BBC Two (network) Goodbye to the '2's

[RabidLeroy]

A petition to at least release the OSTs of the 90s 2 idents, especially the first ones with that distinctive soundscape.

[johncfan]

I’m a grown man but this makes me legit want to cry.

[CameronInglis]

What a great send-off for the retro 2's, I will miss these idents on screen from today.

[MondySpartan]

It's like watching the final programme of an ITV franchise before it changes the next day (e.g Thames, Southern)

[Thomas-kk]

Please come back for 60th bbc 2 anniversary

[ScoutSunset]

Here's the deal. While I do agree that the 2's from 1991 were packed full of charm and it's quite bittersweet now that they've been retired, but the new Curve idents are as equally charming, as they were made with BBC Two's diverse lineup in mind, and so their placements in continuities fit any mood or show. Not to mention their animation, visuals, sounds, how there were several callbacks to many of the classic 2 idents, and how the curve, and the space that is split from it, represent the number two itself.

With this mind, I've noticed that some people in this comment section are just blinded with nostalgia, and therefore they hate on the new Curve idents just for not being the same, which is a bad argument. While the 2 idents have a huge following, it's true that by age it could grow stale, and besides, when you have a great ident set like the 2's we're, there's nowhere to go but up.

[seanmcmenamy]

rest in peace once again 90's bbc 2

[dragondaveltd]

R.I.P. "2" Ident 1991-2001
2014 - 2018
I'm not crying....
You're not crying, I'm not crying...

[chestnutbloke]

The Dragons’ Den one is quite clever. Honouring the present with a glimpse of the past.

[DankerTVTimeCapsule]

That sadly wasn't all the indents they produced around the 2. Where were the red dwarf & robot wars themed 2's

[tto]

4:54 lol
they said the channel name:
BBC Two.

[SBRGamingPros]

6:33 I’ve Seen So many bbc two closedowns and sometimes after the announcer said goodnight they’ll play this ident after and it kind of doesn’t suit it becasue in the ident there’s these creepy bongs

[redranger]

The iconic BBC 2 idents, gone but not forgotten.

[Server]

I feel like the curve idents are basically the 2s, but zoomed in.

[danwoodhouse]

0:49 right come on BBC cos im sure we all want to

how do you get a butterfly in the shape of a number 2?

[williamgtwo]

cool seeing the 90s ones with the modern logo

[brandonramshaw]

That laughing is so cute no seriously I really want the 2 logo back

[Adadevoh]

Perhaps it's time to say goodbye for the old 2 symbol from 1991-2018.

[moreedcola]

Coincidentally, Silk was technically the first ident shown as the backdrop of the first menu on February 16th 1991 before Paint took the first on-air announcement.

[AlolaMasked]

Man, I bet it's always sad and heavy to say goodbye to those 2s, but I'm noticing a familiar shape in those new Curve idents...