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'''Nicknames:''' "The 1990s 2s", "The 2", "The 2s" | '''Nicknames:''' "The 1990s 2s", "The 2", "The 2s" | ||
'''Logo:''' Various, though all of the idents revolve around a numeral "2" set in Gill Sans Bold. From the launch of the ident set until October 4, 1997, The BBC corporate logo from 1988 in white appeared at the bottom of the screen. From October | '''Logo:''' Various, though all of the idents revolve around a numeral "2" set in Gill Sans Bold. From the launch of the ident set until October 4, 1997, The BBC corporate logo from 1988 in white appeared at the bottom of the screen. From October 4, 1997 until November 19, 2001, the new BBC Two Logo (the 1997 corporate logo with the word "TWO" next to it, set in Gill Sans) fades in at the bottom of the screen a few seconds in. | ||
'''Trivia:''' | '''Trivia:''' | ||
* This logo was designed by Martin Lambie-Narin's self-named firm, after then BBC 2 controller Alan Yentob, noticed that the | * This logo was designed by Martin Lambie-Narin's self-named firm, after then BBC 2 controller Alan Yentob, noticed that the 1986 logo was taking a toll on its image, making them look "dull and unworthy". | ||
*A special documentary named "The Tale of 2" shows how they created the idents and the music. This is part of a series named ''How Do They Do That?'' (not to be confused with ''How Do They Do It?'') on the channel. | * A special documentary named "The Tale of 2" shows how they created the idents and the music. This is part of a series named ''How Do They Do That?'' (not to be confused with ''How Do They Do It?'') on the channel. | ||
* The 1999 Christmas ident won the Royal Television Society Craft & Design Award for the Best Channel Ident that year. | * The 1999 Christmas ident won the Royal Television Society Craft & Design Award for the Best Channel Ident that year. | ||
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*For programmes with Ceefax subtitles, the 888 caption appears in the top right. Beginning in July 1999, this was changed to "Subtitles", following the uptake in digital television and the increased use of the new BBC Text service. | *For programmes with Ceefax subtitles, the 888 caption appears in the top right. Beginning in July 1999, this was changed to "Subtitles", following the uptake in digital television and the increased use of the new BBC Text service. | ||
*Accompanying clock ident: The clock used the GNAT-designed clock first shown on BBC1, now on a disk with a white/cyan hue, black clock hands, and the dots and dashes inverting to darker to lighter hues. The disk stands on a cyan floor with a white light on a black background, causing a visible shadow to appear. This would be used up to 2001, where it was converted to widescreen when possible. | *Accompanying clock ident: The clock used the GNAT-designed clock first shown on BBC1, now on a disk with a white/cyan hue, black clock hands, and the dots and dashes inverting to darker to lighter hues. The disk stands on a cyan floor with a white light on a black background, causing a visible shadow to appear. This would be used up to 2001, where it was converted to widescreen when possible. | ||
*There were two slight variations of the clock design, commonly used on the channel's closure for the night. The first variant, used from February 16, 1991 to November 1991, appeared more close-up. The second variant, used from November to October 4, 1997, appeared more further out. The overall design of the clock remained the same (even through the next logo). | *There were two slight variations of the clock design, commonly used on the channel's closure for the night. The first variant, used from February 16, 1991 to mid-November 1991, appeared more close-up. The second variant, used from mid-November 1991 to October 4, 1997, appeared more further out. The overall design of the clock remained the same (even through the next logo). | ||
*Paint: A white polystyrene '2' is on a black & white background, splashed by a blob of viridian paint which hurtles in horizontally from the right side of the screen. This illusion was created by moving the '2' and the camera onto its side by 90 degrees anti-clockwise, to make it appear as though the paint was falling sideways. The first and (officially) the last ident to be used in England and Northern Ireland. | *Paint: A white polystyrene '2' is on a black & white background, splashed by a blob of viridian paint which hurtles in horizontally from the right side of the screen. This illusion was created by moving the '2' and the camera onto its side by 90 degrees anti-clockwise, to make it appear as though the paint was falling sideways. The first and (officially) the last ident to be used in England and Northern Ireland. | ||
*Water: An aqua-colored '2' is on a teal coloured background, half submerged in a pool of water at a 45 degree angle. Using a similar method toPaint, the '2' and camera are both at 45 degrees, giving the impression of the water flowing diagonally when the shot of the '2' is upright. One of the four original idents to be shown throughout the run of the whole series. | *Water: An aqua-colored '2' is on a teal coloured background, half submerged in a pool of water at a 45 degree angle. Using a similar method toPaint, the '2' and camera are both at 45 degrees, giving the impression of the water flowing diagonally when the shot of the '2' is upright. One of the four original idents to be shown throughout the run of the whole series. | ||