Table of Contents

Chronology. Foreword Anthony Smith Introduction Peter Catterall 1. Controversies in the Early History of Channel 4 Edmund Dell 2. Channel 4 - A View from Within John Ranelagh 3. Establishing the Regulatory Framework of Channel 4 Shirley Littler 4. A Defence of the Independent Broadcasting Authority Lord Thomson of Monifieth 5. Witness Seminar: The Origins of Channel 4 Peter Catterall 6. Channel 4 - News and Current Affairs, 1981-87 Liz Forgan 7. Channel 4 - The Educational Output, 1981-89 Naomi Sargant

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Catterall, Peter