Ah yes, the beginning of Channel 4. All worthy-but-dull programmes, no viewers. Thank God is ditched its public service broadcasting remit and started to show programmes people actually wanted to watch.
A Tuesday, as I remember. Rushed home from school to see the run-up to it's launch. Didn't see the closedown for the first night, though. Would have been way passed my bedtime.
paul coia BTW works at smooth radio, and 26 years on 4 is the best television station in britain, the range of us imports it shows just can't be beat and it is the best
LOL "A truly awful programme- not recommended for those with a developed sense of humour." I WANNA SEE THAT SHOW!! Unfortunately, I wasn't around in the 80s, nor do I live in the U.K. Oh well. I can't believe that person was allowed to say that on the air. Was it intended as a joke?
Anyone know anything about that "4" like seat behind the announcer? Sounds a silly question I know, but it's just so amusing. I'm not going to ask though, if it's still at C4 or whether it's been auctioned off to someone. I just think it's an interesting piece of furniture.
I've gained a moderate respect for Hurd, after the fact: he was a kind of Macmillanite, One Nation Tory brake on the more hysterical Thatcherite ideas, notably referring in more recent years to the 1990 Broadcasting Act as "one of the least successful" of Thatcher's reforms (and certainly, by some way, the one that had least support among grassroots Tories in the shires). On balance, a more palatable man than the dangerous fraud Cameron, like him an Old Etonian and MP for Witney.
The phrase has its roots in the 1970s (at least), and was commonplace certainly in more left-wing circles by 1982 (and C4's defining characteristic at first was being some way to the left of any UK broadcaster before it).
The only one is which is really still on Channel Four now is Countdown.
HoshiNoKaabii2000 1 month ago
Ah yes, the beginning of Channel 4. All worthy-but-dull programmes, no viewers. Thank God is ditched its public service broadcasting remit and started to show programmes people actually wanted to watch.
pratt68 9 months ago
everyone knows that brookside also known as brookie
is filmed on a real housing estate it does not need a
scientist to work that one out but on most channels
i remember the telly test card or telletext for c4/itv
it was ceefax for bbc 1/2 but now it's bombarded
with hourly teleshopping or cheesey interactive
shows but good ole tv we miss it thanks alot mr cowel
with your reality tv tripe .
FRANKIESHANOWSKIY2K0 10 months ago
A Tuesday, as I remember. Rushed home from school to see the run-up to it's launch. Didn't see the closedown for the first night, though. Would have been way passed my bedtime.
JFredUK 1 year ago
Wait I forgot the question mark.
JHollowayNetwork 1 year ago
Can Anybody Upload The Second Day of Channel 4.
JHollowayNetwork 1 year ago
@JHollowayNetwork I Have Got The Second day of Channel 4 recorded on video and they have some good programmes on there nearly a full day
MrHammadmossop1988 1 year ago
28 Years ago today
573W1E6R1FF1N 1 year ago
Love the Channel 4 chair behind Paul Coia at the end. See the 4s on it?
DickButtIoM 1 year ago
At least Channel 4 did use IVC - In Vision Contanunity.
pistak09 1 year ago
At least Channel 4 did use IVC - In Vision Contanunity.
pistak09 1 year ago
Closedown is a British term for sign-off, right? Thansmuch!
Nurikane 3 years ago 3
Yes. its when a tv channel goes off for the night. Its rarer these days.
mononokehime316uk 2 years ago
This was the first closedown without a Channel 4 clock or ident or the Fourscore music not to be played til the next day or later in 1982.
Glamking1 3 years ago 4
paul coia BTW works at smooth radio, and 26 years on 4 is the best television station in britain, the range of us imports it shows just can't be beat and it is the best
knicksfan89 3 years ago 3
Paul Coia - a British Broadcasting Legend for that moment :)
philevans1986 3 years ago 7
Very good
perchaski 3 years ago
I like how they show their time schedule for the next day with periods inplace of the Americanized "colon" BETWEEN the sets of numbers...LOL
MGG75 3 years ago 4
LOL "A truly awful programme- not recommended for those with a developed sense of humour." I WANNA SEE THAT SHOW!! Unfortunately, I wasn't around in the 80s, nor do I live in the U.K. Oh well. I can't believe that person was allowed to say that on the air. Was it intended as a joke?
TackyRackyComix 3 years ago 5
Do you have channel 4's fifth birthday closedown?
Visonu 4 years ago 3
There was a closedown from channel 4 on their 5th birthday where there was a hand with its fingers in 5 different colours. Do you have it?
Visonu 4 years ago 4
Anyone know anything about that "4" like seat behind the announcer? Sounds a silly question I know, but it's just so amusing. I'm not going to ask though, if it's still at C4 or whether it's been auctioned off to someone. I just think it's an interesting piece of furniture.
KillieKingdom 4 years ago 3
Can't you upload the clip where channel 4 closed down on their 5th birthday?
Visonu 4 years ago
Don't you have the video where channel 4 closed down on their 5th birthday?
Visonu 4 years ago
I wonder what Paul Coia,Olga Hubrishka,Keith Harrison and David Stranks-the original C4 announcers are doing now?
scorpiofootiemad 4 years ago
Paul Coia - last time I saw him, he was selling a DVD Recorder on QVC, that was back in July.
putthetellyon 4 years ago
wow tv history
logom0 4 years ago
I've gained a moderate respect for Hurd, after the fact: he was a kind of Macmillanite, One Nation Tory brake on the more hysterical Thatcherite ideas, notably referring in more recent years to the 1990 Broadcasting Act as "one of the least successful" of Thatcher's reforms (and certainly, by some way, the one that had least support among grassroots Tories in the shires). On balance, a more palatable man than the dangerous fraud Cameron, like him an Old Etonian and MP for Witney.
RobinCarmody 4 years ago
I'm surprised to hear the phrase "Britain's multicultural society" being used so early on!
ajs41 4 years ago
The phrase has its roots in the 1970s (at least), and was commonplace certainly in more left-wing circles by 1982 (and C4's defining characteristic at first was being some way to the left of any UK broadcaster before it).
RobinCarmody 4 years ago
I remember it well, but didn't have a video then!
donedonald 4 years ago
WOW!!
Keyblade0101 5 years ago
never seen this before!!cool!
sapphiresanchez 5 years ago
Excellent! The voice of Paul Coia too!
SPeeG 5 years ago