4oD highlights for week 36

23 August 2012

Celebrity Bedlam - exclusive 4oD premiere
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/celebrity-bedlam/4od
The final episode will be exclusively premiered on 4oD immediately after episode 5 broadcasts.
In the final episode of the hugely ambitious series, Lee Kerns turns his attention to The End of the World and ponders whether it coincides with the age of celebrity. In what is perhaps the most ridiculous stunt of the century, Lee manages to convince a celebrity that he is a dog seeking adoption. Cue Lee in a dog kennel, in make up, licking a celebrity's hand while they speak to the kennel owner about adopting him. And that's just a glimpse of all that happens in this finale, including a photo shoot of the worst celebrity calendar in the world, celebs dressed as giant testicles, and an epic ending to this series of unbridled silliness and innovation in the art of the prank show.

 

Bad Sugar
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/bad-sugar/4od
(Will be available after broadcast)
Shown as part of Channel 4's Funny Fortnight season. Written by Peep Show's Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, Bad Sugar stars three of the biggest female names in British Comedy - Olivia Colman, Julia Davis and Sharon Horgan - all of whom also co-conceived the idea. Bad Sugar centres on a dysfunctional, wealthy mining dynasty, with an ailing patriarch and some greedy siblings. It's a peculiarly British take on telenovela style melodramas, played for laughs. Also starring David Bradley, Peter Serafinowicz, Kayvan Novak and Reece Shearsmith.

 

Islam: The Untold Story
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/islam-the-untold-story/4od
(Will be available after broadcast)
In this ground-breaking film, historian Tom Holland explores how a new religion - Islam - emerged from the seedbed of the ancient world, and asks what we really know for certain about the rise of Islam. The result is an extraordinary detective story. Tom finds himself embroiled in what, for 40 years now, has been an underground but seismic debate: the issue of whether, as Muslims have always believed, Islam was born fully formed in all its fundamentals, or else evolved gradually, over many years - and in ways that Muslims today might not necessarily recognise.

 

This is England
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/this-is-england/4od
This Is England revisits the characters of Shane Meadows' multi award-winning hit film. Acclaimed director Shane Meadows' first ever television series follows the lives of Shaun, Lol, Woody and their gang of friends.

 

Fraud Lord
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/fraud-lord/4od
(Will be available after broadcast)
Edward Davenport - also known as Lord Davenport and 'Fast Eddie' Davenport - was notorious for a lifestyle that was said to include orgies, fast cars and dodgy property deals before he hit the front pages following his conviction for a multi-million-pound financial fraud. This First Cut film examines how this titled London socialite - who owns property around the world and whose website includes a gallery of photographs showing him at parties with the likes of Mick Jagger and Paris Hilton - ended up sentenced to seven years behind bars. First Cut is the critically acclaimed, eclectic documentary strand that showcases distinctive new films by up-and-coming directors.

 

The IT Crowd
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-it-crowd/4od
Award-winning comedy from writer Graham Linehan. Banished from the ivory towers of Reynholm Industries, the IT crowd lurk below ground, avoiding work and social contact in equal measure...

 

The Tallest Tower: Building the Shard
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-tallest-tower-building-the-shard/4od
The story of The Shard: the colossal glass skyscraper that has transformed London's skyline. Built against a backdrop of massive public opposition and one of the worst recessions in history, this feat of architectural engineering in the heart of the capital stands at over 1000 feet: the tallest tower in Western Europe. Love it or hate it, The Shard is one of London's most dominant landmarks. The film lifts the lid on the challenges and achievements of an enormous engineering project in a densely populated area of London.