This section covers special idents and presentation shown throughout 2017.
Saint Patrick's Day Presentation
BBC TWO Northern Ireland's special presentation shown on Friday 17th March 2017.
BBC TWO Northern Ireland's special presentation shown on Friday 17th March 2017.
St Patrick's Day ident (Wave Day) shown 11am - without announcement.
  | 19sec | 378 Views | 3 Comments | St Patrick's Day ident (Wave Day) |
St Patrick's Day ident (Neon) shown at Midday.
| | 16sec | 365 Views | 2 Comments | St Patrick's Day ident (Neon) |
Following its first use in 2016, this is the St Patrick's Day ident (Paint) shown at 4.45pm.
| | 24sec | 197 Views | Add a comment | St Patrick's Day ident (Paint) |
50th Anniversary of Colour Broadcasting
On 1st July 1967, BBC TWO became the first television channel in Europe to begin regular broadcasts in colour. To commemorate this, the original colour ident was broadcast at the start of the day's programmes on 1st July 2017, and then again later in the day to introduce 'Melvyn Bragg on TV: The Box that Changed the World'. Northern Ireland took an alternative but welcome approach for the 9pm junction.
On 1st July 1967, BBC TWO became the first television channel in Europe to begin regular broadcasts in colour. To commemorate this, the original colour ident was broadcast at the start of the day's programmes on 1st July 2017, and then again later in the day to introduce 'Melvyn Bragg on TV: The Box that Changed the World'. Northern Ireland took an alternative but welcome approach for the 9pm junction.
The original 1967 ident broacast to mark the 50th anniversary of colour on BBC TWO. Also seen in Wales and Scotland with local announcers.
 | 29sec | 144 Views | Add a comment | 1967 ident (50th Anniversary of Colour) |
Northern Ireland broadcast 'Aerial' to introduce the Melvyn Bragg special, with a better-worded announcement.
| | 31sec | 135 Views | Add a comment | Aerial ident (NI) (50th Anniversary of Colour) |
Gay Britannia
A season of programmes across the BBC marking the 50th anniversary of 1967 Sexual Offences Act.
A season of programmes across the BBC marking the 50th anniversary of 1967 Sexual Offences Act.
BBC TWO's 'Neon' ident in rainbow colours for the 'Gay Britannia' season. This video was posted to BBC TWO's Facebook page, whilst its first appearance on screen was Wednesday 26th July 2017. Northern Ireland had a slightly different adaptation with the colours in the order of the Rainbow flag.
| | 42sec | 209 Views | 1 Comment | Neon (Pride) v1 ident |
Northern Ireland had a slightly different adaptation with the colours in the order of the Rainbow flag.
| | 20sec | 133 Views | Add a comment | Neon (Pride) Northern Ireland ident |
On Thursday 27th July 2017, Network BBC TWO aired an edited version with the colours revised to follow the Rainbow flag as in the Northern Ireland ident.
| | 18sec | 215 Views | Add a comment | Neon (Pride) v2 ident |
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