TY - BOOK AU - Brown,Maggie TI - Channel 4: a history: from Big Brother to the Great British Bake Off SN - 9781911239840 U1 - 384.5521 PY - 2021/// CY - London PB - BFI KW - Channel Four (Great Britain) KW - History KW - Television stations KW - Great Britain KW - Television broadcasting N1 - 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? ER -