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| − | '''Channel 4''' is the television channel in the UK that has broadcast Countdown since 2nd November 1982. | + | '''Channel 4''' is the television channel in the UK that has broadcast Countdown since 2nd November 1982. Countdown was the first show on the channel because original chief executive Jeremy Isaacs wanted to start the station with something low-key rather than rushing in with something dazzling (he saved all that for later on in the launch night schedule). |
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| + | In later years Channel 4 actually produced a number of station idents with Countdown tie-ins. During the "circles" era there was one with [[Richard Whiteley]] holding up a clock and saying "tick... tock... tick... tock...". Then in the "lines" era there were at least two ident variations showing Richard lying on a bed, watching "Fifteen to One" and shouting out the answers. Finally, there was a short-lived ident in the current style which started with a clip of [[Des Lynam]] presenting the show, then pulled back to reveal this was being watched by a young man lounging on a settee, bits of which spun around to reveal the "4" logo. | ||
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Revision as of 10:45, 9 March 2008
Channel 4 is the television channel in the UK that has broadcast Countdown since 2nd November 1982. Countdown was the first show on the channel because original chief executive Jeremy Isaacs wanted to start the station with something low-key rather than rushing in with something dazzling (he saved all that for later on in the launch night schedule).
In later years Channel 4 actually produced a number of station idents with Countdown tie-ins. During the "circles" era there was one with Richard Whiteley holding up a clock and saying "tick... tock... tick... tock...". Then in the "lines" era there were at least two ident variations showing Richard lying on a bed, watching "Fifteen to One" and shouting out the answers. Finally, there was a short-lived ident in the current style which started with a clip of Des Lynam presenting the show, then pulled back to reveal this was being watched by a young man lounging on a settee, bits of which spun around to reveal the "4" logo.
