBC 1, but I doubt they were ever shown on Network - I imagine those in London chose to pretty much leave them on the shelf. NI made use of them for a bit though.

On a side note, I find the 90's BBC 2 Bowling Alley / Tenpin sting rather whimsically humorous - The accompanying jingle isn't particularly jokey as you might expect, but that's precisely why it works so well with the animation; definitely one of my favourites, that.

I've just been exploring Lambie Nairn's website, and on the BBC TWO section I noticed in the video there is a lot of idents made that were never (or can't rememeber) being aired.

February 18th, BBC Two's new look will be launched

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/eta/BBC Two - Everybody's Talking About

On this website they got a poster of all the idents and some YouTube videos

We have already noticed that.

Well they didn't really create stings. They supplied 'cut-down' versions of the idents with about three seconds of audio followed by a silent hold. They really didn't look or sound that good, and network only used them for the first few days if I remember correctly. Rather than make a junction flow, they seemed to have the opposite - rather jarring - effect, mainly due to the soundtrack. They mostly were left alone, and later symbols were supplied without them.

The colour was actually, FYI, a hue of viridian. The bumpers/stings/whatever-you-want-to-call-them do add to the package if they're executed properly - from what I've heard, the dancers set of bumpers were simply chopped-down versions of the idents with a bad soundtrack.

Could you point me into the right direction please I've had a quick gander & couldn't see anything BBC2 apart from 2 pictures

http://www.lambie-nairn.com/ then our work, bbc2, play movie

Photograph and Giants Causeway ones were NI only

As for rest, all have been seen on Network

Thanks. Finally seen the Irish photograph one in action

I understand what you mean, and I imagine if all the scenes (and for that matter, the soundtracks) had been different / altogether separate, they would have more likely been used as it would have added something new to the package, rather than just a brief 'slice' of ident footage.

I think all but one of the BBC TWO stings followed suit, with the exception being the Screen Clean based one where the arm appears from off-screen but we don't see the "2".

If we ever get *unique* stings back for all year round then it will be great, but somehow I don't see that happening, even though there's nothing to suggest returning to the diversity of the 90's animations style is out of fashion - quite the opposite in fact, especially if the actual idents will be a return to more serious ideas, then quirky stings would be a welcome addition alongside.

I've just seen the Ice Cube ident make an appearance again...Didn't honestly expect to see it again, but I think for all its uses outside of Christmas time it's become something of a pseudo-regular ident.