Channel 4 : a history: from Big Brother to the Great British Bake Off /
Channel four
Maggie Brown.
- xiv, 289 pages : illustrations
Big Bake Off big change -- No escape from Big Brother's embrace yet -- Radio adventure -- The rise of fixed-rigs 2007-2011 -- Channel 4's online adventures 2007-2010 -- Andy Duncan sacking, Luke Johnson overruled -- David Abraham -- Channel 4 import after chucking out the chintz, and bidding for Channel 5 -- The challenge as Abraham picks Jay -- Jay Hunt in charge -- Attack the hunt : advertising revolt quelled -- Gogglebox -- Paralympics -- Racing -- How 4oD became smart -- Drama to impress -- Comedy and no Black Mirror -- Film 4 starts to add up -- News -- Current affairs and documentaries -- Privatisation -- Big break -- Pandemic crisis -- Conclusion : a pirate enterprise?