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Film4 and the Peggy Ramsay Foundation Announce 2024 Playwrights’ Scheme Bursary Winners

November 2023 : Film4 and The Peggy Ramsay Foundation with the Maria Bjornson Memorial Fund today announce the six winners of the Peggy Ramsay/Film4 Awards which celebrate and support emerging British writing talent. The 2024 initiative is awarding six bursaries to new theatre writers, each worth

22 Nov 23 News Release

Change Climate Season: Leading carbon offsetting certifier investigated in new Channel 4 documentary The Great Climate Scandal

Journalist Matt Shea investigates reports around Verra, an international non-profit company that works with governments and businesses to certify carbon credits

22 Nov 23 News Release

The Great British Bake Off: The Ninth Baker Leaves the Tent

In Tuesday’s night’s episode of The Great British Bake Off on Channel 4, Josh was named Star Baker and Tasha was the ninth baker to leave the tent. It was SEMI FINALS week in the Tent, and the four remaining bakers’ patisserie skills were put to the test. The Bakers had to raise the baking bar

16 Nov 23 News Release

Paul Hollywood cooks up a Bake Off showdown for England stars

Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood took time out of the current series for a special trip to England’s training camp St George’s Park to task international stars Jordan Henderson, Declan Rice, Kieran Trippier and Trent Alexander-Arnold in a specially constructed version of the legendary

16 Nov 23 News Release

Ken Bruce’s PopMaster TV to return with supersized second series on More4

New 16-episode series to include two celebrity specials Everything will stop for PopMaster for even longer as Channel 4 commissions 12 Yard Productions, an ITV Studios owned indie, to make an extended second series of hit music quiz PopMaster TV for digital channel More4. The new 16x60’ series

15 Nov 23 News Release

Fourteen Nations & Regions based indies named in Channel 4’s 2023 Emerging Indie Fund

Eight indies from across the UK named as main awardees Six more indies receive discretionary awards More than 30 N&R indies have secured commissions since its launch in 2020 Eight production companies from across the UK have been named in this year’s Emerging Indie Fund with six other N&R based

15 Nov 23 News Release

Anne-Marie Duff returns in lead role joined by all-star cast for the second series of Channel 4 and Britbox International’s thrilling drama ‘Suspect’

BEN MILLER ALSO RETURNS WITH NEW ADDITIONS DOMINIC COOPER, TAMSIN GREIG, VINETTE ROBINSON, EDDIE MARSAN, CELINE BUCKENS, NICHOLAS PINNOCK AND GINA MCKEE Filming has now commenced on a second series of Suspect, produced by Eagle Eye Drama ( Before We Die, Professor T, The Couple Next Door) and

15 Nov 23 News Release

Betrothals, Bake Off and beyond: Channel 4 streaming sets record highs in October!

Channel 4 recorded its biggest-ever month of streaming in October – including records for a single day’s views – driven by Married at First Sight UK and The Great British Bake Off. The industry data released by Barb showed the channel registered 6.7 billion viewer minutes in October – the largest

15 Nov 23 News Release

The Great British Bake Off: The Eighth Baker Leaves the Tent

In Tuesday night’s episode of The Great British Bake Off on Channel 4, Matty was named Star Baker and Cristy was the eighth baker to leave the tent. It was week 8 in the tent and the Bakers popped on their party hats and started off with a bake that has graced party tables up and down the country