BBC One "Lens" idents

The BBC One "Lens" idents are the current set of on-screen channel identities used on BBC One; soft launched with the channel's Christmas presentation in December 2021, and officially launched on 1 April 2022, replacing the 'Oneness' idents.[1] The identity was developed by BBC Creative and branding agency ManvsMachine.[2]

The Hall – Showtime ident

Components of look

ManvsMachine said the idents are designed to capture "British life through multiple lenses".[2] Each ident features a large community space, being utilised for a variety of different purposes. The idents present these spaces by slowly rotating around the image, with a circular, lens effect showing parts of the space being used for different events, during different times of day, and in different configurations. Each location has a set of three idents each; corresponding scenes from the other two idents are shown within the lens. The lens device pays homage to BBC One's historic use of a globe as part of its identity.[3] The music of the idents were produced by Resonate, a sound design agency in London.

The idents were originally intended to launch in October 2021 alongside the introduction of the new BBC logo, but the launch was delayed to April 2022; the remainder of the presentation package associated with the idents was launched with the new logo, but the channel continued to use a repackaged version of the existing "Oneness" idents until 1 April 2022.[4]

Idents

Regular idents
Title[5]Air datesDescription
Warehouse Skateboarding1 April 2022 – presentA group of people skateboard in an empty warehouse (Village Underground, Shoreditch, London). The lens rotates to reveal a figure drawing class and a rave. This was the first ident of the new look to be used at 7pm on 1 April 2022.
Rave1 April 2022 – presentA group of people rave in the same empty warehouse. The lens rotates to reveal the figure-drawing class and the group of skateboarders.
Drawing2 April 2022 – presentA person lies on a bench in a figure-drawing class, with people painting the person. The lens rotates to reveal the group of skateboarders and the group of ravers.
Hall Trampoline1 April 2022 – presentA group of people bounce on trampolines in a hall (Yeomanry House, Bloomsbury, London[6]). The lens rotates to reveal a prenatal class and a group of people preparing for an event.
Showtime1 April 2022 – presentA group of people prepare for an event, lifting a disco ball towards the ceiling, and testing lights. The lens rotates to reveal the prenatal class and the group of people bouncing on a trampoline.
NCT1 April 2022 – presentA prenatal class. The lens rotates to reveal the group of people bouncing on a trampoline and the group of people preparing for an event.
Farmland Festival1 April 2022 – presentA campsite at a festival (South Farm, Kent[7]). The lens rotates to reveal ramblers in stormy weather and sheep running across a field.
Livestock1 April 2022 – presentSheep run across a field. The lens rotates to reveal the ramblers in stormy weather and the campsite at the festival.
Ramblers3 April 2022 – presentRamblers in stormy weather. The lens rotates to reveal the campsite at the festival and sheep running across a field.
Market Calm2 April 2022 – presentA bridge underpass (Scoresby Street, Southwark, London[8]). The lens rotates to reveal a market taking place at the underpass and the aftermath of the market.
Hustle1 April 2022 – presentThe same market by a bridge underpass. The lens rotates to reveal the aftermath of the market and the same empty location.
Aftermath1 April 2022 – presentThe aftermath of the earlier market, with people cleaning up the street. The lens rotates to reveal the earlier market taking place at the underpass and the same empty location.
Bench Empty1 April 2022 – presentAn empty bench at night (Windmill Hill, Hitchin, Hertfordshire[9]). The lens rotates to reveal a family sitting at the bench and a group of teenagers congregating.
Teens1 April 2022 – presentA group of teenagers congregate at the bench on their way home from school. The lens rotates to reveal the family sitting at the bench, and the bench at night. First aired on the same night the new Lens idents launched on 1 April 2022.
Family2 April 2022 – presentA family sitting at the same bench. The lens rotates to reveal the group of teenagers congregating, and the bench at night.
Sky Daytime3 April 2022 – presentA shot of the daytime sky (Windmill Hill, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, the same location as the Bench idents). The lens rotates to reveal the sky in the evening and at night. Normally used to introduce the news.
Evening2 April 2022 – presentA shot of the evening sky. The lens rotates to reveal the sky in the daytime and at night. Normally used to introduce the news.
Night1 April 2022 – presentA shot of the night sky. The lens rotates to reveal the sky in the daytime and in the evening. Normally used to introduce the news.
Swimming Pool Swim Squad20 April 2022 – presentA group of people swimming outdoors. The lens rotates to reveal a man diving into a pool where two women are sitting and a group of people partying in the pool.
Clowning Around21 April 2022 – presentA man dives into the pool where two women are sitting. The lens rotates to reveal the group of people swimming outdoors and the group of people partying in the pool.
Party24 April 2022 – presentA group of people party in the pool. The lens rotates to reveal the group of people swimming outdoors and the man diving into the pool where two women are sitting.
Café First Date9 May 2022 – presentA couple having their first date in the café. The lens rotates to reveal the group of people celebrating about winning a cup in the café and the group of builders having a food break in the café.
Builders10 May 2022 – presentA group of builders having a food break in a café. The lens rotates to reveal a group of people celebrating about winning a cup in the café and a couple having their first date in the café.
The Cup Winners10 May 2022 – presentA group of people celebrating about winning a cup in the café. The lens rotates to reveal the group of builders having a food break in the café and the couple having their first date in the café.

