@thelyniezian I tend to agree, myself; the T\\'O is more bland than it is actively bad, and the 2s that followed it were so imaginative and brilliant that it further made this look even worse for the comparison. But it's not a terrible logo by any means, and might even qualify as "underrated" depending on how charitable you want to be.
The form-up actually reminds me a lot of the mid-'80s LWT "Genesis" logo. All it needs is a music jingle...
People should bear in mind that this was 1986-1991... there just weren't the flashy graphics we currently have. Yes it was a bit of a dull logo, but of course it would be, given the time period. :)
@AtheistBrit Of course, the problem with that statement is that several ITV companies and Channel 4 all had far more interesting and memorable logos *at the time* than the T\\'O. But then, presumably those companies had more money to spend on graphics than the BBC...
@MattemoTV Actually, I always laugh at "away it goes forever," because that logo actually showed up not even *two seconds later* on the clock! (Of course, after the clock faded out, *then* it became "forever"... until the '80s night you mention, of course.)
No, it was by far the dullest channel identity ever, if not one of them. They were right to drop it, and if they didn't drop it, we would've had to wait even longer til those legendary 2s hit our screens.
where the clock fading to white, and the white background fading to black.
JHollowayNetwork 1 year ago
There's too much unwarranted hate for this ident. I quite like it.
The ones that followed were admittedly far more interesting, mind...
thelyniezian 1 year ago
@thelyniezian I tend to agree, myself; the T\\'O is more bland than it is actively bad, and the 2s that followed it were so imaginative and brilliant that it further made this look even worse for the comparison. But it's not a terrible logo by any means, and might even qualify as "underrated" depending on how charitable you want to be.
The form-up actually reminds me a lot of the mid-'80s LWT "Genesis" logo. All it needs is a music jingle...
TheKid965 1 year ago
People should bear in mind that this was 1986-1991... there just weren't the flashy graphics we currently have. Yes it was a bit of a dull logo, but of course it would be, given the time period. :)
AtheistBrit 1 year ago
@AtheistBrit Of course, the problem with that statement is that several ITV companies and Channel 4 all had far more interesting and memorable logos *at the time* than the T\\'O. But then, presumably those companies had more money to spend on graphics than the BBC...
TheKid965 1 year ago
'And way it goes forever'... Until 2010, that is!
Well, for Andy maybe...
MattemoTV 1 year ago
@MattemoTV Actually, I always laugh at "away it goes forever," because that logo actually showed up not even *two seconds later* on the clock! (Of course, after the clock faded out, *then* it became "forever"... until the '80s night you mention, of course.)
TheKid965 1 year ago
It returned last night!!! BBC2 brought it back for their 80s night!!
MrSargeSays 1 year ago
That ident is boring. No movements and a white background.
NoFaceChannel 1 year ago
worst logo ever even worst than bbc2 new rubbish logo
phillipchav 2 years ago
'Away it goes forever' ??? It was back two seconds later with a clock above it!!!!
domparis1978 2 years ago 3
the next day was the 16th of February,1991 featuring 11 idents for the new look of BBC2,the first showing on air was paint.
wolfschmidt11 2 years ago 2
Good riddance to bad rubbish!
donjabroni 3 years ago 5
Time: 1:07 a.m.
Date of Closedown: Feb. 15, 1991 (Early hours of Feb. 16, 1991
Announcer: Andy Cartledge
The BBC2 "TWO" logo was lasted from March 31, 1986 to Feb. 15, 1991.
It was designed by Alan Jeapes, the designer of BBC1's Soap Opera "EastEnders".
It was done by a digitalized Computer animation.
exploder76 3 years ago 6
@exploder76 Thanks For The Info!
Rusty3921 9 months ago
crys i will never see that again :'(
Howiagogo 3 years ago
This was Andy Cartledge? Do you remember him?
Visonu 4 years ago 5
Definitely rings a bell. Left the beeb around '02.
Hoddersrevenge 3 years ago 5
This has been flagged as spam show
Yeah Andy died last year.
Tomj2110 2 years ago
This is (once again) Friday 15th of February 1991.
AirealFilms 4 years ago 6
The United Kingdom said "Now,it's GOOD RIDDANCE!!"
Tripp1993 4 years ago 3
Yeah and A big 3 cheers fer the next set!lol
kaihiwatari111 4 years ago
NO "Laughing Out Loud!" It's a sad moment. You should have cried when it went away.
MisterAlcohol 3 years ago 4
No, it was by far the dullest channel identity ever, if not one of them. They were right to drop it, and if they didn't drop it, we would've had to wait even longer til those legendary 2s hit our screens.
jaychristie909 3 years ago 6