Channel 4 | Idents

[@yotsubafanfan]

I visited the U.K. for a couple of weeks over the Summer. I miss waking up and getting dressed with Channel 4 on in the mornings. Waking up to Cheers and Everyone loves Raymond. That's quality. And I miss the U.K. it's lush greenery and history. It was amazing. Much love from America. Y'all have a beautiful country.

[@JakTheLad]

Thanks man

[@wetsocks4460]

Yup, us brits acknowledge how shite we are

[@brigitteburgon6755]

Just Shoot Me followed by Frasier 😩❤️

[@giornosayshi4209]

this is ironic because im from the UK and i think your country is much better

[@maproductions9945]

@@giornosayshi4209 same

[@annewoldhuis4408]

0:20 Squidward when he plays the clarinet

[@toastedroast]

To be fair though these idents are fantastic, The creativity of the the character made from the blocks of the 4 logo and the nod to Channel 4's past with Fourscore nostalgic and modern at the same time so well done a huge step up from 2015

[@TheLogoWorldUK1]

The ident where the '4' kicks the football into the window is probably my favourite from this era! Love it to bits! 😆

[@PrinceSulo]

Oh hey

[@elliotstarchannel2023]

Ello Logo World uk remember me

[@Paddyllfixit]

The kickabout one is class. Brings back memories.

[@mr.berlingo8211]

I'm transfixed whenever that football in the street one comes on, at the kids' skills and bravado. So gutted I moved from a terraced house with loads of kids my age around when I was 7, first to a boring road of semis full of retired people, then at 12 on to an even more boring and isolated village!

[@yggdrasilltree7782]

Advert sponsored by the Kalergi Plan..

[@Paddyllfixit]

Don't be afraid of the world. Get out more and embrace it.

[@daveglynn748]

@@Paddyllfixit silly clueless twat🤔

[@ryanhampson9960]

Homer Simpson’s back

[@MXGKO]

I’m 100% certain on the last ident he’s saying “See you later”

[@michaelpardo625]

stay at home byline is on 2020

[@laurenross3553]

I think he did 😂

[@arizona_nice]

Sad life of bbc four:

[@TRYYU330]

Kids: bye little 4

[@andrewmiddleton25]

It's "Get f***ed!" isn't it?

[@energetica346]

I 💖 💖C4 Idents in so many ways. Such creative gems that say so much about contemporary and recent historical events in the UK. Thank you so much 💐💐

[@themightyboush]

A massive improvement on the last set. Lovely to hear that Fourscore has made a return. The previous idents were quite boring in retrospect; these new ones are hilarious and are a breath of fresh air.

[@vilhelmea]

Breath of fresh air. Literally. Especially with the first ident in this video lol

[@qwerty999iiii]

Nice to see my home (the Hope Valley) as the setting of the first one, quite popular among TV channels.

[@pataleno]

1:09 is Cecil Street Liverpool and 1:34 is New Brighton Wirral. I jog down there most days.

[@Cornsnakefreak]

It's Cardigan Street in Wavertree cecil Street has the broken window it's a shit hole

[@mediumleftmediumleft5052]

and the start is the great ridge walk in the peak district

[@PianoNBS]

@@mediumleftmediumleft5052 Fourth ident is somewhere along the White Cliffs of Dover

[@Omegajunior2658]

I remember those current Channel 4 idents all right. I think the wheelchair race is my favourite one.

[@traceyblue6990]

Love the one with the dog and cat howling!

[@thekrazystarlandkrewfanatic]

The dog howled and the cat yowled

[@resetbs1955]

I do like the 1st one the best especially the ending 0:36 🤣🤣🤣

[@martyndudley6098]

2 mins .12 secs, this the new dinghy rescue service?

[@ceased2care]

Unbelievable that no one has gone to jail for that last ident. Blood on their self righteous hands

[@haydnplus]

The football (soccer) ident was my favorite out of all 4!

