BBC Two - 18th-19th November 2001 (last night of old idents, first of Personality 2s)

BBC Two had their biggest refresh in a decade in November 2001, when the set of idents used as far back as February 1991 were retired for a new yellow-coloured set featuring a robot 2 with a personality. Here's the final evening of the old look and some of the first day of the new, which started with just the four idents seen here - more were added in the years ahead. Several are broadcast in 4:3 due to old films or repeats of schools programmes.
The Personality/yellow set would be used until February 2007. Despite the announcer requesting we 'look our last' as the idents change 'forever', they would in fact return to the channel in 2014 and were reused until September 2018.

[@edcola6671]

Holy crap! I never knew you had this. Now every last old pres closedown and first new pres startup from 1991 to 2007 is preserved!

[@brucedanton3669]

This was the end alas of the best BBC2 idents that they have ever had really. You could say too or indeed on any channel for that matter! I was not so keen on the yellow set that followed it but each to their own I guess. Thank you!!

[@itsreeyah]

1:14 first "last" 1991-2001, 2014-2018 ident 2:07 first 2001-2007 ident

[@stormyblue4773]

Excellent uploads dude! Keep up the great work 👍

[@meridian2000]

@Billy Hicks Brilliant as always, hope there's more on the way.

[@mistermet-coolguyandfriend8745]

interesting how that second glitch during Aireal was nearly perfectly timed with the music

[@mrhammadmossop1988ul-haq]

Thanks so much for uploading this video to KZbin this is awesome

[@solojinglesradio1]

Wow so anxious to begin with

[@MultiVince95]

Sunday 18th Monday 19th November 2001

[@KenzieRetro]

A little underwhelming for the start of the personality 2s Just "this is bbc 2" and straight into the cbbc breakfast show

[@BBCTwoIdentFan101]

I'm surprised that you didn't record the Blade ident (which is actually final ident) before BBC Learning Zone.

[@billyh88uk]

I didn't know that, I thought the Paint ident seen here was the last one. The Learning Zone was usually introduced with its own ident as seen here at 1:50 .

[@jamesmitchell8922]

@@billyh88uk It was shown without the URL. Oddly a mistake.

[@alexwiddowson3756]

How many times was "Swan" used into Ceefax before the Learning Zone from 1998-2001?

[@dirapranadipraja856]

BBC Two - 18th-19th November 1999 (last night of old idents, first of Personality 2s)

[@taijones5350]

PAINT VENUS FLYTRAP GORILLA AERIAL PAINT (LAST EVER 1991 - 2001 IDENT) BBC LEARNING ZONE FISH (FIRST EVER 2001 - 2007 IDENT) DOMINO FISH V2 BOUNCE BOUNCE V2 LOGO