Channel 4

Channel 4

Somewhere in the catacombs of the Channel 4 headquarters is a small office full of highly educated and probably very well paid but little known officials called “Programme Schedulers”. These representatives of C4`s backroom staff obviously have an extremely difficult job to do. ... Read review

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Alias 1..The Curse Of The Programme Schedulers.

Advantages: You need a VCR to get the most out of it.
Disadvantages: Some wierd timings chosen.

...in the catacombs of the Channel 4 headquarters is a small office full of highly educated and probably very well paid but little known officials called “Programme Schedulers”.

These representatives of C4`s backroom staff obviously have an extremely difficult job to do. Their task is to plan the schedules of C4, sometimes months and sometimes years in advance, in order to successfully comply with and fulfil all the competing ...
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OK Channel 4. So who is it aimed at? The brain addled couch potatoes? The vast army of older, retired citizens settling down for a night in front of God Telly? All the millions of single people who never venture out? What about the millions who have video recorders, probably aimed at them as they wouldn`t be in.

I don`t really know.

The ABC network (and UK Sky TV) seem to think that it is aimed ... more

bwanamdevu 10.10.2002
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An all round package deal

Advantages: Excellent range of programs of high quality
Disadvantages: Doesnt have Bad girls, shows cricket matches

I always think of channel 4 as being the package holiday of the television world. Once there you can watch whatever you likr for free and the entertainment isnt all that bad. Get bored and you can walk to another resort such as the BBC for a little extra in the way of laughs. THE TOP PROGRAMS: Well, I have to say that I am personally a fan of this channel, simply because it has all the shows I like. The main head shows are as follows: * Brookside(Weekdays ...
...dire and I tend to channel hop at this point. I always come back for the new series of Dawsons Creek though, ahhhhh :) LATE NIGHT: 4 Music is a new feature that is being launched on Thursday nights and involves a top of the pops style show mixed with interviews and what not. All in all its actually rather good and as it isnt all chart music you can expect some good bands to show up too. If you dont fancy waiting up until 1am (although if this is ...

leahslad 14.06.2001 · Read full review
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Wanted - the ex-C4 show

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Apologies for this being about a show on C$, but as that said show has ended, I doubt that CIAO will give me a catagorey so it has to go here. Hence also why all ratings at end are mid-range. The last series finished about 3 years ago. It was the best camera related show that has ever graced our screens? You think Big Brother and it's however many cameras are good, this was amazing with only 6 cameras. The show I am talking about is 'Wanted'. The ...
...go across the country for a week. Each day they had to perform a certain task. For example, one team had to get a 1-hour treatment at a health club each day. If they were successful they would receive £1000 between them. To prove their accomplishment they would have to film it [their task] being done. Where’s the fun in that I hear you yell! Well each step of the way (that was the theory anyway) they would be followed by a 'tracker'. This was someone ...

laserquester 16.05.2002 · Read full review
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Banzai - you cheeky chappie

Advantages: stupidly funny
Disadvantages: None from me

...10.30pm Channel 4 I’ve seen other Chinese and Japanese style game shows, but this one is on channel 4 so if you haven’t got sky/ sky digital you can still watch some crazy entertainment without paying extra cash. Banzai sets up a number of challengers for each show. “Those dick is real” You will see 5 men stood in a line each with very bulging out under pants on. The screen will then flash different colours and then this ...
...Then he will say “betting over.” Then they each stand forward pulling socks out of their pants until only one is left. Then he will pull is pants down and show you has big one. - (Not to be missed). They will then line 5 women up and ask the viewers, Which one they think is really a man. It’s so funny honestly; I’m on the floor in tears when we watch it. It’s not just the outrageous things what the people do when ...

misslook 24.06.2001 · Read full review
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My favorite channel

Advantages: Great for the younger generation
Disadvantages: Can be boring on sundays!

...you normally end up watching channel 4. Why? Well basically because channel 4 is the only station that seems to cater for people in that age band that want to watch something entertaining that night and that’s just what channel 4 does, provides you with entertaining, if not a little weird program’s. It’s not just at nights that channel 4 excels itself though. In the morning there are often good program’s showing to be found, ...
...offer. Starting from 8pm…. Channel 4 had the following: Brookside – Well known soap, probably the UK’s 4th most widely watched soap ER – Short for Emergency Room this is an American Medical drama, very good acting and filming and one I would recommend watching. Teachers – A gritty, witty drama based around a twenty something teacher, very entertaining drama/comedy. The Adam & Joe show – The best way in which ...

GR-Design 03.05.2001 · Read full review
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Four is More

Advantages: Has a wide range of excellent programmes
Disadvantages: The excellent programmes aren't on until night time.

Channel Four stands as the best channel on terrestrial TV at the moment. It's alternative to the mass-market dross on ITV, the plain simple boringness of BBC1, and a pathetic waste of time in the shape of channel 5. I think it can only really compete with BBC2, maybe because these are the channels I watch most. Enough of the other channels though. Football Italia is the main sports coverage, Gazzetta is an brilliant show on a Saturday morning (if ...
...the sport however, the Cricket, Channel 4 seems to dedicate a lot of its schedule to it. Some English people may find that it is great, but throwing a ball at 3 pieces of wood really isn't my scene, if I wanted to do this I'd get drunk more on a Saturday night and stumble down some alley after the Bouncer has thrown us out. Channel 4 however excels at comedy. Past classics such as the amazingly brilliant Father Ted and the occasionally return Drop ...

atmity 24.06.2001 · Read full review
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thing I hope to be able to afford one day). So whilst I'm still at the bottom step I can watch others climb and learn from their experiences. ?Conclusion? Overall a pretty interesting program. It's a shame there are so many property program on the television now. I think people get sick of seeing the same old thing on different channels - or am I wrong? Housing seems to be a huge topic of conversation within the media at the moment. Kirstie and Phil are both from a property background and so therefore I think their program is more informative than a lot of other amateur property programs on television. In a long winded round about way I'm trying to say if you had to choose out of all the property programs on the television at the moment. I would definitely recommend you tune into channel 4 and watch Kirstie and Phil. They make ...

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CHANNEL 4 NEWS.

Advantages: A little later in the day. Free.
Disadvantages: Too long and not that local.

Channel 4 terrestrial TV news. On 6 night a week Sunday to Friday. Monday to Friday the programme runs from 19.00 - 20.00 (it finishes a little earlier on Friday at 19.40) on Sundays from 19.30 - 20.00 hrs. The most predominant presenter is the by now famous Jon Snow (a regular). There is often 1 other presenter. The presenters adopt a variety of positions in the studio, sometimes standing sometimes seated behind a desk - Is there any reason for these differing poses? The programme starts with an outline of the major news items to be covered during the programme. Oddly the background to the presenters seem full of colour and object of a rather ill defined nature. The areas around the screens for presentations and in the foreground are translucent rather like the set from a science fiction movie. The screens project live ...

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Same Old Channel 4

Advantages: It's usually on when most people with a life are out and about
Disadvantages: but not always

What do you get when you cross a tired, old, worn out idea with political corectness? Big Brother. Even knowing what I do of human nature, it still seems incredible that people watch this crap. I suppose it's like a car accident. TV in general and Channel 4 in particular have had great difficulty coming up with new, decent programming, but now they're not even trying. It didn't take long for them to resort to the nudity allure, either, but I feel there is so little genuine entertainment here people will stop watching early on. They couldn't have chosen more boring, public-on-a-plate participants. I want to be famous, indeed. Cancel the show and do us all a favour. ...

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