BBC Two: 2015 Special Idents & Presentation

Several special idents have been created for certain programmes or seasons.

BBC Two The Wrong Mans Ident Northern Ireland version © BBC
To promote the second series of The Wrong Mans, a special ident, featuring the show’s two protagonists being pursued by a teal 2, was created.

BBC Two Meet the Super-Rich Season Ident Network version © BBC
In early January, a series of programmes called Meet the Super-Rich Season aired. A new ident was created for it, depicting the 2 in a helicopter.

BBC Two Meet the Super-Rich Season Ident Northern Ireland version © BBC

BBC Two Food Season Ident © BBC
A special ident was produced for the Food Season, a series of programmes dedicated to, well, food. The ident features blinking photographs of celebrity chefs, then a cloud of steam forming a 2-shaped hole.

BBC Two Snooker Ident Northern Ireland version © BBC
To coincide with coverage of the World Championship Snooker, a special ident was produced, depicting the 2 being tickled by a snooker cue.

BBC Two Springwatch Trail Butterfly © BBC
Two trails were produced to promote Springwatch in May 2015, featuring the programme’s presenters observing 2-shaped creatures.

BBC Two Springwatch Trail Caterpillar (Northern Ireland version) © BBC

BBC Two Centenary Ident © BBC
The month of May 2015 was special for films as the month marked the 25th anniversary of BBC Films. To celebrate, a week of home-grown films were broadcast. Though no special idents were produced by the Network, BBC Two Northern Ireland revived the Centenary ident, an ident originally used to celebrate the 100th anniversary of cinema, from 1995. Interestingly, the ident, rather than having its original soundtrack, was shown throughout the week with the soundtrack for Powder, albeit cut down to be synchronised with the visuals. On June 25th, the ident was brought into regular rotation though with the original soundtrack, blurred edges and slowed down.

BBC Two Tennis Ident © BBC
To coincide with the Eastbourne International and Wimbledon, a themed ident was created, featuring a doubles match and a ‘2’-shaped tennis ball.

BBC Two Sundays Don’t Stop Menu © BBC
In July, a weekly block of evening programming, dubbed “Sundays Don’t Stop”, began. An ident, a menu and a promotional trail were created to coincide with the block.

BBC Two Sundays Don’t Stop Ident © BBC

BBC Two Sundays Don’t Stop Trail © BBC

BBC Two India Season Ident © BBC
From August to September 2015, the BBC broadcasted a season of programming called the ‘India Season’.

BBC Two Silk Surprise Ident © BBC
On 21st September 2015, a special ident was used to introduced the first episode of In Case You Missed It.

BBC Two Autumnwatch Trail Flock © BBC
Like its springtide counterpart, a special trail was created for Autumnwatch in October 2015.

BBC Two Scary Ident Northern Ireland version © BBC
To coincide with Halloween, BBC Two Northern Ireland reinstated the ‘Scary’ ident from 2000 on 30th October 2015. The Network brought it back the following morning.

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