BBC Two 1991–2001 idents
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The '''BBC Two 1991–2001 idents''' were broadcast on [[BBC Two]] in the United Kingdom from 16 February 1991 until 19 November 2001, and again from 9 July 2014 until 26 September 2018. Consisting of a [[sans-serif]] '2' in [[Gill Sans]], accompanied by the colour [[viridian]],{{cite web |url=http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/bbctwo/1991_idents.html |title=BBC Two {{!}} 1991 {{!}} Idents |website=[[TVARK]] |access-date=25 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304034205/http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/bbctwo/1991_idents.html |archive-date=4 March 2012 |url-status=dead}} the [[idents]] were created by branding agency [[Lambie-Nairn]]{{cite book|last=Lambie-Nairn|first=Martin|title=Brand Identity for Television: With Knobs On|year=1997|publisher=Phaidon|isbn=978-0-7148-3447-4|page=129}} (and later, [[Red Bee Media]]) who also created the [[Channel 4]] logo. |
The '''BBC Two 1991–2001 idents''' were broadcast on [[BBC Two]] in the United Kingdom from 16 February 1991 until 19 November 2001, and again from 9 July 2014 until 26 September 2018. Consisting of a [[sans-serif]] '2' in [[Gill Sans]], accompanied by the colour [[viridian]],{{cite web |url=http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/bbctwo/1991_idents.html |title=BBC Two {{!}} 1991 {{!}} Idents |website=[[TVARK]] |access-date=25 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304034205/http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/bbctwo/1991_idents.html |archive-date=4 March 2012 |url-status=dead}} the [[idents]] were created by branding agency [[Lambie-Nairn]]{{cite book|last=Lambie-Nairn|first=Martin|title=Brand Identity for Television: With Knobs On|year=1997|publisher=Phaidon|isbn=978-0-7148-3447-4|page=129}} (and later, [[Red Bee Media]]) who also created the [[Channel 4]] logo. |
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The ident package was retained after the corporate rebrand of the [[BBC]] in October 1997, when a [[Logo of the BBC#1990s|new logo]] and additional idents were introduced. The idents were taken out of service in November 2001 and later revived on 21 June 2014 for "90s Night" and in July 2014 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of BBC Two. They replaced the [[BBC Two "Window on the World" idents|"Window on the World" idents]] and were broadcast until the evening of Wednesday 26 September 2018. |
The ident package was retained after the corporate rebrand of the [[BBC]] in October 1997, when a [[Logo of the BBC#1990s|new logo]] and additional idents were introduced, as the existing ident package was already a hit with viewers.Kamal Ahmed (1997, Oct 04). BBC1 casts off dull globe to ride in colourful balloon. The idents were taken out of service in November 2001 and later revived on 21 June 2014 for "90s Night" and in July 2014 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of BBC Two. They replaced the [[BBC Two "Window on the World" idents|"Window on the World" idents]] and were broadcast until the evening of Wednesday 26 September 2018. |
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