BBC Two Launch ident BBC Two Launch ident The Launch ident was a television station identification used by BBC Two between their launch night in 1964 and the introduction of colour in 1967. BBC Two is the second BBC channel and the third channel to air in the UK. Following the success of BBC-TV, the third channel was awarded to the BBC. On 20 April 1964, BBC2 planned to launch an evening of programmes beginning at 7:20pm. 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
BBC Three the first science fiction programme ever to have been commissioned by the channel, and its popularity led to it being broadcast on BBC Two for the second series, and on BBC One for subsequent series. In 2010, BBC Three began airing episodes of the fifth series of BBC drama series "Waterloo Road" after they had aired on BBC One as part of its 'catch-up' programming. From January 2015, BBC Three aired the remaining episodes of "Waterloo Road" before being repeated on BBC One later the same day. Among its original programming, the channel also gave viewers the comedy-drama "Pramface", which