ITN has produced Channel 4's News Programmes since the channel's launch in 1982.
1982 - c1985
Channel Four News1983 Channel Four News in 1983.
Right clip - Channel Four continuity before the commercial break
Channel Four News Summary1980s
For the first ten years of its life, Channel 4's entire weekend news output was a brief two-minute teatime summary which was broadcast at different times, although on this occasion it was at the same start time as the weekday news programme, well almost as the clock says 1 minute past 7.c1985 - c1990
Channel 4 News1986
Channel Four News gets a computer generated 'high-tech' metallic look in the late 80's. The fashionable reflective metal surfacing was now possible with computer developments at the time, and everybody was at it! Designed by Lesley Friend with computer graphics produced by Cal Video, the sequence took 6 weeks to make and cost £16,000
Business Daily1988
This was Britain's first business financial tv news service. It started in 1987 presented by Susannah Simons and was broadcast weekday lunchtimes aimed at professionals, savers and spenders.c1990 - c1993
The Channel Four Daily Promo1989
Channel 4's newspaper of the airwaves went on air on 3 April 1989 and various promos were broadcast ahead of the launch. One such promo was a ten-minute trailer shown at peaktime on the evening before the launch. If anyone has a copy of that promo, and of the actual launch, then please get in touch as we'd love to feature them on the site.
The Channel Four Daily1991
ITN provided the news for Channel 4's first dip into the Breakfast Television Market. The programme also featured different themed segements produced by independent production companies. Dermot Murnaghan was the anchor for this edition from 1991.
1993 - c2001
c2001 - c2007
c2007 - Present
