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Four-Mations / 4-Mations – list of animation shorts on Channel 4



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our-Mations, aka 4mations, or fourmations, was a regular animation strand broadcast in the UK on Channel 4. The series often featured a documentary on different artists, animators and a series of animated films. The series was notable for co-financing some films and broadcasting animated films from around the world. The series was first broadcast in 1990 and finished in 1998. – Wikipedia


BFI | Film & TV Database | FOUR-MATIONS UK
http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/22749 (and follow links).
http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/search.php?category=Titles&needle=FOUR-MATIONS (pages 1 & 2 and follow links).
Also useful: The History of Channel 4 and The Future of British Animation.


BFI | Film & TV Database | FOUR-MATIONS UK
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My *NEW* 4mations YouTube list is at: http://www.youtube.com/4mations


() when broadcast; [] when made (if mentioned).

Episodes
BEGONE DULL CARE Norman McLaren (27/11/1982) (?)
TAKING A LINE FOR A WALK Lesley Keen (1983) (?)
SPRINGFIELD Emma Calder [1986] (20/06/1987) (?)
CREATURE COMFORTS Nick Park, Aardman Animations (18/04/1990)
ALICE Jan Svankmajer [1989] (?)
RA: THE PATH OF THE SUN GOD PART 1 DAWN: THE CREATION Lesley Keen (24/11/1990)
BURRELLESQUE Lesley Keen (24/11/1990)
BODY BEAUTIFUL Joanna Quinn (25/11/1990)
The THIN LINE Stephen Weston (25/11/1990)
DEADSY David Anderson and Russell Hoban (25/11/1990)
DOOR David Anderson and Russell Hoban (25/11/1990)
NOBLESSE OBLIGE Mole Hill (25/11/1990)
UBU Geoff Dunbar (26/11/1990)
DADDY'S LITTLE BIT OF DRESDEN CHINA, Karen Watson; (26/11/1990)
ANYWAY, by J. M. Wrake; (26/11/1990)
MADAME POTATO, Emma Calder (26/11/1990)
WAR STORY Peter Lord, Aardman Animations (27/11/1990)
PROPHET AND LO$$ Jonathan Bairstow (28/11/1990)
FATTY ISSUES; ALTERNATIVE FRINGE Candy Guard (28/11/1990)
NEXT Barry Purves (28/11/1990)
A COLOUR BOX Len Lye, GPO film unit [1935] (28/11/1990)
CRIMINAL JUSTICE Mole Hill (29/11/1990)
The GOLEM Mole Hill (29/11/1990)
GOING EQUIPPED Peter Lord, Aardman Animations (29/11/1990)
IDENT Richard Goleszowski, Aardman Animations (01/12/1990)
CABARET Lucie Woodhouse (02/12/1990)
QUARTET (Prelude, Adagio, Caprice, Finale) Clive Walley [1989] (02/12/1990)
TOXIC Andrew McEwan (02/12/1990)
CORNUCOPIA Paul Couvela (1990)*
NURSERY RITES Nick Herbert (1990)*
The THREE KNIGHTS Mark Baker (02/12/1990)
WHALE SONG Gerald Conn (02/12/1990)
OUT TO LUNCH Leeds Animation Workshop (02/12/1990)
SANDMAN Paul Berry (1991)*
The MAGGOT George Dunning (18/06/1991)
CHARLEY Alan Ball (18/06/1991)
NOW IS THE TIME Norman McLaren (18/06/1991)
LUXO JUNIOR, John Lasseter [Pixar] (14/12/1991)
RED'S DREAM, John Lasseter [Pixar] (14/12/1991)
TIN TOY John Lasseter (test for Toy Story) [Pixar] (14/12/1991)
KNICK KNACK John Lasseter [Pixar] (14/12/1991)
HOTEL E (1991)*
The ORCHESTRA, Zbig Rybczynski (14/12/1991)
THE STAIN (1991) Paul Madden (28/06/1992)