[@vanman757]

Filmed in Cardigan Street, Wavertree, Liverpool...

[@tvfan3390]

I love the one roaring people fell of bikes car alarms went on and kids shouting and the man shouting ear defenders put on window closed

[@thrownstair]

I like how the fanfare is in the guitar melody as well.

[@EvilBrit89]

Glad to hear they bought 'fourscore' back in some way or another

[@inkniaexists3820]

I'm not sure about you , but I came here to this video for the calming song It's so sweet

[@javianwilliams7463]

I wish someone uploaded the instrumental version of the song.

[@MickeyDeSith]

I would like to see behind the scenes of these idents & how Channel 4 made them please 🙏

[@gatiakbarwibisono9387]

Why the channel 4 tune so calm

[@silvera4352]

It’s based on the original channel 4 theme, called “Fourscore” written by David Dundas and premiered on November 2nd 1982.

[@SXMEBXDYEditz]

These Idents Are So Iconic, The Music, Everything, Memories Of Watching C4 Every Morning At My Caravan.

[@Nayeonlovespasta]

I thought i was the only one with this specific memory, i remember when i was a bit younger hearing these in the evening especially the football one excited to go to sleep because i was excited to go swimming the next day :)

[@andrewswift8487]

The football ident often gets cut short at 1:04.

[@jackchihuahua]

Why? Is it for time constraints?

[@benalkan8559]

I loved that harmony at the end

[@tat007]

I trust you're being ironic?

[@vivianferguson9988]

I like them! I think with some variations on the Fourscore music it would make them even fresher. :)

[@jaycemacinnis2228]

Happy 40th birthday, Channel Four! Here's to the next 40! Love from Canada.

[@Uygkuyfkutfkytfkutfv]

I liked the old ones with the crystals and the caves. The music was really moving. These are okay too, but are just a little too reminiscent of that robot from Interstellar.

[@mop2254]

I'm starting to see why people think the media is London centric. UK TV is pretty much South London.

[@t-mobiledeutschland3763]

The 31st October Channel 4 idents of 2017 are bringing back the 80s’

[@biophype]

I told my mum about the first ident and she kept saying it was a dream

[@MolecularShadowFox]

That white cliffs one is my fave. That little wave tho

[@annabanana8700]

People criticise these ads but I find them to be so beautiful and moving💜

[@philmitchell909]

What everyday for over 5 years yh.. okay

[@carlosrobertomendessoares9117]

1:13 Middle School: The Worst Day of My Life - Channel 4 Intro

[@chrish3865]

The ident where ‘4’ kicks the ball through the window is on the corner of Cecil Street and Cardigan Street in Wavertree Liverpool. It’s a few streets away from where Leonard Rossiter was born in Cretan Street and half a mile away from George Harrison’s childhood home in Arnold Grove, around a mile away is John Lennon’s childhood home in Newcastle Road and around the corner to that house is Penny Lane !

[@nightw4tchman]

Just waiting for Countdown to come on... Suddenly, "Is that Mam Tor?!"

[@ianjefferson7875]

The 4th one no longer airs.

[@spsppspsspsp8348]

Ian Jefferson that’s sad

[@Dave-hu5hr]

People want investigating for the 4th one.

[@JoeyXSmith]

Probably because of the backlash it got.

[@ceased2care]

Channel 4 have blood on their self righteous hands

[@NancerOne]

1:23 That kid in the red car doesn't even care that the group of kids and the Blockman have just destroyed a window

[@elisahuberman3408]

Just passing by

[@arizona_nice]

The metal block man is the bbc four but he is alive

[@cobaltyt4215]

B)

[@pubwebmaster]

Fantastic to have Fourscore back after, what, 25 years off our screens! Although the first one is absolutely terrifying. Does David Dundas still get £1000 per week in royalties?

