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→4th ID (Computer Generated 2) (December 1978-30 March 1986)
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'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*Sometimes, the text "CEEFAX 270" appears below the logo for programmes featuring subtitles, but was later changed to "CEEFAX 888" beginning in April 1985. | |||
*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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'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
'''Audio:''' A cheerful 18-note synth fanfare. In other cases, | '''Audio:''' A cheerful 18-note synth fanfare until 1983. In other cases, none or the continuity announcer. | ||
'''Audio Variant:''' "Feuillages" by Joël Fajerman and Yan Yrssen was used when this ident was brought back for BBC2's '80s season, however, the Wales variant retained the original jingle. The original jingle itself was also used for 70s season in 2012 and for Afternoon Classics in 2013-2016 and last heard during the junction into White Gold in 2017. | '''Audio Variant:''' "Feuillages" by Joël Fajerman and Yan Yrssen was used when this ident was brought back for BBC2's '80s season, however, the Wales variant retained the original jingle. The original jingle itself was also used for 70s season in 2012 and for Afternoon Classics in 2013-2016 and last heard during the junction into White Gold in 2017. | ||
'''Availability:''' Used on BBC2 right up until 1986 when the next logo replaced it. It made a reappearance when BBC Two ended analogue transmission in 2012, as the last thing aired on that signal. | '''Availability:''' Used on BBC2 right up until 1986 when the next logo replaced it. It also made a reappearance when BBC Two ended analogue transmission in 2012, as the last thing aired on that signal. | ||
'''Legacy:''' It's seen as revolutionary for its time, as this was the UK's first electronically generated ident, and probably the world's first computer animated ident, though the Christmas idents were still mechanical. | '''Legacy:''' It's seen as revolutionary for its time, as this was the UK's first electronically generated ident, and probably the world's first computer animated ident, though the Christmas idents were still mechanical. | ||