BBC Four launched on March 2nd 2002 replacing BBC Knowledge. Transmitting from 1900 every day showing a mix of news, dramas, documentaries and films from world cinema.
BBC Four Launch2002 BBC Four launched on 2 March 2002 with the initial strapline of "your place to think." We present the channel's first 150 seconds on air. The first two minutes, after the opening announcement, was a montage of short trailers for forthcoming programmes before linking into the first programme.
BBC Four News (1st Edition)2002 Throught its life BBC Four has broadcast a weeknight bulletin of world news. George Alagiah was the original host of the programme which was also shown on BBC World.
Everybody needs a place to think Promo 2002Everybody needs a place to think Promo2 2002
Everybody needs a place to think Promo3 2002
BBC Four News2002 BBC Four News, produced by the corporation's international news channel World News, launches the UK's first nightly news bulletin dedicated solely to foreign news, fronted by BBC News anchorman George Alagiah.
BBC Four Next2005 "Stay with BBC Four..." followed by a nice looking promo advertising Performance, Photography, Music, Dance, Books, Film, Thought, Journeys, Ideas - everday on BBC Four.
2005 - Present
BBC Four introduced a set of 6 idents on September 10th 2005 to coincide with their new autumn schedule. Created by BBC Broadcast now Red Bee Media "that challenge viewers to reappraise how they see the world around them. Initially there appears to be only one image on the screen – be it of a swimming pool or bees gathering pollen from flowers - but as the narrative of the sequence unfolds it is revealed that there are actually four separate frames that all act independently."