THE SHOOTING GALLERY (Miroslav Stepanek made late 1960's); Czechoslovakia (23/07/1992)
THE SPRINGER AND THE SS (Jiri TRNKA,1946); Czechoslovakia (23/07/1992)
INSPIRATION (Karel Zeman, 1949). Czechoslovakia (23/07/1992)
FOOD Jan Svankmajer (1992)*
PUSH COMES TO SHOVE (1991), Bill Plympton; (05/06/1993)
ROPE TRICK (1967), Bob Godfrey; (05/06/1993)
WELCOME (1987), Aleksai Karayev (05/06/1993)
OH WHAT A KNIGHT (1982), Paul Driessen (05/06/1993)
UNCLE AND AUNTS; (extracts) +
KILLING OF AN EGG [1977]; DAVID [1977]; ON LAND, AT SEA AND IN THE AIR [1980]; HOME ON THE RAILS [1981]; CAT'S CRADLE [1974] Paul Driessen (05/06/1993)
ELBOWING [1980]; TIP TOP [1984]; SUNNY SIDE UP [1985] Paul Dreissen (06/06/1993)
ONCE THERE LIVED A DOG Eduard Nazarov (06/06/1993)
THE LITTLE GEY WOLF AND LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD Garry Bardin (06/06/1993)
THE DO IT YOURSELF CARTOON KIT [1963]; HENRY 9 'TIL 5 [1969]; REVOLUTION: LA BELLE FRANCE [1989] Bob Godfrey (08/06/1993)
ALF, BILL AND FRED and WHATEVER HAPPENED TO UNCLE FRED? Bob Godfrey (09/06/1993)
THE VILLAGE Mark Baker (06/11/1993)
SCREEN PLAY Barry Purves (06/11/1993)
A IS FOR AUTISM Tim Webb (06/11/1993)
SOHO SQUARE Mario Cavalli (06/11/1993)
LITTLE WOLF, An Vrombaut (06-08/11/1993)
OUTSIDE IN, Royal College of Art: (07-08/11/1993)
THEOBALDS, Royal College of Art: (07-08/11/1993)
REEL TO REEL, Royal College of Art: (07-08/11/1993)
NOT WITHOUT MY HANDBAG Boris Kossmehl (14/11/1993)
NEVER SAY PINK FURRY DIE Louise Spraggon (14/11/1993)
TOUCH Debra Smith (21/11/1993)
BAGGAGE Ruth Lingford (21/11/1993)
CAGE OF FLAMES Kayla Parker (21/11/1993)
GODSPEAK Corrina Askins; (28/11/1993)
SWAN SONG Carolina Lopez; (28/11/1993)
RUSH HOUR Cathy Slim; (28/11/1993)
PERMANENT WAVE Michelle Salamon (28/11/1993)
THE PLAGUE, (04/12/1993)
OOZAT (04/12/1993)
CAN'T GO WRONG WITHOUT YOU (04/12/1993)
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Phil Mulloy); (05/12/1993)
SAWDUST FOR BRAINS AND THE KEY OF WISDOM (Joanna Woodward) (05/12/1993) SMALL BLUE TICK. (05/12/1993)
THE SNOWMAN Dianne Jackson (11/12/1993)
READ 'EM AND WEEP, Benedict Lewis (12/12/1993)
EXTENSION 101 Anthony Hodgson (12/12/1993)
IN THE WEST WING, Anthony Hodgson (12/12/1993)
PURUN BAGHAT Jonathan Parnham (12/12/1993)
DUNBAR'S LAW Geoff Dunbar (18/12/1993)
LAUTREC Geoff Dunbar (18/12/1993)
UBU Geoff Dunbar, (19/12/1993)
GROW UP Cleo Harrington (19/12/1993)
PEAR PEOPLE IN A CAR RACE John Kay (19/12/1993)
TWO SISTERS Caroline Leaf (02/06/1994)
STRINGS Wendy Tilby (16/06/1994)
NO PROBLEM Craif Welch (23/06/1994)
KID STUFF Pierre Trudeau (07/07/1994)
CHARLES AND FRANCOIS Co Hoedeman (07/07/1994)
The INSECT AFFAIR, Wladyslaw Starewicz (31/12/1994)
ALTERED EGO / OVER THE RAINBOW Ange Palethorpe (08/06/1995)
HOLIER THAN THOU Charlie Watson (15/06/1995)
BEAR IN MIND Sarah Ball (15/06/1995)
WITHIN/WITHOUT Benita Raphan (21/06/1995)
MUSEUM OF STOLEN SOULS Chris Elliott (21/06/1995)
SMALL TALK; Bob Godfrey (28/06/1995)
THE COWBOY COLLECTION (Slim Pickens, That's Nothin, Murder, The Conformist, High Noon, Outrage) Phil Mulloy [1991] (28/06/1995)
