CHANNEL 4 AT 25th BIRTHDAY IDENTS

I grew up with this Channel Four opening! I recorded these for nostalgia purposes on 2nd November 2007 on Channel Four's 25th Birthday when they broadcast them and edited together this short video combining them.

Such a powerful opening. I wonder why they abandoned it?

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Channel
• Four
• Theme
• Ident
• Identity
• Signs
• Music
• Fourscore
• 2007
• November
• Birthday
• Birth

[boredreiver]

Anyone fancy starting a Number 10 petition to bring back the blocks? Seriously.

[a1pie]

we want the blocks back!

[zonda82]

3rd one was the best for me :)

[indiana1977]

When you think about it, graphically this ident was amazing for 1982. It even holds up well today. I know that it was computer generated, or at least part of it was, but does anyone have information on how it was done?

[indiana1977]

@twocvbloke I think fourscore is the best, but the replacement was cool in its own way.

[dwibs93]

I think i was watching channel 4 a bit on its 25th birthday, now I have to wait until 2032 until they show these idents again, thats if channel 4 lasts that long that is!

[minty2122]

bring back channel 4 blocks back please i miss theme so please bring theme back OK GEMMA

[twocvbloke]

Channel 4 abandoned the "4score" theme because it was costing them a fortune in royalties paid to the composer of 4score, and they had to pay every time it was used... :(

Shame too cos I still love it to this day... :(

[afuzzyduck]

I never understood the change to the jingle at 0.30 - it's got FIVE notes in it ffs :D

[thepod96]

In the description you say that you wonder why they abandoned it, well they didn't really (they replaced it!) but what I want to say is that it did last a considerable amount of time (as well as the other various idents seen in this video). In fact, if my maths serves me right they lasted thirteen years before they were replaced with the circles idents, which only lasted three years before being replaced with the much better square idents, and then being replaced with the 3D logo we have today.

[CORNWALLISGREAT]

if anyone from ch4 can see this can we have back the old ch4 id back? i know time have moved on but it be nice to have it back again

[AidanLunn]

Not true. They changed the tune in early 1993 to the one at 0:30