P139 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                     * 2 November - The fourth terrestrial  television channel, Channel 4, begins  broadcasting, the first programme  broadcast being the game show  Countdown, hosted by Richard Whiteley.  Another flagship programme is the  Liverpool-based soap opera Brookside.  * 5 November First broadcast of The  Tube is shown on Channel 4.  * 7 November - The Thames Barrier is  first publicly demonstrated.  * 12 November - Express Lift Tower in  Northampton officially opened.     100-Contents 101-Headlines   Next       Prev       Home        End