[@derekgibson3859]

The first one in the village Is my favorite, the cat meowing cracks me up

[@Styxx_theFox]

The channel 4 Giant idents are some of my favourite, and I love them, the creativity and charm they have is amazing, I wish I could watch Channel 4 where I'm from but just because of the idents ( Also I'd get to watch shows from Britain without a dub ), sadly it's UK exclusive Cheers from Poland

[@SB-gw7cc]

What I think of the C4 idents: 1982-1996, 2007: Some classics! 1996-1999: Dk 1999-2004: Cool 2004-2015: My personal favourites 2015-2017: The Windows Vista of the Channel 4 idents 2017-????: Funny

[@StringedGuitar17]

Nice use of "Fourscore" (as it hasn't been used since the '80s or '90s, I think)

[@ravimusicuk]

So glad someone else noticed this! Really loved the way they've managed to integrate it in different ways into different idents.

[@StepDownMuckyKey]

It was made in 2021

[@briansergeant]

They've missed a trick with the break bumpers. They should've been the classic 82-96 coloured blocks on a black background! Someone should make a mock of it. The Paralympic one is brilliant, I think the 4man is running like Richard Whitehead!

[@nikobellic2788]

Also i remember watching this on my phone about someone knock knock the 4th wall like the door in 1990s, the bumpers, i cannot find it :(

[@KitHubCats]

By the way, the 4man is actually called 'The Giant'.

[@toastedroast]

I'm surprised that there has not been a new batch of these idents since the 2017 refresh. - I mean the 4 currently in use are good and all but could do with some new additions to add to the idents

[@LlwtyDeer]

They have Brought Back Fourscore!!!

[@TimekeeperCookie]

ye

[@KingThrillgore]

I never thought the Fourscore would give me nightmares

[@MVP_MAGAZINE]

It's amazing how the iconography of the four logo is so strong,it doesn't have to transform into a "4" anymore I love being British

[@JohnSmith-lb6ww]

You're not British

[@WolfworldEntertaiment]

Just Put a colored body and boom, NOSTALGIA!

[@micah9.]

british is english

[@MrCraigbry]

petty hoek ..NO IT'S NOT

[@Rulinator]

Lovely to hear Fourscore again.

[@scattygirl1]

fyi 1:24 with them cycling/running along the sea front: New Brighton prom.

[@CornerSpade]

Been living abroad for a few years so I’d never seen these before but it felt great to see the new brighton prom featured

[@Alantheguy2024]

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[@markc8956]

Only one thing in all these idents matters - that theme from 1982 - Fourscore is back and therefore,big thumbs up from me :-)

[@cloverfield911]

And nicely subtly done.

[@neilrobinson1815]

@@cloverfield911 still watch 4 now for dating shows xxxx

[@vashietru1848]

Who is Fourscore? The man made from the Four logo?

[@Jmcinally94]

@@vashietru1848 it's the music used in the original Channel 4 idents when it launched in the 80's.

[@dwaynepilolo7880]

I have never noticed that until now😭

[@popfan125]

The end of the 2nd ident was funny!

[@sapphire1817]

0:28 had me dying. I've watched it 5 times never gets old ahahaha

[@derekgibson3859]

The Cat howling is really funny!

[@madockjones7622]

Please make more of these i love them the 4 giant should be your mascot

[@virtualcecil5918]

0:21 me when I lose a class kahoot

[@MediaCentUK]

The montains one is really breath taking!

[@matthewmccloskey9525]

Fun fact: i went there in real life its in the peak district

[@JH-ew6ib]

@@matthewmccloskey9525 mam tor

[@MediaCentUK]

@@matthewmccloskey9525 Wow! That is so cool!

[@ShadowTVNetwork]

I guess David Dundas is getting paid again

[@MaxerYEY]

Ok

[@07jackg]

Why would so many people dislike this video...it's literally just archived footage titled as such?

[@politure]

Oh I get it now... It's xenophobes that hate the last scene.

