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Digital channel More4 and on-demand service 4oD are to show popular programmes from Channel 4's 25 year archive.

From Sunday September 30 until November 2, More4 will be airing classic episodes of Brookside, Comic Strip, Father Ted, Queer As Folk, Dispatches, Big Brother and Friends, as well as documentary and films produced by the network.

Channel 4’s video-on-demand service will be offering further content, in some cases whole series, from today until November 18. Registered users can download can stream or download the specially selected content for free via the 4oD PC platform.

Cosmo Lush, head of product management at Channel 4 said: "It’s only right that More4 and 4oD should celebrate 25 years of Channel 4 in a modern, innovative way entirely befitting of the multiplatform landscape of today. We have opened up our archive for this limited period to celebrate these fantastic shows but it’s totally up to you when and how you watch it."

DS