A Conversation for The Private Life of 2 - a History of the BBC 2 Ident
"Two in Colour"
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Started conversation Feb 26, 2003
In preparation for the launch of the colour service, the Beeb commissioned Pablo Picasso to paint them an ident image which summed up the whole concept of colour television. A few days before the launch he turned in his composition. It was a stark black-and-white eye. They didn't use it. 
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