The Tube at 40 - the loved and lost 80s TV show that helped launch careers

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Somehow it's four decades... four decades 🧐

It's now been 40 years since Channel 4 launched and with it came a host of ground-breaking and memorable TV shows.

But by 1987, viewers said goodbye to The Tube. Now four decades on since the show hit our screens, we recall The Tube in 20 fun facts. 10. The show also had a commitment to comedy, giving a platform to rising stars such as French and Saunders, Vic Reeves, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson. 13. The show’s production team also travelled across the globe with features filmed as far afield as Japan, Jamaica and the United States.

16. Paula Yates’ last words on the show were: “Here it is, the moment we’ve all been dreading. It’s the last moment of The Tube. It’s been wonderful. You’re going to miss us when we’re gone.”

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