About this season
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
Episodes (4)
1. Back to the 80s with Lenny Henry
Aired 27 December 2020
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
2. Back to the 90s with Vic Reeves
Aired 28 December 2020
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
3. Back to the Noughties with Davina McCall
Aired 29 December 2020
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
4. Back to the 2010s with Jimmy Carr
Aired 30 December 2020
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