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This ident collection was introduced in September 2005 and survives (though only upscaled, but with HD logo) the introduction of BBC FOUR HD at 7pm on Tuesday 10th December 2013.
Flowers ident.
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BBC FOUR

24secFlowers ident
HD32secFlowers ident (HD)
Lake ident.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

26secLake ident
HD40secLake ident (HD)
Library ident (retired 2016)
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

25secLibrary ident
HD40secLibrary ident (HD)
Seagulls ident (retired 2016)
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

27secSeagulls ident
Swimming Pool ident (retired)
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

14secSwimming Pool ident
HD25secSwimming Pool ident (HD)
'Channel of the Year idents'

In August 2012, the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival named BBC Four 'Digital Channel of the Year', as did the Broadcast Digital Awards in June 2012.
Shown in 2008 - 'Lake' Channel of the Year ident.
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BBC FOUR

22secLake (Channel of the Year) ident
Shown in 2008 - 'Seagulls' Channel of the Year ident.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

17secSeagulls (Channel of the Year) ident
Flowers (Digital Channel of the Year) ident.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

31secFlowers (Digital Channel of the Year) ident
Lake (Digital Channel of the Year) ident.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

32secLake (Digital Channel of the Year) ident
Library (Digital Channel of the Year) ident.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

16secLibrary (Digital Channel of the Year) ident
Pool (Digital Channel of the Year) ident.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

23secPool (Digital Channel of the Year) ident
Seagulls (Digital Channel of the Year) ident.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

19secSeagulls (Digital Channel of the Year) ident
Beacon ident introduced May 2016.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

HD26secBeacon ident
Trees ident introduced May 2016.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

HD37secTrees ident
Home ident added in May 2016, initially for the 'Homes Season' but subsequently became part of the rotation.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

HD18secHome season ident
Television ident - captured April 2017.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

HD27secTelevision ident
Space ident introduced in April 2017.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

HD32secSpace ident
Originally introduced for 'Japan Season 2017', the BBC FOUR logo remains static in this edit of Cherry Blossom used for the 'Inner Peace' season Autumn 2017.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

HD24secCherry Blossom ident
The other two idents from the 2017 'Japan Season' (here, the traditional Japanese houses called 'minka') also made it into common rotation by 2019 - again with a static BBC FOUR logo.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

HD27secMinka ident
Mount Fuji ident.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

HD24secMount Fuji ident
In May 2018 BBC FOUR broadcast a short 'Space Season' with appropriately-themed stings. This ident, captured here in October, follows the same design.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

HD23secNebula ident
Christmas 2005 to 2014
BBC FOUR's Ice ident shown every Christmas from December 2005.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

24secIce ident
HD22secIce ident (2013, HD, Clean)
In 2011, the ident was broadcast with the 'Digital Factual Channel of the Year' strap.
BBC FOUR
BBC FOUR

29secIce ident (2011)
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