BBC Two 2021-Present

Although usually attached to promos, channel stings or 'blips' sometimes would still air in isolation during breaks after the October 2021 refresh. Here the updated one for BBC Two.

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An example of the updated promo style for BBC Two, similar to before just with the refreshed BBC logo positioning allowing for smoother animation between trailers.

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BBC Two's idents were refreshed with the new logo from the beginning of programmes at 6.30am on October 20th. The same idents were in use, just with the updated logo positioning. Thankfully at this point the 'Channel of the Year' text that had been slapped on them for most of 2021 was also dropped. The first ident to air was 'Illuminating', complete with a very generic pre-recorded ident which had been the case for some weeks after a playout failure in London.

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The refreshed version of the 'Illuminating' ident launched on network ahead of the nations, due to the shared continuity on early morning BBC Two, however it eventually made its way to all of them. Northern Ireland's version of the ident.

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BBC Two Wales' variation of the refreshed 'Illuminating' ident, used from October 2021.

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The second of the refreshed idents to appear on BBC Two was 'Sparky' in the 7.15 junction on October 20th.

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BBC Two Northern Ireland's version of the Sparky ident from October 2021.

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The refreshed version of the Sparky ident as used on BBC Two Wales.

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The next 'refreshed' ident to air on BBC Two on launch day on October 20th was a 'sign zone'. Whereas previously the text was overlaid, for the new look a style mimicking that of the end credit promotions was employed, squeezing the ident to the left of the screen, with the result being both BBC Two's curve and a BBC logo no longer in a location consistent with other main idents and promos on the channel. A definite first mis-step in an otherwise slick new look.

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Another regular ident from BBC Two from the 9am junction on the first day of the October 20th refresh. This time using the serious ident Reflective into the daily news channel simulcast.

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BBC Two Northern Ireland's version of the 'Reflective' ident from 2021, usually used before more serious programming.

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The 'Reflective' ident as it appeared on BBC Two Wales after October 2021.

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Another refreshed 'serious' ident from BBC Two, in the form of 'Authoritative 2'.

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The first of the nations to start airing their own refreshed versions of the BBC Two idents was BBC Two Northern Ireland, showing their copy of Authoritive 2 into the 11.15am junction on October 20th.

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'Authoritative 2', as it appeared on BBC Two Wales after the logo refresh.

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Another of the curve idents for BBC Two, namely 'Absorbing' sees the refreshed blocks treatment from October 2021. Aired here into the 1pm junction on October 20th.

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The Northern Ireland version of the refreshed Absorbing ident, as first aired on BBC Two NI into the 1pm junction on October 20th.

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BBC Two Wales' version of the Absorbing ident, used here on the first day of the refreshed look.

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The refreshed version of the BBC Two Gripping ident in use from October 2021.

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BBC Two Northern Ireland's version of the Gripping ident, after the 2021 logo refresh.

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The refreshed Welsh variant of the Gripping ident for BBC Two.

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The coloured threads curve ident for BBC Two as it appeared after the 2021 refresh.

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Northern Ireland's variant of the coloured threads ident, from after October 2021.

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BBC Two Wales's 2021 refreshed variant of the coloured threads ident (or 'Sharp Irreverent' if you prefer).

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The sparkling gemstones ident of Wonder for BBC Two, as it appeared after the 2021 refresh on network.

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BBC Two Northern Ireland's refreshed variant of the Wonder curve ident.

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Wales' version of the BBC Two Wonder ident, as used in the nation from October 2021.

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BBC Two Northern Ireland's version of the 'silly' ident.

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The refreshed 'silly' ident for BBC Two, usually used before comedy programming.

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The 'silly' ident as seen on BBC Two Wales after the October 2021 refresh.

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Zooming through the rings in the refreshed version of the 'Intense' ident, as used from October 2021.

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BBC Two Northern Ireland's version of the refreshed 'Intense' ident.

