From its humble beginnings, when its launch night was marred by a power cut that left viewers with just a news bulletin and the message "BBC2 will start shortly" to watch, through to its glory days, the channel celebrates its 40th anniversary by looking back over the people and programmes that have contributed to its success, as programme-makers reveal behind-the-scenes stories about popular shows.
Many of those featured - including The Likely Lads; Arena; The Old Grey Whistle Test; I, Claudius; Edge of Darkness; Boys from the Blackstuff; Not the Nine o'Clock News; Top Gear; and Little Britain - demonstrate the channel's success with diverse projects, but it has also seen its fair share of failures, such as The Borgias.
Throughout the retrospective, the Dead Ringers team perform topical sketches, and excerpts from letters written by readers of Radio Times shed light on the channel's effect on the viewing public over the years.

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