There is a real sense of wonder and sophistication in these idents. You couldn't imagine the BBC (or any broadcaster) showing that level of respect for their audience anymore.

Very nostalgic, cheers! Brings back memories of the X-Files, Red Dwarf, Fast Show and the wonderful Weird Night! Great days, long gone...

It's amazing how sophisticated these clips are. They manage so much emotion from, relatively, simple actions - surprise, humour, passage of time, strength...

when I was a kid I was oddly obsessed with these, I remember each and every one in the video, plus more, if a new one came on while I was in bed I'd get my mum to video it._.

So nostalgic. Reminds me of my childhood, growing up in the 90s and seeing these on the telly. Takes me right back.

These are so beautifully creative. Of course there's the nostalgia factor, but they really are stylish, sophisticated and original. The ambient soundtracks would be deep and haunting if they were played in clubland at 4am, never mind on daytime and evening TV. Harks back to a time when the BBC were still at the top of their game- confident and unafraid, with the highest standards possible.

Gotta love the moody, turquoise themed ones. 'And now for the BBC two learning zone, with a programme for trainee social workers. Honestly, why don't you just go to fucking bed?'. They seemed to say.

So beautifully 90s. Nostalgia overload. Reminds me of my little analogue tv in my bedroom that only had 4 channels. Simpler times…

Very nostalgic...gives me warm fuzzy feelings listen to these. Remember being a young teenager sitting with my dad watching t.v before bedtime and school the next day.

Everything sounded so creepy in the 90's, like the Playstation intro :p

There's nothing better than sitting in a dark room with nothing but the glow of the TV, watching these idents.

The darkness & mystery of these idents defined my childhood... The world pre 9/11 feels like a tangible place listening to these.

Great memories of the 90s. The Real McCoy, Game On, Twin Peaks, Goodness Gracious Me, HIGNFY, Gerry Anderson Shows, Rapido etc etc

So good that bbc2 brought them back for a while in recent years.

I never realized how eerie the BBC 2 indents were until now. Wow.

Still very haunting and poignant in Jan twenty three, thanks for the great memories. Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful 🙏❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧❤️🙏

BBC 2 have brought back these idents. me and mum was starting to watch a documentary and the moving stary lights one came out and both of us went hysterical because wow, this brought back memories and 90's idents where the best

I love the eerie maritime atmosphere created by the music on Silk 1:43. Water 3:17 is also wonderful with its subtle use of percussion, although we rarely got to hear it long enough. I think I like the original 1991 set of eleven idents best for their minimalistic music and groundbreaking approach. By the time we got to the radio controlled 2 it was all a bit pastiche.

this brings back so many good feelings

These idents made a comeback in 2014 and were used in a regular basis from 2015 until September 27th, 2018.