[@SrSander]

politics really fucks everything up doesn't it

[@michealdraw6419]

The block man also sings the classic Fourscore theme (short) or the background music plays it in a similar way.

[@jamierobinson9097]

Witty,intelligent,brilliant! soo much better than the last set

[@butwithpotatoes795]

after Interstellar, TARS lacked anymore job offers and sadly ended up at Channel 4

[@samhaigh5355]

channel 4 have pretty unique idents it has to be said.

[@clydeskyetv]

Really like them and echo the comments about Fourscore - welcome back !!!

[@user-xz5qe2oi6n]

what a simple and Morden ident,i like it!

[@paulkrascenic9666]

It reminds me that immigrants are coming I’m going to pick up more see you later !

[@ceased2care]

Blood on their hands

[@NekoNekoQuatorze]

So cute! I want to hug the big "4" metallic character.

[@Moviesxp]

Quatorzine fake you

[@JJandOscararegay]

@@Moviesxp ?

[@gochem3013]

That metallic giant is funny.

[@Chrisdaniel89]

0:25 R.I.P Headphones Users

[@KNIGH7]

Eh, they're alright. Personally I've always gone for a 1999 feel, but some bits in this compilation were quite humorous and well thought out. I definitely think that these are better than the last batch as they feel like thought has gone into them. Hats off.

[@SkinnyEMedia]

In a Geordie dialect- "Tonight on 4, we'll be showing some Northern people yelling about their poverty. The programme contains very strong language and some nudity."

[@alvaroskito6548]

I'm pretty sure people liked the idents on this video until the last one came out.

[@Tibs562]

Alvaroskito Pretty much

[@Colddirector]

It's pretty tasteless, way too touchy a subject for something like a channel ident.

[@li4398]

Alvaroskito agreed, thought they were quite good, until the last one. Middle class, wellpaid propaganda. Lets all laugh at the scuzzy poor white folk

[@sillygoose635]

@@li4398 no it isn't.

[@sillygoose635]

@@Colddirector um, no it's not.

[@dr2stroke611]

Was at Mam Tor and Castleton just yesterday and this advert was all i could think of

[@fusionsub]

A shame the giant only had 4 idents

[@alfiehanratty8896]

Today is a sad day because he retires today. :( RIP Channel 4 Giant October 31st 2017 - June 14th 2023

[@scattygirl1]

1:25 the seafront road, New Brighton, Wirral. The cranes in the distance are at the Liverpool bulk terminal in Bootle.

[@spsppspsspsp8348]

phoebephoebo .sydney bootle is horrible

[@elliotskunk]

I actually really like this indent it has a really nice vibe to it. DOes anyone know the song/how to play it on guitar?

[@vinceherron5751]

I do it’s my bit of music that was stolen by illicit sound and there director who claimed he wrote it I will be suing.I wrote the piece in Hong Kong 1996

[@CrashFan03]

@@vinceherron5751 the fourscore jingle has been used on channel 4 since 1982 though

[@116dargets]

Any chance of a tab?

[@tubs1725]

@@vinceherron5751 considering it's just an acoustic version of 'fourscore' (written in 1982 by david dundas) I doubt you'll have that much of a solid case

[@justinhinesfishing]

When I'm screaming for no reason it happens to mom and dad

[@Moviesxp]

Amazing! If the first one was real, I would survive inside my sweet home Picture 🐂 🌎 Also if the bull does that that metal thing would run away and to my house to see me

[@sonnycorry5888]

Who else remembers Big Brother on Channel 4 before The Programme on Channel 5?

[@mikeydiamond3647]

I absolutely love them they make me laugh or smile mostly laugh every time. Funny proper British humour, witty, compassion.... it has it all!! The best I've seen on Channel 4 in a VERY LONG TIME. I'll sign up for keeping it for as long as possible. Big thumbs up.

