Monday 5 November 2012

C4 @ 30

30 years ago, the advent of Channel 4 was something which really did get us excited back then. After nigh on twenty years of only two or three TV cahannels (seems very strange now) there was something new and which made all sorts of promises about exciting new programmes and stuff. I was in university college hall of residence at the time and as I remember our communal telly couldn't pick it up at first.
But some months later a regular Friday tea-time fixture was flagship music show The Tube, which had so many special moments..including this one:


I've no idea if it's still cutting-edge TV now or not, but it certainly set a trend back then as an alternative channel for the shiny new 80s. Happy Birthday Channel 4.

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