BBC2 1979

[Cool2BCeltic]

This anticipated the future.

[SicksTeaPhoarAlt]

Such a shame that no one knows the exact date when this was first introduced.

[JFredUK]

I used to love this ident and jingle. Reminded me of Saturday aternoons when there was only sport on the other 2 channels and BBC2 would come on and have some Black and White film on, or Playaway... BBC2 was very much more reserved, back then. But, it kind of gave a sense of warmth and security.  Or, maybe it's just me getting a bit nostalgic! If you were able to play BBC2 as it is today, back in 1979, you'd not recognise it. Progress, eh?

[darrowby1972]

superb jingle and ident

[2222554]

two 2's still if you look close...

[blackmask352]

weird fanfare its something interesting but something really strange

[97channel]

A nice unpretentious animated logo, a cheerful little jingle, and an authoritative yet welcoming "Good arrrfternoon".

Good ol' days, were they. Ah, memories.

[darganx]

Wow - I was expecting 'Monkey' or 'Not the Nine o'Clock News' to come on after that...

[borgduck]

I was expecting Torchwood..

[chrisj3356]

Bring this back - and while we are at it, lets bring bakc magnetic stick on weather symobols, cassettes etc, oh and more decent tv on 3 channels than all of the 999 we have now!

[BuddyFantastic]

Ah...memory lane indeed. i prefered this BBC 2 ident. All the other future logos after this were a little too arty farty

[deaconredwhiteandblu]

the voice sounds like graham chapman!

[donjabroni]

I like the 2 logo they had between 1991 and 2007 and I do think it's better than this one. However this one is MUCH better than the TWO logo that came after that. Awful and dreadful.

[racrimbpsvc]

I wouldn't say the TWO logo was dreadful, but they could have been capable to do something interesting with the TWO (what the hell am I talking about, I wasn't born when the TWO existed.)

The 2's from 1991-2001 were brilliant though, and probably go alongside the Central cake and the Channel 4 blocks for best set of idents in history

[madcapoperator]

Yes this is nice. You dont that kind of straight-up identity on TV anymore. Its all pretentious twattery.

[madcapoperator]

Though having said that I wasn't even born when this was shown! xD

But looking back on older idents is interesting, especially ITV's regional ones. When I watched YTV all the time when I was young. The old C4 blocks are my favourite though. Bold and primary, great piece of graphic design.

[zincthi]

Nice little jingle to accompany this simple, yet charming computer generated "2" graphic.

In my humble opinion, this is the definitive BBC 2 ident.

[borgduck]

What about that spinning one?

[cwilliams1976]

I agree!

[racrmimbpsvc]

I heard that the music was only played during the start of the days schedual. I reckon they should have played it all the time.

[NotATube]

I remember the logo clearly, but it was always played to silence (or voiceover) when I saw it. I don't recall *ever* having heard that music.

Was it ditched early on, or did they only ever use it occasionally?

[cwilliams1976]

Yes, apparently it was ditched in 1983 when Daytime on Two started with the introduction of a BBC2 logo against an orange and yellow background.

[NotATube]

Strange, if they were still using it as late as 1983, I'm sure I'd have heard it often enough for it to still ring a bell...

[UKSazzy67]

That was 1986 actually.

[exploder76]

The BBC2 Stripy logo was designed by Oliver Elmes of the BBC Computer woorkshop. It was done by a Digitalized Computer Animation. This one lasted from mid-1979 to March 30, 1986. This was the first digitalized identification of the BBC.

[cwilliams1976]

Actually there is a model of the actual one used and it is housed in Television Centre in London and there is a picture of it on TV-Ark's web site. It actually comprised of 30 or so discs which spun in alternative directions and then reformed again to form the "2".

[Rusty3921]

@exploder76 You Mean It's The First Computer generated ident ever!

[borgduck]

Better than what we get today, you can say that again!

[felicity4711]

Radiophonic!