BBC Two 2018 Revamp: New ident ‘Discovery’ - p89 - Page 22

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Woodpecker 27 September 2018 3:10am

So that's it for the 2, after 27-and-a-half years . Wonderful tribute to the old idents - looks like they included every ident and sting used over the past four years, except for Kebab, oddly enough. Ah, well. And how lovely to see Swan played out in full beforehand.

I wonder if we will still be seeing the soon to be born new idents on BBC2 in the early months of 2046? Incredible thought which makes you realise just how long ago early 1991 was now.

The way linear media (and the media in general) is going, I have to wonder if BBC2 will even still be around in 2046. Still, you can't halt progress...

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bkman1990 27 September 2018 4:02am

I just seen the new idents. My god; they are beautiful. I absolutely love them. In a few hours time it will be a new beginning for BBC2.

I will miss the old idents as they have served my childhood since I was an only a one year old.

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Kunst 27 September 2018 6:05am

First link with the new look

Promo endboards, as expected, are rather generic "excerpts" from the idents; nevertheless, they're good

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dbl 27 September 2018 6:06am

Beautiful and dynamic.

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tesandco Founding member 27 September 2018 6:15am

And for those not up this early (or who've failed to set their VHS machine), the first junction from 6am.

BBC Two coverage throughout the day on TV Whirl here- https://www.tvwhirl.co.uk/presentation/bbc/bbc-two/bbc-two-2018-present/

Last edited by tesandco on 27 September 2018 6:42am

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Announcer Duncan 27 September 2018 6:17am

You should have seen the smile on the directors face, it was like Christmas morning

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Colorband 27 September 2018 6:23am

Hmm, I like the whole "The idents are the whole shebang" thing they've got going on... and I especially like the idea with the changing fonts.

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MiniMort 27 September 2018 6:36am

Can’t believe it! I set my Virgin DVR to record Horizon (the last programme using the old 2 ident) and set the recording to stop 5 minutes after the programme was set to end thinking the BBC’s tribute wouldn’t last more than 2 minutes but now it cuts out! AH!

Oh well, at least it’s on this here interweb. I recorded the new ident, too, but this time with a few minutes in advance. Odd to see they used the old 2 logo to go into the testcard then the new 2 logo, though.

Bonus points for the trailers incorporating the idents themselves!

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Announcer Duncan 27 September 2018 6:39am

It's worth mentioning that the final montage of old 2's was introduced by Beccy Wright and directed by John Hoare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s-8-NOFYiY&feature=youtu.be

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Ronant 27 September 2018 6:42am

Duncan - are the BBC2 annos live or pre-recorded at this time of day?

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dbl 27 September 2018 6:44am

At that time of the morning, I suspect that's pre-recorded.

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rob Founding member 27 September 2018 6:49am

Announcer Duncan posted:

It's worth mentioning that the final montage of old 2's was introduced by Beccy Wright and directed by John Hoare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s-8-NOFYiY&feature=youtu.be

Blocked in the UK.