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'''Visuals:''' A series of black and white stripes cross each other then reform further from the screen to make two bands. Two boxes, one containing a large white "2" and the other containing the BBC logo of the time, then slide in from the top and bottom respectively, and place themselves on the bands.
'''Visuals:'''
*Station ID: A series of black and white stripes cross each other then reform further from the screen to make two bands. Two boxes, one containing a large white "2" and the other containing the BBC logo of the time, then slide in from the top and bottom respectively, and place themselves on the bands.
*Accompanying clock ident: The clock looks identical to the alternate logo, but instead of stripes on the right of it, a large clock with Roman numerals (though the 4 is represented by "IIII" rather than "IV") is seen to the right.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*Accompanying clock ident: The clock looks identical to the alternate logo, but instead of stripes on the right of it, a large clock with Roman numerals (though the 4 is represented by "IIII" rather than "IV") is seen to the right.
*Another logo would run in tandem with the animated one during this era. The design consisted of the following: on the left, there was a divided dark grey box with a white border, housing the "2" within the top division and the BBC logo within the bottom. On the right was a longer, lighter grey rectangle with white stripes running across it. The logo, printed on cardboard, would flip over to reveal a large, white solitary "2" on a black background.
*Another logo would run in tandem with the animated one during this era. The design consisted of the following: on the left, there was a divided dark grey box with a white border, housing the "2" within the top division and the BBC logo within the bottom. On the right was a longer, lighter grey rectangle with white stripes running across it. The logo, printed on cardboard, would flip over to reveal a large, white solitary "2" on a black background.
*There was also a static variant.
*There was also a static variant.
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'''Visuals:''' Three dots, coloured {{color|green}}, {{color|red}} and {{color|blue}} respectively, appear on a black background. They shrink and merge into one white dot just above the centre of the screen. A {{color|blue}} "{{color|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, coloured {{color|red}}, {{color|green}} and white respectively, before the {{color|blue}} "{{color|blue|2}}" reappears. The rotation continues for the rest of the logo.
'''Visuals:'''
*Station ID: Three dots, coloured {{color|green}}, {{color|red}} and {{color|blue}} respectively, appear on a black background. They shrink and merge into one white dot just above the centre of the screen. A {{color|blue}} "{{color|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, coloured {{color|red}}, {{color|green}} and white respectively, before the {{color|blue}} "{{color|blue|2}}" reappears. The rotation continues for the rest of the logo.
*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 colours.


'''Trivia:''' Although the logo itself was introduced on 1 July 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.
'''Trivia:''' Although the logo itself was introduced on 1 July 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:'''
'''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 colours.
*Circa 1972, the logo underwent considerable change. All the "2"s, plus the dots in them, were coloured 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.
*Circa 1972, the logo underwent considerable change. All the "2"s, plus the dots in them, were coloured 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 colour now dark blue and "COLOUR" and the horizontal line in light blue to match the "2"s.
*By 1973, further changes had taken place, with the background colour now dark blue and "COLOUR" and the horizontal line in light blue to match the "2"s.
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'''Audio Variant:''' The '70s season variant used the jingle to the "Silk" ident in the 6th logo package.
'''Audio Variant:''' The '70s season variant used the jingle to the "Silk" ident in the 6th logo package.


===3rd Logo (Striped 2) (28 December 1974-April 1979)===
===3rd Logo (Striped 2) (28 December 1974-April 1979)===
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'''Visuals:''' A "2" consisting of {{color|blue}} and white stripes deforms on a {{color|blue}} background and the {{color|blue}} stripes rotate to the left and the white to the right. They then reform with the stripe colour inverted into the "2".
'''Visuals:'''
*Station ID: A "2" consisting of {{color|blue}} and white stripes deforms on a {{color|blue}} background and the {{color|blue}} stripes rotate to the left and the white to the right. They then reform with the stripe colour inverted into the "2".
*Accompanying clock ident: Much like before, it uses the BBC1 clock at the time, but with the BBC 2 branding and colours.


