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Channel 4 documentary series to follow a group of young Brits as they head on their first post Covid holiday in the Mediterranean

Channel 4 has commissioned Optomen to make a six part documentary series following a group of young Brits as they embark on their first week of fun in the sun since the pandemic began in 2020.

13 Jul 21 News Release

Channel 4 to tell inside story of notorious Hollywood heist in ‘The Bling Ring’ (w/t)

Channel 4 is to lift the lid on one of the most infamous crime sprees of the internet age in a new 3-part series. Between October 2008 and August 2009 a wave of burglaries took place in some of the richest suburbs of LA, rocking Hollywood to its core. Dubbed the ‘Bling Ring’ by reporters, the

13 Jul 21 News Release

Channel 4 announces 'True Crime on Channel 4'

True Crime on Channel 4 will launch with brand new commissions Murder in the Alps and Bling Ring Surviving Jeffrey Epstein and Surviving R Kelly to be available free-to-air in the UK for first time, along with 100’s of hours of premium crime content Building on the huge success and popularity of

9 Jul 21 News Release

Gemma Collins to explore Britain’s self harm crisis for Channel 4

Raw and candid documentary reveals her own painful experience with self harm as she lays bare the scale of the UK’s mental health crisis Gemma Collins is well known for sharing her life with the public on screen. But there are some struggles she has been afraid to talk about until now.

9 Jul 21 News Release

Channel 4 Drama 4Screenwriting announces 2021 writers

Channel 4 today announces the 12 writers who won coveted places on this year’s Channel 4 Drama Screenwriting course, 4Screenwriting.

8 Jul 21 News Release

Baddiel and Skinner join Adam, Alex and Josh for a 90-minute Euro 2020 special of The Last Leg this Friday

After 55 years of hurt, could football finally be coming home? Last Leg of the Euros with Baddiel and Skinner, a 90 minute extended episode of the multi award-winning The Last Leg, will probe that very question this Friday at 10pm

8 Jul 21 News Release

BBC, ITV AND CHANNEL 4 ANNOUNCE THE COMPLETION OF DIGITAL UK AND FREESAT’S INTEGRATION

Today the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 can announce that they have brought together Digital UK Ltd, which facilitates the provision of Freeview, and Freesat (UK) Ltd, which offers access to the UK’s subscription-free satellite television service. As previously announced, the coming together of Digital UK

7 Jul 21 News Release

Prue Leith swaps cake for compost in Prue’s Great Garden Plot

Prue Leith is embarking on a great new homegrown adventure but this time, it’s a horticultural one.

6 Jul 21 News Release

Channel 4 opens the door to social experiment from Firecracker Films

Channel 4 has commissioned Open (w/t), a bold new social experiment exploring whether relationships can thrive without monogamy from Firecracker Films. The series was commissioned from the broadcaster’s Global Format Fund, the ringfenced spend designed to stimulate the creation of original new formats from UK-based indies for UK and International audiences.