Week 50 4oD Highlights

22 November 2011

This Is England ‘86
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/this-is-england/4od
This is England '88 airs on Channel 4 this week, and you can catch acclaimed director Shane Meadows' first ever television series now on 4oD - last year's This Is England '86. This Is England revisits the characters of Shane Meadows' multi award-winning hit film, following the lives of Shaun, Lol, Woody and their gang of friends.

 

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.

 

Tony Robinson's Gods and Monsters
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/tony-robinsons-gods-and-monsters/4od
Tony Robinson reveals a terrifying world of walking corpses and evil spirits - the world that our ancestors thought they lived in

 

Kevin's Grand Design
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/kevins-grand-design/4od
Kevin McCloud sets out to do what Britain's housing industry said couldn't be done - to build beautiful, contemporary, affordable, sustainable homes and still make money

 

My Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/big-fat-gypsy-weddings
This week see's My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas air on C4 - and all of this revealing documentary series offering a window into the secretive, extravagant and surprising world of gypsies and travellers in Britain today is available on 4oD.

 

Coach Trip
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/coach-trip/4od
Another series with a Christmas special airing this week is Coach Trip. The light-hearted competition that provides a unique travel guide to Europe; 14 tourists are brought together for an epic coach trip across the continent. Available now on 4oD.

Kirstie's Handmade Britain - Christmas
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/kirsties-handmade-britain/4od
Kirstie's Handmade Britain concludes with the first of her two Christmas specials. Queen of the homemade home and all things made, Kirstie Allsopp returns with a brand new series that really tests her mettle as a craftswoman.