List of normal idents, excluding seasonal (I made those names for the idents): 0:01 The Spill 0:27 The River 1:34 Peeking Through 1:49 The Darkest Side 2:18 The Waves 2:48 The Slice 2:54 Fluorescence 3:24 The Reflection 4:06 Grinding Through 4:31 Grinding Through (B&W version) 4:48 The Growth 5:13 The Splash 5:36 Fiber Particles 6:18 Playtime 6:49 The Puppy 7:13 Rolling Through 7:42 Levitation 8:13 The Cloth 8:25 The Explosion 8:44 Page by Page 9:03 Water Comets 9:33 Channeling 9:50 The Bath 10:10 Deflection 10:31 Electrocution 10:50 The Jungles 11:26 The Lakes 11:43 Robotics 12:24 Out of the Waters 12:41 Hot Shower 13:07 Low Tide 13:37 High Tide 14:05 The Ambush 14:25 The Barbecue: Raw 14:44 The Barbecue: Medium 15:02 The Barbecue: Well Done 15:23 The Drill
These are the best idents on TV ever, anywhere in the world. Forget the overly hyper American idents. Martin Lambie-Nairn was a bloody genius. He gave life to the bold "2". This set of idents is simple, yet undoubtedly, undeniably creative. For the vast majority of them, I sense very little stimulation, although I wonder how people who are sensitive to overstimulation feel about a couple of the main ones like "Neon" and "Firecracker". Too good a set of idents. No wonder they lasted for ten years originally and then got their second wind seven years ago.
Amazing that these have been around 24 years and still feel fresh. I feel oddly attached to them and will mourn the inevitable day when they are moved on.
The easy way to tell the tdifference between the idents is the BBC logo used: First one is revived (varied for location, present logo) Second one is original (1988-1997 logo)
+ccateni WAN They actually did bring the logo originally used in the in the first runthrough of the 1991-2001 BBC 2 idents in 1988, but it was not technically seen on until late 1989/early 1990 in the copyright notices, followed by their appearance in the BBC on air identity overhaul in 1991.
6:21 Vito: Hi and welcome to the celebration marathon here on BBC 2. Now is time to go in Sony pictures studios with Alan Parrish & Sarah Whittle with Judy & Peter. From 1996 By Robin Williams presents Jumanji.
Emanuel Gochez No need to shout lol. I looked on Wikipedia, and it's called 'Berlin Wall'. Berlin Wall 29 October - 9 November 1994 Another special ident was used to coincide with the season on the Tales from Berlin and the collapse of the Berlin Wall. The Great Berlin Wall in the mid-center of a "2" gets hoisted away by a crane to reveal a 2-shaped hole and see a dark blue sky background in the center area of Berlin.
Full timestamps
MAIN IDENTS
00:00 Paint (1991)
00:28 Water/Reflections (1991)
01:35 Paper Cut Out (1991)
01:48 Shadows (1991)
02:18 Silk (1991)
02:47 Blade (1991)
02:54 Neon (1991)
03:24 Glass (1991)
04:06 Copper Cutout/Black & White (1991)
04:49 Garden (1991)
05:13 Powder (1992)
05:35 Optics (1992)
06:19 Car (1993)
06:48 Fluffy Dog (1993)
07:12 Crystal Ball (1993)
07:42 Balloon (1993)
08:13 Rubber (1993)
08:24 Firecracker (1993)
08:44 Diary (1995)
09:04 Steam (1995)
09:33 Aerial (1997)
09:51 Duck (1997)
10:10 Paint Pot 2.0 (1997)
10:31 Zapper (1997)
10:50 Gorilla Shadow (1998)
11:06 Gorilla Tantrum (1998)
11:25 Swan (1998)
11:53 Doctor Who? - Dalek (1999)
12:05 Doctor Who? - Exterminator (1999)
12:24 Excalibur (2000)
12:41 Catalyst (2000)
13:07 Wave Day (2000)
13:37 Wave Night (2000)
14:05 Predator (2000)
14:24 Kebab (2000) - three variants