Special idents
Title[5]Air datesDescription
The Capture27 – 29 August 2022A modified version of the Market "Aftermath" ident with a CCTV-style graphics to promote series 2 of The Capture. It was preceded by a special trailer of the series featuring the hijacking versions of Strictly Come Dancing, Frozen Planet II and MasterChef trailers respectively, as well as a mysterious deep voice interrupting the continuity announcer during Antiques Roadshow, at 8:00pm on 28 August 2022.[10]
HM Queen Elizabeth II10 – 19 September 2022Same as the "Family" ident, but with the coat of arms of Queen Elizabeth II and coloured purple. The text reads "HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II - REMEMBERED". This ident was used to introduce special programmes following her death and leading up to her state funeral.
100 Years of Our BBC18 October – 2 December 2022These idents were used to introduce special programming across, BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four and BBC Scotland, following BBC's centennial celebrations. "Quiet Joy 2" was the final BBC 100 centenary ident used on BBC One, at 8:00pm on 2 December 2022.[11][12]

Christmas idents
Title[5]Air datesDescription
Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas4 – 31 December 2021A set of idents themed around the Aardman Animations franchise Shaun the Sheep, promoting its new Christmas special.[13] It consisted of three scenes panning around a Christmas tree being assembled by the sheep; the daytime version showing the tree being pulled up, but falling on one sheep's head due to the appearance of the farmer. Another is set during the evening, with the tree being dressed and pumped by Timmy on a bicycle. The last version is set at night, with the lights being turned on and the sheep bleating "Jingle Bells". Each ident also features a variation without the characters used to introduce news and other serious programmes.

Likely under the presumption that they would launch as scheduled, the idents contain elements of the other "Lens" idents, such as a rotating scene and multiple variations in the same location at different times of the day (although they do not use the lens device itself). The idents were used from the evening of 4 December 2021, through BBC One's New Year's Eve special on 31 December 2021, after which the repackaged Oneness idents were reinstated.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse2 – 31 December 2022
2 – 12 December 2022 (River 2)		A set of idents featuring characters from the Charlie Mackesy storybook, promoting its forthcoming animated adaptation,[14] the daytime version showing the boy and the mole eating a Christmas pudding. Another is set at night, with the boy and the mole sitting on the tree while the fox and the horse come to them. The last version is set during the evening, with the titular characters walking on the river. As with the previous year, the lens did not appear in the set, though there are daytime, evening and night variations.

Initially, the 'River 2' ident was mainly used to introduce news bulletins and other serious programmes, but it was withdrawn from use on 12 December 2022, likely after being considered too insensitive following an incident at a lake in Solihull the previous day.[15][16] Instead, the Sky variations from the normal Lens ident set were used ahead of the news for the rest of the festive period.[17] The idents were used from the evening of 2 December 2022 through 31 December 2022, after which the normal Lens idents were reinstated.

See also

References
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  12. "BBC One - 100 Years - Quiet Joy 2". tvhome.co.uk. Calendar at bottom of page. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  13. "Christmas bleatings from Shaun the Sheep in BBC One idents". BBC News. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  14. "BBC unveils Christmas idents with The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  15. "BBC One - River (Christmas 2022)". tvhome.co.uk. Calendar at bottom of page. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  16. "Solihull: Two brothers among boys who died after icy lake fall". BBC News. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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