Cutting Edge (Channel 4 TV series)
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Narrated by | Various |
| Composer(s) | Matthew Cracknell |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Various |
| Running time | 49 minutes |
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| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Picture format | PAL (576i, 16:9) |
| Original release | February 1990 – present |
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Cutting Edge is a British TV documentary series broadcast by Channel 4. It has been Channel 4's flagship documentary series since 1990 that focuses on political and social issues.
There have been numerous episodes since 1990 and some of the highlights include:
Original airdate: 1994
Received some of Channel 4's highest ratings.
Original airdate: 24 January 1994
About England national football team's unsuccessful attempt to qualify for the 1994 World Cup. Manager Graham Taylor was harshly criticised by the tabloid press during these two years (1992–93), and the fly-on-the-wall documentary revealed a stressed team camp. It also gave birth to Taylor's catchphrase, "Do I not like that" (a statement rather than a question) and Phil Neal's touchline comment "Can we not knock it, boss ?"
Original airdate: 22 June 2005
Run of episodes in 2005, about "Anti-Social Old Buggers" which included elderly recipients of Asbos), "The Black Widow", "Gridlock" and "The House Clearers".
Original airdate: 30 April 2007
A 2007 documentary following students at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford. The film won a Royal Television Society award for Channel Four and the Cutting Edge team in 2008.
Original airdate: 24 January 2008
This documentary follows 16-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer Alex Stobbs as he attempts to conduct Bach's Magnifcat at Eton College. This was followed by a second documentary in October 2009 called "Alex: A Passion for Life", which examines Alex's life as a music student at King's College, Cambridge.
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