Watch TV Shows on Channel 4

Channel 4 is an British independent television channel. Founded in 1982, it is a general channel showing a mix of comedy, entertainment, drama and news. Much of the content is original to Channel 4 but some imported shows, particularly American, are also shown.

'Countdown', a words and numbers game show, was the first show ever broadcast on Channel 4 and is still produced today. 'Fifteen to One', a general knowledge quiz, is another long-running fixture. Channel 4 has a history of producing critically acclaimed original comedy shows; 'Father Ted', 'The Comic Strip Presents', 'Black Books', 'Spaced', 'The IT Crowd' and many other sitcoms all first appeared here.

Channel 4's weekly news show has a good reputation for in-depth reporting of current events. The channel also produces many documentary series. Some of these are on serious events, such as the award-winning 'Dispatches' which has tackled subjects from Islamic terror threats to vaccination scandals. Other documentaries are lighter in tone; 'The Hotel', for example, follows the exploits of a good-natured but overoptimistic hotelier on England's south coast with frequently comedic consequences.

Channel 4 also shows a limited amount of sports. The channel has long been known for its horse racing coverage. They also show some cycling, boxing and poker.

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    3 Minute Wonder
    Best of the Word
    Best Undressed
    Big Fat Quiz of the Year
    The Big Food Fight
    The 7 Stupidest Things to Escape From
    8 Boys and Wanting a Girl
    Yachting and Sailing Series
    Birth of Britain
    Bleach, Nip, Tuck: The White Beauty Myth
    Blitz: London's Firestorm
    Blue Heaven
    Blunder
    The Yorkshire Clamper
    Young Black Farmers
    Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
    Young@Heart
    The 9-11 Faker
    War Child
    Wedding Belles
    BodyShock
    Bodysnatchers of New York
    Bombay Blue
    Born to Be Different
    The Boy Who Was Born A Girl
    The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off
    War on Iraq: Which Side Are You On?
    War Oratorio
    Watercolour Challenge
    Watch Me Disappear
    Boyz Unlimited
    What About Me?
    What the Green Movement Got Wrong
    When Boris Met Dave
    Which Way Back Home
    White Boy, Black Nanny
    Who Knows Best
    Wild Thing I Love You
    Wild Things
    Wilde Stories
    Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory
    The Wilsons
    Without Prejudice
    Bremner, Bird and Fortune
    Britain's Big Freeze
    World of Difference
    The World of Lee Evans
    The World's... and Me
    The Worst Jobs in History
    Vanity Lair
    Vic Reeves Big Night Out
    Britain's Fattest Man
    Britain's Trillion Pound Horror Story
    Britain's Whitest Family
    British Gas Great Swim
    Brookside
    Victoria's Secret
    Victorians Uncovered
    Vocation, Vocation, Vocation
    Virgin School
    The Volcano That Stopped Britain
    The Ugly Face of Beauty
    Ultimate Traveller
    The Unloved
    Unreported World
    The Unteachables
    Building Britain's Ultimate Warship
    Bullrun 2009
    Take Away My Takeaway
    Teen Undertaker
    Teens and Tiaras
    Terra Firma
    Terror in Moscow
    Terry and Julian
    This Model Life
    Three in a Bed
    Three Kings at War
    Cameron's Black Tory
    Captain Butler
    Captive for 18 years: Jaycee Lee
    Car Bomb
    Cast Offs
    Catastrophe
    The Caviar Connection
    Celebrity Five Go to...
    Timesigns
    Trophy Kids
    Tool Academy
    Topman CTRL
    Challenger: Countdown to Disaster
    Channel 4's Comedy Gala
    Trinny and Susannah: From Boom to Bust
    Tuscany
    Chasing Rainbows
    Chateau Monty
    The TV Book Club
    TV Dinners
    Saddam's Tribe
    Sarah Beeny's Streets Ahead