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Channel 4: November 1982 - October 1996

Countdown opening titles/closing credits: first edition (2nd November 1982)

11th January 2021 in Programmes by The Rewind Team

The first programme to air on Channel 4 was the word and numbers quiz, Countdown, hosted by Richard …

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Channel 4 launch (2nd November 1982)

11th January 2021 in Channel Presentation by The Rewind Team

The opening minutes of the UK’s newest terrestrial TV channel.

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Channel 4’s first closedown (2nd November 1982)

10th January 2021 in Channel Presentation by The Rewind Team

Paul Coia had the honour of being the duty announcer on day one of the channel in November 1982. And …

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Channel 4 closedown (26th December 1986)

9th January 2021 in Channel Presentation by The Rewind Team

The early hours of Boxing Day and we end the Christmas Day schedule with a Merry Christmas from all …

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Channel 4 closedown (24th December 1984)

7th January 2021 in Channel Presentation by The Rewind Team

A fairly early closedown here by Channel 4 standards.

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Channel 4 pre-launch announcement (2nd November 1982)

5th January 2021 in Channel Presentation by The Rewind Team

It’s launch day for Channel 4 – the UK’s first new terrestrial TV channel since …

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