On 4 October 1997 the globe was dramatically updated when it left the computer to take the form of a hot-air balloon filmed over various landmarks throughout the UK (and occasionally in other countries e.g. over Sydney Harbour during the 2000 Summer Olympics). The idents featured the new name of the channel: BBC One, renaming which continued across the rest of the BBC's channels. Over the next two and a half years, no fewer than 59 different variations of the BBC One balloon ident were produced. From June 2000, the URL of BBC Online, later bbc.co.uk was included in all BBC One and BBC Two idents. A change in controller at BBC One saw the balloon globe icon become the shortest-lived ident package of the colour television era. After 39 years, the globe style was replaced on 29 March 2002 by new idents featuring a new mutlicultural theme.
Irish 5: October 1997-May 2000 (above)
Welsh 11: October 1997-May 2000
Irish 9: October 1998-March 2002
Welsh 3: October 1997-May 2000
Welsh 10: October 1997-May 2000
Welsh 7: October 1997-March 2002
English 16: October 1998-March 2002
Welsh 14: July 1999-March 2002
Skateboarders: March 2000-March 2002
Scottish 12: August 1999-March 2002
English 3: October 1997-May 2000
English 6: October 1997-March 2002
English 8: October 1997-May 2000
English 10: October 1997-March 2002
English 20: April 1999-March 2002
Carnival: March 2000-March 2002
English 19: October 1998-March 2002
Millenium Dome: December 1999-2000
English 2: October 1997-March 2002
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