Channel 4 at 25

Does the Government Still control Film Four which is part of Ch4?

I loved how Richard Whiteley and the two contestants all looked exactly the same as each other. With their suits and glasses it felt like an accountants meeting which had been gatecrashed by Ted Moult.

So when did the music change to the current arrangement? It was definitely a while ago.

You're right, I thought it was a 'Selector' coz it doesn't calculate anything !

It change in 1988 TV ark has a clips

Film Four (productions) closed in 2002, and got moved back into Channel 4. Film4 (the channel) remains wholly owned by Channel 4

And Film4 is still producing too - The Last King of Scotland being the most notable example of the last year.





There are at least two which have turned up in the More4 trailers. The remade version we've commentated on and another which seems to be used on the menus with the 4 breaking up and reforming - though I'm not sure whether that's a remake or an original.

The ident used ahead of the recreated menus looks to be quite genuine when compared to the remade 'fly-in' version.

TVark... Gameshows... A-F... oh,
Sorry if I'm being an idiot/blind, but I can't see it.

Also thanks for the link to it on YouTube, I could not see the programme. Carol is making a big mathematical taboo on the board by writing several equals signs to a line: She writes
7 - 3 = 4 + 1 = 5, which, if you look at it closely, makes no sense. I would expect Carol to know better, but I guess there is just limited space (I recall a clip where her writing goes off the bottom and can't be seen).

It's weird to see this when you are used to the new one. That jingle sounds wrong and should have a bong, like in the titles. It seems so needless having all those people there, and where are the pleases and thank yous?

It is probably so she can remember where the number comes from (the board or from a sum). Also, using brackets may have been thought to be confusing to the viewers.

its a shame that RW isn't here to enjoy 25 years of countdown!

yes I noticed that neither of them said thanks/please to the woman doing the cards.

Don't do that! It took me a surprisingly long time to work out that you meant Richard Whiteley, rather than TVForum irregular Robert Williams.