15:21 Woodpecker (2000)
SPECIAL IDENTS
15:46 Made in Japan (1991)
16:04 Easter 1991
16:17 Christmas 1991
16:35 Perfect TV Christmas (1991) - seven variants
18:26 Ice Skating (1992)
18:37 English Season (1992)
18:51 Wet & Windy Night (1992)
19:05 Billboard (1992)
19:16 War & Peace (1992)
19:31 Halloween 1992 V3
19:39 Christmas 1992
19:57 Valentine's Day 1993
20:20 Birth Night (1993)
20:48 Crime & Punishment (1993)
21:17 After Margaret (1993)
21:33 Animated (1993)
21:49 Christmas 1993
22:23 30th Anniversary Cake (1994)
22:43 Berlin Wall (1994)
23:08 Christmas 1994
23:24 100 Years of Movies (1995)
23:42 Christmas 1995 - Wallace & Gromit
24:01 Christmas 1996
24:16 Weekend on Mars (1997)
24:32 Christmas 1997
24:40 Red Dwarf Night (1998) - six variants
26:01 Science Evolution (1998)
26:15 Christmas 1998
26:32 BBC 2000 (1999)
26:44 Christmas 1999
27:01 Halloween 2000 - It's Scary Out There
27:19 The Simpsons Night (2000) - two variants
27:42 I Love The 1970s Season (2000)
27:55 Christmas 2000
28:20 I Love The 1980s Season (2001)
28:45 Comedy Night (2001)
28:59 Star Trek Night (2001)
29:06 GOAL! TV (1992)
29:15 Nightschool TV (1993-1995)
I always find them so relaxing, need to find an mp3 so I can have it as an alarm clock.
List of normal idents, excluding seasonal (I made those names for the idents):
0:01 The Spill
0:27 The River
1:34 Peeking Through
1:49 The Darkest Side
2:18 The Waves
2:48 The Slice
2:54 Fluorescence
3:24 The Reflection
4:06 Grinding Through
4:31 Grinding Through (B&W version)
4:48 The Growth
5:13 The Splash
5:36 Fiber Particles
6:18 Playtime
6:49 The Puppy
7:13 Rolling Through
7:42 Levitation
8:13 The Cloth
8:25 The Explosion
8:44 Page by Page
9:03 Water Comets
9:33 Channeling
9:50 The Bath
10:10 Deflection
10:31 Electrocution
10:50 The Jungles
11:26 The Lakes
11:43 Robotics
12:24 Out of the Waters
12:41 Hot Shower
13:07 Low Tide
13:37 High Tide
14:05 The Ambush
14:25 The Barbecue: Raw
14:44 The Barbecue: Medium
15:02 The Barbecue: Well Done
15:23 The Drill
i know i may be 5 months late, but nice nicknames.
The Spill is called "Paint" btw, first BBC 2 Ident in 1991
@@neptune8thplanet Ik abt that
17:28?
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These are the best idents on TV ever, anywhere in the world. Forget the overly hyper American idents. Martin Lambie-Nairn was a bloody genius. He gave life to the bold "2". This set of idents is simple, yet undoubtedly, undeniably creative. For the vast majority of them, I sense very little stimulation, although I wonder how people who are sensitive to overstimulation feel about a couple of the main ones like "Neon" and "Firecracker". Too good a set of idents. No wonder they lasted for ten years originally and then got their second wind seven years ago.
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Amazing that these have been around 24 years and still feel fresh. I feel oddly attached to them and will mourn the inevitable day when they are moved on.
RIP 2 idents 😭😭😭
BBC2/BBC Two Idents
Well I have bad news for you
R.I.P. 1991-2001, 2014, 2015-2018
5:35 My favourite ident ever! It made me feel cozy during the rain and snow in the cold UK winter season!
BBC2/BBC Two Christmas Idents
If I could describe so many of these idents in just a couple of words, they'd be "hypnotising" and "mesmerising"
I love the background instrumentals. Really nice ambience
Yes, they were beautifully done, especially the early ones.
