4oD highlights for week 5

23 January 2012

Superscrimpers
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/superscrimpers-waste-not-want-not/4od
The series that shows how to scrimp and save in these straitened times with entrepreneur, journalist and mother-of-three Mrs Moneypenny. Head to 4oD to catch up on the brand new series.

Skins
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/skins/4od
The irreverent comedy drama from the makers of Shameless is back with a bang, following the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol. If you've missed the start of the new series then catch up on 4oD.

Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/noel-fieldings-luxury-comedy/4od
Psychedelic character-based comedy show half filmed and half animated, with music provided by Kasabian's Sergio Pizzorno. Along with animator/director Nigel Coan, Noel Fielding has created a joyful, seven-part comedy series that is in the tradition of Spike Milligan and Kenny Everett and yet completely fresh. If you've missed any of this new E4 series catch up on 4oD.

 

This Is England ‘88
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/this-is-england/4od
Renowned filmmaker Shane Meadows follows up the explosive award-winning This Is England '86 with three new one-hour films. If you missed any of this series you can catch up on 4oD.

 

Top Boy
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/top-boy/4od
Featuring an ensemble cast of brilliant new talent, Top Boy is Ronan Bennett's four-part drama about young lives lived on the edge and, for the most part, lived out of sight in east London today.
On London's Summerhouse Estate, lives are lived along lines, and challenges come in all forms, even - especially - for kids.
If you missed any of this thrilling and raw drama you can catch it on 4oD.

Black Mirror
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/black-mirror/4od
Charlie Brooker, the writer of E4's Dead Set, returns with a suspenseful, satirical three-part mini-series that taps into collective unease about our modern world. All three episodes in the trilogy are available on 4oD.

 

15 Kids and Counting
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/15-kids-and-counting/4od
Most people stop at two, a few brave souls go on to have three or four. The average British family now has 1.9 children and that number is steadily decreasing. But when it comes to having kids, there are a handful of families who are bucking the trend. This new three-part series explores the lives of some of the UK's biggest families.
What makes some families decide to have 3, 4 or even 15 children? And how do both the parents and children cope when even the school run or a simple trip to the supermarket has to be run like a military-style operation. Find out by heading to 4oD now.