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Channel 4 continuity including programme promotion for The Tube followed by The Avengers opening titles (13th November 1984)


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Our clip includes a Channel 4 junction.

VIDEO: Channel 4 continuity including programme promotion for The Tube followed by The Avengers opening titles. Announcer: Tom Edwards (Thames TV insert); TBC (Channel 4 national). Voiceover: David Vickery (Angel trail). TX DATE: 13th November 1984. COPYRIGHT: Channel 4 Television Corporation.

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[00:00:00] PROGRAMME PROMOTION: for Angel.

The film airs on Thursday at 9.30pm on Channel 4.

Our copy of this trail is incomplete.

[00:00:15] PROGRAMME GRAPHIC: standard ITV slide design – for Thames News.

This trail for the 6pm edition of Thames News was inserted by Thames TV.

[00:00:20] PROGRAMME GRAPHIC: standard Channel 4 slide design – for The Avengers.

This trail for The Avengers was inserted by Thames TV.

We’ve excluded the commercial break from our clip.

[00:00:28] PROGRAMME PROMOTION: for The Tube.

The trail features presenters Jools Holland and Paula Yates.

The programme airs on Friday at 5.30pm on Channel 4.

[00:00:59] IDENT: one of the standard Channel 4 idents is used to link into The Avengers.

[00:01:13] PROGRAMME: the opening titles for The Avengers. We also see the in-programme stings that surround the commercial break.

Acknowledgements

EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTION:
With thanks to Mason Leka for identifying the announcer.
FEATURE IMAGE:
PICTURED: Channel 4 programme graphic. COPYRIGHT: Channel 4 Television Corporation.

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