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'''Editor's Note:''' A more "animated" ident compared to the simplistic globe rotating for BBC1 at the time.
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===2nd Logo (December 2, 1967-December 28, 1974, 1993, April-May 2012)===
===2nd Logo (December 2, 1967-December 28, 1974, 1993, April-May 2012)===
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'''Editor's Note:''' An interesting blend between models and 2D animation for the time.
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===3rd Logo (December 28, 1974-April 1979, April-May 2012)===
 
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'''Nicknames:''' "The Turning 2", "BBC 2 In Color", "2-Cube"
 
'''Logo:''' Three dots, colored green, red and blue respectively, appear on a black background. They shrink and merge into one white dot just above the center of the screen. A blue "'''2'''" is then drawn around the dot, and when it is completed, the word "'''COLOUR'''", in white, appears below. The "'''2'''" then starts rotating around, and one at a time, three more "'''2'''"s (in the same style) appear, colored red, green and white respectively, before the blue "'''2'''" reappears. The rotation continues for the rest of the logo.
 
'''Trivia:''' Although the logo itself was introduced on 2 December 1967, the animated ident did not appear until 15 November 1969, the same day BBC 1 and ITV began colour broadcasting. Until then, holding slides with the logo were used to introduce programming.
 
'''Variants:'''
*Accompanying clock ident: Same as before, but the entire thing was chroma-keyed to cyan, and the "2-cube" with the BBC 2 logo and "COLOUR" below it tacked on to the side. This was used from 1967 to 1969. From then, they just used the BBC 1 clock with the BBC 2 branding and colors.
 
* Circa 1972, the logo underwent considerable change. All the "'''2'''"s, plus the dots in them, were colored light blue; the font for "'''''COLOUR'''''" was altered in the same manner as for BBC 1's mirror globe logo of the time; and a white horizontal line was added between the word and the "'''2'''"s.
*By 1973, further changes had taken place, with the background color now dark blue and "'''''COLOUR'''''" and the horizontal line in light blue to match the "'''2'''"s.
*A final change took place during 1974, with the "2"s in bright blue against a navy background, and "'''''COLOUR'''''" and the horizontal line reverting to white. This variant was briefly brought back in 1993 during BBC 2's 70's season.
*'''Christmas Idents:'''
**Christmas 1967-1971: On a black background, we the "2-cube" from before in white/red. Underneath the two is the text "'''''B B C 2"''''', followed by the text "'''COLOUR'''" also in the color white/red. Right next to it would either be a snowflake or a Christmas tree.
**Christmas 1972: The same "2-cube" is seen rotating in the screen. Separated by a line, the text "'''CHRISTMAS in colour'''" is seen below, and the sides are covered with several stars. Unknown how it was colored.
**Christmas 1973: A variant of the logo lacking the large dot from the "'''2'''", with stars coming from inside the cube and a caption that stated the day ("'''Christmas Eve'''", "'''Christmas Day'''" or "'''Boxing Day'''") underneath the 2-cube. Unknown how it was colored.
** Christmas 1974: Same as before, but the "'''2'''" is orange. This was the final time the 2-cube was seen.
'''FX/SFX:''' The dots shrinking, the "2"s rotating.
 
'''Music/Sounds:''' If you want to count the continuity announcer.
 
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' The 70's season variant used the jingle to the "Silk" ident in the 6th logo package.
 
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'''Editor's Note:''' A decent-looking effort for the time, though not as famous as the Mirror Globe.
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'''Nickname:''' "The Striped 2 Redux"
'''Nickname:''' "The Striped 2 Returns"
 
'''Logo:''' On a black background, two {{Font color|orange|orange}} stripes write in. Then, a two-striped "2" writes itself in, followed by another set of {{Font color|orange|orange}} stripes. The entire logo has {{Font color|gold|golden}}/black gradient trails.


'''Trivia:''' The logo was actually used as a secondary for the 3rd logo above, as evident by the 1975 Christmas ident and on some early school programming clocks. However, the logo was a bit more box-shaped than before.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, two {{Font color|orange|orange}} stripes write in. Then, a two-striped "2" writes itself in. The another set of {{Font color|orange|orange}} stripes write in. The entire logo has golden/black gradient trails.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*Accompanying clock ident: From April 1979 to February 5th, 1981, it had the standard clock for the time in orange, with a flat and larger version of the BBC 2 logo at the time with longer stripes, and sometimes the 2 in orange. The clock would be replaced with the new digital one in 1980, and the logo was changed to the standard logo, but smaller and longer stripes.
*Accompanying clock ident: From April 1979 to February 5th, 1981, it had the standard clock for the time in orange, with a flat and larger version of the BBC 2 logo at the time with longer stripes, and sometimes the 2 in orange. The clock would be replaced with the new digital one in 1980, and the logo was changed to the standard logo, but smaller and longer stripes.
*Starting in 1983 with the debut of school programming, the logo was placed on a yellow gradient background, starting with white and ending with black.
*Starting in 1983 with the debut of school programming, the logo was placed on a yellow background, starting with white and ending with black.
*Christmas idents:
*Christmas idents:
**Christmas 1978: Six medieval trumpeters appear rotating, with the new "2" logo on the flag of the trumpets.
**Christmas 1978: Six medieval trumpeters appear rotating, with the new "2" logo on the flag of the trumpets.
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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*Accompanying clock ident: The clock has the logo below, and the hours are bars emerging from the background. The hands are in the red/green/blue colors as well.
*Accompanying clock ident: The clock has the logo below, and the hours are bars emerging from the background. The hands are in the red/green/blue colors as well.
*For any programs containing subtitles, a "hearing impaired" icon and "888" below it appear in gray, lodged between the "T" and "W".
*Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have the region name on top of the logo in gray, either in the same font as the logo (Scotland/NI), or in a different font entirely (Wales). Another variant of Wales has the text in Times New Roman, with "WALES" on top and "CYMRU" on the bottom, and a 25th anniversary version has the logo shifted down and the text below the logo to make room for a "25 YEARS" icon embossed into the background. (The recreation in 2010 features just "WALES" in the correct font).
* Christmas idents:
* Christmas idents:
**Christmas 1986: Snow constantly covers and uncovers the "TWO" in waves going left to right.
**Christmas 1986: Snow constantly covers and uncovers the "TWO" in waves going left to right.
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'''Editor's Note:''' Originally designed to make the channel more "highbrow and sophisticated", its seen as dull and boring compared to the previous logo.
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'''Editor's Note:''' Same as before.
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'''Editor's Note:''' The 2 bots are rather cute and expressive here.
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'''Editor's Note:''' Compared to the previous 3 idents, this is rather generic and not as creative.
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'''Editor's Note:''' Same as the 6th and 7th logos.
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