'''Trivia:''' The logo was actually a mechanical model, like BBC One's mirrored globe at the time. The device was made up of 23 discs that were stacked on top of one another, with white and blue stripes painted on. Twelve stripes were white and started from the right side, while the eleven blue stripes sandwiched in between them started from the left. As the discs rotated inward, the "2" as you see above would form on-screen. Apparently, the device now lives on as a coin-operated amusement in the foyer of BBC Television Centre.
'''Trivia:''' The logo was actually a mechanical model, like BBC One's mirrored globe at the time. The device was made up of 23 discs that were stacked on top of one another, with white and blue stripes painted on. Twelve stripes were white and started from the right side, while the eleven blue stripes sandwiched in between them started from the left. As the discs rotated inward, the "2" as you see above would form on-screen. Apparently, the device now lives on as a coin-operated amusement in the foyer of BBC Television Centre.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*Accompanying clock ident: Much like before, it uses the BBC1 clock at the time, but with the BBC 2 branding and colours.
*There was a variant with a black background. This was introduced in 1978.
*There was a variant with a black background. This was introduced in 1978.
*'''Christmas idents:'''
*'''Christmas idents:'''
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'''Visuals:'''
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, two {{color|orange}} stripes write in. Then, a two-striped "2" writes itself in. The another set of {{color|orange}} stripes write in. The entire logo has golden/black gradient trails.
*Station ID: On a black background, two {{color|orange}} stripes write in. Then, a two-striped "2" writes itself in. The another set of {{color|orange}} stripes write in. The entire logo has golden/black gradient trails.
*Accompanying clock ident: From April 1979 to February 5, 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.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*Accompanying clock ident: From April 1979 to February 5, 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 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:'''
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'''Visuals:''' On a white background, the word "TWO" emerges from the wall as segments that are in white. As you can notice, the second part of the "T" is red and the first two parts of the "W" are green and blue. Despite the "TWO" in the ident, the channel was still officially called "BBC 2".
'''Visuals:'''
*Station ID: On a white background, the word "TWO" emerges from the wall as segments that are in white. As you can notice, the second part of the "T" is red and the first two parts of the "W" are green and blue. Despite the "TWO" in the ident, the channel was still officially called "BBC 2".
*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 colours as well.


'''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 colours as well.
* '''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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'''Visuals:''' Various, though all of the idents revolve around a numeral "2" set in Gill Sans Bold.
'''Visuals:'''
 
*Station ID: 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 3, 1997, the BBC corporate logo from 1988 in white appeared at the bottom of the screen.
**From the launch of the ident set until October 3, 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.
**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.
* From July 9, 2014 until 2015, the BBC Two box logo from the 8th logo in white appears on the bottom-right side of the screen, and after 1.5 seconds, the box spins to reveal the words "50 YEARS" next to the boxed logo.
**From July 9, 2014 until 2015, the BBC Two box logo from the 8th logo in white appears on the bottom-right side of the screen, and after 1.5 seconds, the box spins to reveal the words "50 YEARS" next to the boxed logo.
* From 2015 until September 26, 2018, the 2007 BBC Two box logo from the 8th logo in teal appears on the bottom-right side of the screen (on BBC Two Northern Ireland, the local BBC Two channel for Northern Ireland, instead of using the boxed logo the channel instead opted to take the logo out of its box and place it at the bottom centre of the screen, similar to that of the 1991-2001 idents).
**From 2015 until September 26, 2018, the 2007 BBC Two box logo from the 8th logo in teal appears on the bottom-right side of the screen (on BBC Two Northern Ireland, the local BBC Two channel for Northern Ireland, instead of using the boxed logo the channel instead opted to take the logo out of its box and place it at the bottom centre of the screen, similar to that of the 1991-2001 idents).
*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 mid-November 1991, appeared more close-up. The second variant, used from mid-November 1991 to October 3, 1997, appeared more further out. The overall design of the clock remained the same.


'''Trivia:'''  
'''Trivia:'''  
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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*For programmes with Ceefax subtitles, the 888 caption appears in the top right. Beginning in July 1999, this was later 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 later 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.
*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 3, 1997, appeared more further out. The overall design of the clock remained the same.
*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-coloured '2' is on a teal coloured background, half submerged in a pool of water at a 45 degree angle. Using a similar method to Paint, 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-coloured '2' is on a teal coloured background, half submerged in a pool of water at a 45 degree angle. Using a similar method to Paint, 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.
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