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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 February 2025. Overview of the UK broadcast network's shows Channel 4 Channel 4 Logo Television channels Channel 4 (Programmes) 4seven E4 E4 Extra Film4 More4 Former channels 4Music The Box Box Hits Box Upfront The Hits Kerrang! TV Kiss TV Magic Q TV Online services Channel 4 Walter Presents Channel4 ...
Countdown is a British game show involving word and mathematical tasks that began airing in November 1982. It is broadcast on Channel 4 and is most recently presented by Colin Murray, assisted by Rachel Riley with lexicographer Susie Dent.
Early days of music television pre-dated video clips, and included variety style series, miming series, and pop series, and with the advent of music videos, shows gave way to slickly prepackaged film clips with a host compère mixing live local acts (e.g. Countdown). The most recent trend has been towards near and complete compère-free shows ...
Channel 4 (previously 4oD and All 4) is a video on demand service from Channel Four Television Corporation, [1] free of charge for most content and funded by advertising. [2] The service is available in the UK and Ireland; viewers are not required to have a TV licence —required for live viewing and the BBC iPlayer on-demand service—when ...
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is a British comedy panel show on Channel 4. The show follows the game of Countdown, but presented in a comedy panel show format seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats, with the show being a crossover of the two. The show is hosted by Jimmy Carr, with Rachel Riley and Susie Dent assuming their Countdown roles.
27 January – Channel 4 announces the launch of a new catch-up channel under the codename of "Project Shuffle", with a launch aiming for June. [49] 8 March – Project Shuffle is officially named as 4Seven. [50] 16 April – More4 +2 launches on Sky Digital, [51] broadcasting between 7:45 pm and 11 pm. This temporary channel was launched on ...
In 2007, Channel 4 was the first terrestrial broadcaster in the United Kingdom to offer a time-shift variant of its main channel. In common with many other broadcasters, these channels output exactly the same programmes and continuity as was broadcast an hour previously, and are titled with the station name followed by a "+1" suffix.
John Richard Whiteley (28 December 1943 – 26 June 2005) was an English presenter and journalist, best known for his twenty-three years as host of the game show Countdown. Countdown was the launch programme for Channel 4 at 4:45 pm on 2 November 1982, and Whiteley was the first person to be seen on the channel (not counting a programme montage ...