[@peterkeogh6428]

Without any connotations I like the artistic value, If its only a whiff of a transcendental mood then one cant help be transfixed

[@pipoo1]

I only just realised the music in these idents is Fourscore lol

[@JamesieHodge]

I love that they brought back the "Four Score!" A nice subtle way to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Channel 4! :)

[@remixchild]

one step at a time i guess

[@robertcomer2767]

Can't we just have the coloured blocks back PLLLLEEEEAAASSSSEEEEE!!!!

[@vashietru1848]

...no.

[@JohnSmith-lb6ww]

Wow totally ignoring the blatant propaganda

[@glassowlie]

Maybe for a birthday celebration like when they did for their 25th anniversary maybe???

[@gochem3013]

I color it.

[@UrWorstNightmare69420]

@@JohnSmith-lb6ww piss off it’s a fucking ident

[@hamster608]

0:50 OMG when the kids were running i saw them and i was like whays wrong with joining the fun and i joined in

[@michaeledwards8267]

Goodbye Big Guy Will will miss you As you carried on Fourscore and 80s Channel 4 😢

[@axel.fyoutubeb]

My kid is obsessed with this video!!

[@richiej4710]

War of the worlds walking tripods make a very similar noise...

[@emmabrowne6538]

Thank god sombody said it!!

[@Provthetoolhead]

The indent where the "4" is bringing in "Doctors and engineers!" instead of fighting aged men that don't respect anything about Britain

[@InfinityVR2]

1:20 why does this child in the beep beep don’t care 😂

[@jonathaneilbeck2263]

How come they never made a plush version of the logo.

[@bytearchives]

Channel 4 shook the world with these

[@dpquitterie]

The 1982's Fourscore is back!! and, Happy 35th Birthday, Channel 4!

[@Nostalgic-Memories89]

These idents are entertaining and that epic sound lol!! I didn't know straight away this is the remake original fourscore, very impressive to a moderns twist to it's roots

[@sitwell1195]

There must be something wrong with my ears as it sounds like a kid shouts "Get F**ked!" twice on the football one.

[@paulgroadey4235]

Bringing immigrants over here WTF ?????

[@spsppspsspsp8348]

Paul Groadey what’s the problem with that? It’s beautiful

[@LegalizeTheNuclearBomb]

@@spsppspsspsp8348 No it's fucking not. Unless you don't mind cheap labour, and congested and shitty council estates.

[@spsppspsspsp8348]

k Lol, ur telling me white ppl don’t live in council estates? A quick trip round liverpool or druids heath and you’ll see that aint the case, but I wrote that comment 2 months ago, and this crisis has opened my eyes abit. It’s not as beautiful as it seems

[@c.9900]

@@spsppspsspsp8348 Take it from me, working on the frontlines in this nightmare. Pro-immigrant bollocks like this is irresponsible propoganda. There is not enough to go around to sustain the people who already call this country home. That means healthcare, housing, power, infrastructure... This island is too small on btih size and resources to sustain its population growth. Maybe 3 out of every 10 who come here can contribute in some meaningful way but that's it. Immigration isn't beautiful, it's something that needs to be carefully managed. Like Australia and New Zealand, and not just their success in fighting off Covid.

[@ceased2care]

Blatant, in broad daylight. Whoever's responsible should already be in jail. Channel 4 have blood on their self righteous hands

[@redactedagentdataexpunged9431]

I love the idents

[@ifaiful]

I only thumbed up to get back to this. The new ident took me by surprise, I only saw on Friday. But they should have used the coloured block on black again I say. Hope Apple mask talks in this soon. And have bbc one changed their ident too?

[@williamg209channel3]

i prefer the old ones but i guess thats cause i grew up with them, but i do like these too and fourscore coming back

[@muntuen3797]

I'm love it this ident

[@SerAbiotico]

Primeramente pensé que era un solo gran corto, después vi los separadores identificatorios entre las secuencias. El muñeco se parece un poco a TARS de Insterstellar.