BBC2/BBC Two Special Idents
11:25 Swan Ident (50th Years Version)
29:48 Swan Change Mind Sting
31:11 Whirlwind Sting
32:07 Sneeze Sting
THIS GIVES BBC BACK “MEMORIES” 😢
The easy way to tell the tdifference between the idents is the BBC logo used:
First one is revived (varied for location, present logo)
Second one is original (1988-1997 logo)
+Daniel Davies The second "original" logo was from 1991, but not 1988.
+ccateni WAN They actually did bring the logo originally used in the in the first runthrough of the 1991-2001 BBC 2 idents in 1988, but it was not technically seen on until late 1989/early 1990 in the copyright notices, followed by their appearance in the BBC on air identity overhaul in 1991.
+deceptimaestro oh
ccateni 28 That happens to me, too.
9:33 THAT “ARIEL STING” WAS THE BEST AND CHEER ME UP
21:34 was that used for anything else other than Wallace & Gromit films?
WillTube1990 They did air Simpsons at some point, so maybe.
6:21 Vito: Hi and welcome to the celebration marathon here on BBC 2. Now is time to go in Sony pictures studios with Alan Parrish & Sarah Whittle with Judy & Peter. From 1996 By Robin Williams presents Jumanji.
The announcer is Christine Schofield.
I like how some narrators talk about shady and dark shows
It replaced the TWO ident after a survey stated that it made the channel look "Highbrow and Dull."
Still missing
The Berlin Wall Ident
and
The Pop Art Ident
Rip to
Berlin Wall ident is at 22:43
22:43 is the Berlin Wall ident. Now we need the Pop Art Ident
19:31
26:15
To all sensitive viewers, look away at these timestamps
Much better than the cutesy yellow indents that followed
Those were the days.
Oddly satisfying 2's
BBC 2 logo ident debuted in 1991
08:40 BBC TWO
00:49 BBC TWO
16:32
Missed 1 Ident: Moon
BBC2/Two - 1988-1998 - "2's" Idents/Stings - Compilation
Does anybody know what the bbc 2 ident is at 30:39? I remember this one once, when BBC used to show Simposons at 6PM Mondays and Fridays.
It's actually not an ident, it's a sting called Pounce.
Pounce
Pounce (sting, not ident)
Not the Pounce ident.
Not the BBC Learning Zone idents.
10:10 my favourite
Extraordinary!
11:44 *Ex-TWO-minate!!!!!!*
12:05 Actually the Daleks said that on this part
8:14
Anybody know what this ident was called?
What's That Ident At 29:06?
i don no
Goal TV
Goal TV
I have a Question, What is exactly the difference between the Water and Water Reflection Ident?
In Water Reflection, the water reflects on the top half of the 2.
In Water, there is no reflection whatsoever.
Yes.
17:28?
That’s the corgi version of the Christmas 1991 series
Does anyone know what the font for the older logo "Northern Ireland" lines is?
when this ident was came out at 22:42 - 23:07.
1994.
What is the name of this ident?
Emanuel Gochez I don't know the name but it looks like a special ident marking 5 years of the Berlin wall coming down.
DID SOME ONE KNOW THE NAME OF THIS IDENT?!
Emanuel Gochez No need to shout lol. I looked on Wikipedia, and it's called 'Berlin Wall'.
Berlin Wall 29 October - 9 November 1994 Another special ident was used to coincide with the season on the Tales from Berlin and the collapse of the Berlin Wall. The Great Berlin Wall in the mid-center of a "2" gets hoisted away by a crane to reveal a 2-shaped hole and see a dark blue sky background in the center area of Berlin.
This is literally the best sleeping music ever, man good times!❤
Full list please?
2:54
Intriguingly the idents lights were made rainbow colors in some sort of promotion for Gay Britannia
BBC 2 NORTHERN IRELAND
10:10 no voice ver
10 nov. 2011
Northern Ireland
BBC Harambe!
ui
19:17
War & Peace
ui
You can't talk??