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The 'Intense' ident as seen on BBC Two Wales from October 2021.

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The refreshed version of the BBC Two Captivating ident, as seen without the questionable Sign Zone overlay this time.

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The Captivating (or origami) ident, as seen on BBC Two Northern Ireland after the 2021 refresh.

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The BBC Two Wales variation of the Captivating ident, complete with the October 2021 logo tweaks.

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Network's refreshed version of the 'Escapist' ident, complete with the new BBC blocks.

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The Escapist ident for BBC Two as it appeared in Northern Ireland from 2021.

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The Welsh variant of the BBC Two Escapist ident, after the October 2021 refresh.

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The very first ident to launch the 'curve' look in 2018 as it appeared after the October 2021 refresh.

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BBC Two Northern Ireland's version of the 'Feel Good' curve ident.

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BBC Two Wales' variant of the 'Feel Good' ident.

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The network version of the BBC Two Revelatory ident, as it appeared after the 2021 refresh.

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BBC Two Northern Ireland's 2021 version of the Revelatory ident.

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The Wales variation on the BBC Two Revelatory or 'Red Lines' ident.

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The planetary-themed ident 'Discovery' as it appeared on network from the 2021 refresh.

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The Northern Ireland variant of BBC Two's 'Discovery' ident, from October 2021.

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BBC Two Wales' version of the refreshed 'Discovery' ident.

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The last ident to be added to the BBC Two set prior to the refresh, as it appeared after the refresh.

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BBC Two Northern Ireland's version of the 'inspiring' or flower petals ident.

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The 'inspiring' ident first introduced in Spring 2021, as it appeared after the October 2021 refresh.

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The fluffy creature scampers again after the refresh in the updated version of the 'Offbeat' ident for Network.

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The 'Offbeat' ident as it appeared on BBC Two Northern Ireland from October 2021 onwards.

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BBC Two Wales' refreshed version of the 'Offbeat' ident.

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BBC Two Network's refreshed version of the 'Maverick' ident, still featuring a ball and a lot of random shapes popping up.

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The Maverick ident, as it appeared on BBC Two Northern Ireland from October 2021.

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BBC Two Wales' refreshed version of the Maverick ident.

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The smokey 'Charged' ident as seen in England and Scotland for BBC Two.

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BBC Two Northern Ireland's refreshed version of the 'Charged' ident from 2021.

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The refreshed 'Charged' ident as it appeared on BBC Two Wales from October 2021 onwards.

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The horizontal bar ident for BBC Two known as 'Punchy' sees the logo refresh treatement.

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BBC Two Northern Ireland's 2021 version of the 'Punchy' ident.

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The Wales version of the 'Punchy' ident from October 2021.

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The refreshed version of the brown pin like ident for BBC Two used the dimmed down colour version as a base, which had been made as an alteration to the original ident shortly after launch.

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The 2021 refreshed version of the Visceral ident for BBC Two Northern Ireland.

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BBC Two Wales' version of the Visceral ident, after the 2021 refresh.

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BBC Two Network's refreshed version of the bold ident, still remaining fairly rare in appearances after the update.

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The refreshed Welsh version of BBC Two's Bold ident.

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The sign zone version of the 'Feel Good' ident from after the 2021 refresh, featuring the ident video moving to the left with the logo and text on the right.

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To mark 60 years of BBC Two on 20th April 2024, BBC Two dug out a collection of old idents from across the years once more. While both network and Wales used generically branded 'BBC' versions, presentation in BBC Two Northern Ireland pulled out a few more stops to use locally branded Northern Ireland versions instead, albeit recreations made by Dave Jeffery for their Afternoon Classics strand a few years earlier rather than originals. One such NI ident seen here leading into a 60th music special on the channel, complete with more shots of old idents in the opening sequence.

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Another ident brought back out to mark the 60th birthday on BBC Two by the Northern Ireland team. This time getting their money's worth out of the 40th birthday ident aired during the yellow 2 era.

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