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A look at 麻豆官网首页入口 Two's early years. After a disastrous opening night power cut, series including Playschool to Match of the Day began and the channel was the UK's first to go colour.

Stars and programme-makers look back at the early years of 麻豆官网首页入口 Two in a programme first transmitted in 2004 to commemorate the channel's 40th birthday.

After a disastrous power failure on the opening night, long-running series including Playschool and Match of the Day made their debuts and the channel became the first in the UK to broadcast in colour, with groundbreaking programmes including Kenneth Clark's documentary series Civilisation and the adaptation of Robert Graves's I, Claudius.

Other series shown on the channel in its first decade include The Likely Lads, The Forsyth Saga, Pot Black, The Goodies and The Old Grey Whistle Test.

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Wed 16 Apr 2014 22:00

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Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Lorraine Ashbourne
Participant Michael Peacock
Participant Michael Appleton
Participant Denis Tuohy
Participant Ian La Frenais
Participant Dick Clement
Participant Rodney Bewes
Participant Joan Bakewell
Participant David Attenborough
Participant Joe McGrath
Participant Esther Rantzen
Participant Martin Jarvis
Participant Susan Hampshire
Participant Peter Montagnon
Participant AA Gill
Participant Simon Schama
Participant Ted Lowe
Participant Dennis Taylor
Participant Bob Harris
Participant Sian Phillips
Participant Patrick Stewart
Producer Lucy Kenwright
Producer Claire Finnett
Producer Mark Turnbull
Executive Producer Caroline Wright

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