Channel 4: Network 7 (1988)

Funky calypso version of the Channel 4 ident, programme title sequence, Bros (nooooooo!) and intro to a piece about twins. Marvel at the 1980's fashions. 'Tomorrow's TV Today'. Hmmmm.

Trivia: apparently the captions were all done on an Amiga.

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[MBHD153]

I would love to see more clips on Network 7 on YouTube. This show was truly groundbreaking. It was a shame none were repeated on More4 for the Channel 4 25 year anniversary.

[doubledeckers]

I have 17 recordings will look through it all and see what there is.

[doubledeckers]

Yes blimey I agree. One show I have is about 'coming out' and is quite exploitative. In it they have people coming out live on air to friends unexpectedly. One guy is clearly upset to have been misled about the subject of the show and been put in that situation on live TV.

[JayArgonaut]

Wow! Network 7! Janet Street Porter pioneered "Youth TV" in the UK that really gave young people something worthwhile to watch instead of Wide Awake Club, Saturday Superstore and Blue Peter. This programme was brilliant and so ahead of its time. Back in 87 they were showing how easily ATM cards can be cloned and abused. This was from when C4 was a real cutting edge broadcaster that wasn't afraid to take risks and annoy the establishment.

[sevenyearsago]

Such a brilliant series!

[thelandingsmusic]

this show was shit, all lipstick and ray-bans look at me i take heroin arnt i cool.snub tv was a 1000 times better. 

[simonvaddan]

Absolutely required viewing for this 18-19 year old in 1987-88

Some random memories

1. Proto-reality show "Castaway" featuring a hot and bothered Annabel Croft with some twat with an agent trying to be a celeb because he'd shared a cell with one of the Krays.

2. A segment featuring a female journalist who - I suspected - was on the show because she was black with an African name. She then totally fluffed a live I/V with stunt rider Eddie Kidd.

[simonvaddan]

3. A whole Summer '88 show devoted to the acid house phenomenon - I read the NME weekly but I learnt stuff off this show.

4. A cripplingly unfunny semi-cartoon called Brute! Adventures of Sizzler which replaced Dick Spanner for the '88 series and was -eventually itself replaced by something called "The Grand Poseur" which was juts plain weird.

5. Going to college three weeks before the end of the '88 series and getting a large number of my hall watching the show.

[donnamono]

donnamono :

I was also on that episode 'coming out' been looking for it for years, pls post it. Had a great mornin at the studios, even my hangova didn't dampen the fun :)

[choclate275]

@doubledeckers

I wonder if you could post the Network 7 programme about 'coming out'. A friend of mine was on that episode and I came onto youtube looking for it - so was amazed to read your posting.

Anyway, here's hoping!

[revol148]

@grantbennett2 did you ever meet the great Janet street-Porter - is she as rude and arrogant as everyone says she is?

[cornholio1962]

i was one of the twins coming down the stairs in dungeries ,well it was the 80's

[grantbennett2]

My morris minor was used in a series 2 show, it was a clip about recently changed pub opening times. Does anyone have a copy