PARIAH, THE RED MAN Kevin Richard (28/06/1995)
HELIOCENTRUM Jason White, Richard Right (06/07/1995)
JOEY Andy Walker (06/07/1995)
The WOODEN LEG / The PRODIGY Paul Madden (13/07/1995)
The GILDED MAN / The GREEN MAN Paul Madden (19/07/1995)
TRIANGLE Erica Russell; (27/07/1995)
The WAVES Alison Hempcock; (27/07/1995)
CAFE SOCIETY Corinna Askin (27/07/1995)
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE Natalia Kostopoulou (03/08/1995)
SORTIE DE BAIN; DO NOTHIN' TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME; REVOLVER; GRASSHOPPERS; FRAMED (04/10/1996)
INVISIBLE MAN IN BLIND LOVE Vuong (10/10/1996)
The DANCE FLOOR Toccafondo (10/10/1996)
The CRIMINAL Toccafondo and Mulazzani (10/10/1996)
PAS DE DEUX Norman McLaren [1968](?); INSIDE JOB; BAEUS; The FORTIFIED CITY (11/10/1996)
A SLIP OF A GIRL IN PARIS; A CHANCE BOMB; PLUS ONE MINUS ONE - Guido Manoli; DROP (18/10/1996)
WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A TIGER An Vrombaut (24/10/1996)
BALANCE, Christoph and Wolfgang Lauenstein; (25/10/1996)
QUEST, Tyron Montgomery and Thomas Stellmach (1996)
BRAVO PAPA 2040; AH POOK IS HERE; YANKALE; KREUZUNG (25/10/1996)
SCHEHERAZADE; LITTLE WOLF; VIEWERS; ROPE DANCERS ('Seiltanzer') (01/11/1996)
CRIMINAL TANGO; PANTA RHEI Solveig von Kleist (01/11/1996)
HAMMAM Florence Miaihe (01/11/1996)
Demo extracts from TWISTER, TOY STORY, JUMANJI and DRAGONHEART and three forth-coming films (THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, THE ARRIVAL and SPACE TRUCKERS) (02/11/1996)
EX MEMORIAM Beriou (07/11/1996)
THE CONJURER Eve Ramboz (07/11/1996)
TABLEAU D'AMOUR; DIGITALINE; THE CONJURER; LA PLAGE (08/11/1996)
BUTCHER'S HOOK Simon Pummell (14/11/1996)
GO WEST, YOUNG MAN Keith Piper (14/11/1996)
MANY HAPPY RETURNS Marjut Rimminen (14/11/1996)
LUXO JUNIOR, John Lasseter (15/11/1996)
TIN TOY, John Lasseter (15/11/1996)
MANHATTAN, Rybczynski (15/11/1996)
THE END Chris Landreth (16/11/1996)
GOTTA GET OUT, Sylvie Bringas [stars Alison Steadman] (21/11/96)
SLEEPY GUY; GAS PLANET; ROLLING STONE, [Pacific Data Images] (21/11/1996)
FISHING FOR LOVE, Sylvie Bringas (22/11/1996)
Une ARTISTE Michèle Cournoyer (22/11/1996)
TERRA INCOGNITO Oliver Cotte (22/11/1996)
ADMIRAL FLIPSIDE Dominic Wright (22/11/1996)
ABDUCTEES (17/4/96); BRITANNIA (24/4); GIRLS' NIGHT OUT (24/4);
+ SCREEN PLAY Barry Purves (1/5); NEXT Barry Purves; LAUTREC Geoff Dunbar (8/5);
+ MORE DEAD TIME STORIES FOR BIG FOLK: SEX-O CHANGE-O; THE DOOR David Anderson and Russell Hoban (15/5);
+ WAR STORY; CREATURE COMFORTS Aardman Animations (22/5);
+ A IS FOR AUTISM (29/5); CARNIVAL; PICNIC (12/6);
+ FEET OF SONG Erica Russell; UMBARBARAUMA Jorge Ben (19/6);
STAGE FRIGHT Steve Box, Aardman Animations (15/01/1998)
TRAINSPOTTER; RONDA (29/01/1998)



* Not listed by BFI but definitely part of the series.
I'm sure there are many more like this, for example there's another three (at least) I can remember, not listed here but that I am still looking for.

My *NEW* 4mations YouTube list is at: http://www.youtube.com/4mations


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