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BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC.It is the corporation's second flagship channel, and it covers a wide range of subject matter, incorporating genres such as comedy, drama and documentaries.
Throughout the 1990s, the programming of BBC Two was gradually evolving from factual programming to more light-hearted programming. As a result, the channel's identity at the time was starting to appear alienated - some of the longer-running idents like 'Firecracker', 'Steam', 'Diary', 'Silk' and 'Copper Cut-Out' were retired at the end of 1999 to combat this, with newer, more appropriate ...
29 November – The BBC announces that Top of the Pops will move from its Friday evening BBC One slot to BBC Two where it will air on Sunday evenings. [ 213 ] 2 December – BBC Two unveils its Winter season of programming, which will include a major documentary, Auschwitz , to coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day .
A second refresh took place to coincide with the launch of BBC Two HD, replacing the BBC HD channel. All idents were updated with new soundtracks, with some even having two or three different versions. Three of the idents (Mirror, Seascape and Tent) feature songs from alt-J. [5] Many also lost the sound effects which went along with them.
The first series of Inside No. 9 was shown in the UK on BBC Two (and BBC Two HD) between 5 February and 12 March 2014. [96] [97] It was aired in Australia on BBC First, premiering on 5 January 2015. [98] The second series aired in the UK from 26 March to 29 April 2015, [citation needed] and aired in Australia from 27 July 2015. [99]
A generic BBC ident, featuring a gold coloured BBC logo forming onto a blue background in silence, followed by the continuity announcer saying, "This is the BBC". This ident was first seen to introduce special programming across both BBC One and BBC Two following the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, on 9 April.
BBC Two is the second BBC channel and the third channel to air in the UK. On 20 April 1964, BBC2 planned to launch an evening of programmes beginning at 7:20 pm. However, 35 minutes before the new channel went on air, a power failure spread through most of London, affecting BBC Television Centre, where BBC2's programme control was based.
30 July – BBC Two broadcasts its final Working Lunch. 3 November – BBC One HD; a high-definition simulcast of a national version of BBC One is launched across all digital platforms. 18 December – BBC Switch is switched off. After 44 years, the final edition of The Money Programme is broadcast on BBC Two. 2011