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Back to the 80s with Lenny Henry

Back to the 80s with Lenny Henry

Episode number: 1

Overview: 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

Back to the 90s with Vic Reeves

Episode number: 2

Overview: 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

Back to the Noughties with Davina McCall

Episode number: 3

Overview: 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

Back to the 2010s with Jimmy Carr

Episode number: 4

Overview: 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