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===Background===
===Background===
'''BBC Knowledge''' was an early BBC digital channel available in cable, satellite and terrestrial broadcasting providing a programme of documentary, cultural and educational television. The channel would close down on March 2, 2002 and was replaced by '''BBC Four''' (although it was planned to launch in 2001 and had plans dating back to 2000). BBC Four's programming consists of a similar focus to that of BBC Knowledge, and runs from 7PM to 4AM on the same stream as the [[CBeebies IDs|CBeebies]] channel, although they are seperated on the electronic program guide.
'''BBC Four''' was launched on March 2, 2002 as a replacement to [[BBC Knowledge]] (although it was planned to launch in 2001 and had plans dating back to 2000). BBC Four's programming consists of a similar focus to that of BBC Knowledge, and runs from 7PM to 4AM on the same stream as the [[CBeebies IDs|CBeebies]] channel, although they are seperated on the electronic program guide.


==BBC Knowledge==
===1st Logo (June 1, 1999-2000)===
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'''Logo:''' We see cartoon characters climbing ladders on an {{color|orange}} background, while showing items like a magnifying glass, a telescope or a roll of paper. Eventually, the screen is centred in one ladder, while the BBC Knowledge logo appears below.
'''Technique:''' Hand-drawn, cartoonish animation.
'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA.
'''Availability:''' Extinct.
===2nd Logo (1999-2001)===
'''Logo:''' TBA.
'''Technique:''' TBA.
'''Music/Sounds:''' TBA.
'''Availability:''' Extinct.
===3rd Logo (2000-2002)===
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'''Logo:''' We see several sorts of circles or rings zooming quickly towards the screen while the background changes colour: First, a ring made of flame on a {{color|red}} background, then a ring of {{color|red}} numbers on a {{color|green}} background, a water puddle on a {{color|blue}} background, a spinning ring of metal on an {{color|orange}} background, and finally a {{color|green}} eye iris on a background of the same colour. All of this repeats.
'''Technique:''' The quick zooming, the background changing colours
'''Music/Sounds:''' An "orchestral" version of the previous logo's music.
'''Availability:''' Extinct.
==BBC Four==
===1st Logo (March 2, 2002-September 10, 2005)===
===1st Logo (March 2, 2002-September 10, 2005)===
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, there are CGI shapes, usually having {{color|darkviolet|purple}} or {{color|blue}} lights, that react to the music and the voice of the announcer. The BBC Four logo (a black box with the BBC logo at the top and "FOUR" in Gill Sans at the bottom) is seen in the bottom right corner.  
'''Logo:''' On a black background, there are CGI shapes, usually having {{color|darkviolet|purple}} or {{color|blue}} lights, that react to the music and the voice of the announcer. The BBC Four logo (a black box with the BBC logo at the top and "FOUR" in Gill Sans at the bottom) is seen in the bottom right corner.  


'''Technique:''' The shapes reacting to the music.
'''Technique:''' CGI animation.


'''Music/Sounds:''' Depends on the variant, though a continuity announcer is present.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Depends on the variant, though a continuity announcer is present.
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'''Later Variant:''' Beginning on October 20, 2021, with the introduction of the BBC's new logo, the idents were altered a bit. The square in the middle is gone, with the new BBC logo on top and the text "'''FOUR'''" in the BBC Reith font on the bottom, like the new BBC logo. The "Subtitles" graphic is now placed in a full widescreen picture, rather than being in its original place of a 4:3 picture.  
'''Later Variant:''' Beginning on October 20, 2021, with the introduction of the BBC's new logo, the idents were altered a bit. The square in the middle is gone, with the new BBC logo on top and the text "'''FOUR'''" in the BBC Reith font on the bottom, like the new BBC logo. The "Subtitles" graphic is now placed in a full widescreen picture, rather than being in its original place of a 4:3 picture.  


'''Technique:''' Live action.
'''Technique:''' Live-action with illusionary effects.


'''Music/Sounds:''' Depends on the variant, but there's a continuity announcer present. The main theme uses loud synth squeaks, and ends with a guitar note.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Depends on the variant, but there's a continuity announcer present. The main theme uses loud synth squeaks, and ends with a guitar note.


'''Availability:''' Current, being used for over 17 years as of October 2021, making it one of the longest-lived idents seen on British TV. It is currently unknown whenever the the 4 sections could be replaced in the future.{{StationIDs-Navbox}}{{Navbox-BBC}}
'''Availability:''' Current, being used for over 17 years as of October 2021, making it one of the longest-lived idents seen on British TV. It is currently unknown whenever the 4 sections could be replaced in the future.
 
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