You know this kind of thing fascinates me. Here’s a reel of loads of Channel Four idents and promos from 1982 to 2002. I particularly like the Sci-Fi Night one, and Sandi Toksvig’s tap, but I never liked that Tomato logo:
If that’s all a bit too long and esoteric for you, try this instead. It’s a close-down from the continuity announcer:
When it first began, Channel Four had in-vision continuity announcers:
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For a long time now I’ve been wanting to write an old-fashioned programme guide. One you can hold in your hand and thumb through, make notes on, spill coffee on. So I did. Proctology: A Bottom Examination is my deep dive into Bottom, the hit BBC Two sitcom starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. That’s […]
Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first […]
