▁on ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁programme ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Channel ▁ 4 ' s ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁expansion ▁of ▁week day ▁broadcast ▁hours , ▁following ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁I TV ▁School s ▁program mes ▁from ▁I TV . ▁ ▁The ▁ 3 0 - min ute ▁programme ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁week day ▁lun cht imes , ▁initially ▁at ▁ 1 2 ▁no on ▁before ▁transfer ring ▁to ▁ 1 2 . 3 0 pm ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁where ▁it ▁would ▁remain ▁until ▁the ▁programme ▁ended ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁The ▁programme ▁was ▁also ▁shown ▁by ▁S 4 C , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁one - hour ▁time ▁delay . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁the ▁programme ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Channel ▁ 4 ' s ▁new ▁breakfast ▁programme ▁The ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁Daily . ▁Three ▁b ite - size ▁ed itions ▁were ▁broadcast , ▁each ▁of ▁between ▁ 6 ▁and ▁ 8 ▁minutes , ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁them ▁forming ▁the ▁final ▁segment ▁of ▁that ▁day ' s ▁edition ▁of ▁The ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁Daily . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁The ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁Daily ' s ▁broadcast ▁hours ▁were ▁reduced ▁slightly ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁breakfast ▁edition ▁of ▁Business ▁Daily ▁became ▁a ▁programme ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right , ▁broadcast ing ▁for ▁