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2020

Documentary

A guided tour of all things Channel 4 in a celebration of four decades of iconic TV shows, from live autopsies and award-winning documentaries to anarchic live shows and ground-breaking comedy

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Production

North One Television

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

December 27, 2020

Last Aired

December 30, 2020

Networks

Channel 4

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Back to the 80s with Lenny Henry

Air date: 2020-12-27

Sir Lenny Henry takes us on a tour of Channel 4 in the 80s, from its launch in 1982 to cult music show The Tube, improv game show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and blasphemy in Brookside

Back to the 90s with Vic Reeves

Air date: 2020-12-28

Vic Reeves takes us on a tour of Channel 4 in the 90s, from The Word and early morning sensation The Big Breakfast, to Father Ted, Brass Eye and future megastars Ricky Gervais and Sacha Baron Cohen

Back to the Noughties with Davina McCall

Air date: 2020-12-29

Davina gives us a tour of Channel 4 in the Noughties, from Come Dine with Me, Skins and outrageous social experiments, to the digital-age desire to know every last detail about other people's lives

Back to the 2010s with Jimmy Carr

Air date: 2020-12-30

Jimmy Carr takes us through Channel 4 in the 2010s, from must-watch reality TV and radical drama, entertainment and comedy, to the nerve-racking experience of a first date and Hollywood handshakes

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