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Channel 4 kickstarts fresh push for greater on and off screen representation with Black Takeover Day

As part of its ongoing commitment as an anti-racist organisation to improve Black representation on and off screen and drive long-term change, Channel 4’s Director of Programmes Ian Katz announced two major new commissioning opportunities – a new Black-led comedy series and a new unscripted series set in the Black community – which will feature in a Black Takeover of the channel next year.

25 Aug 20 News Release

Channel 4 to investigate Are Women The Fitter Sex? w/t

Channel 4 has commissioned Blink Films to investigate Are Women The Fitter Sex? Presented by Doctor Ronx, an Emergency Doctor from London’s Hackney Homerton Hospital, who takes us on a journey of discovery, interviewing researchers and patients, in search of answers. There have currently been over

25 Aug 20 News Release

Channel 4 Drama announces My Name is Lizzie (w/t)

Niamh Algar leads the cast in a gripping 4-part piece examining the controversial honeytrap at the heart of one of Britain’s most high-profile cases

25 Aug 20 News Release

Channel 4 commissions Black, British and Funny (w/t) by Mo Gilligan from Rumpus Media and Momo G

If you were to ask the average British person on the street to name five well-known Black British comedians, they would struggle to give you an answer. But last year a new stand-up burst onto the scene with his own unique brand of comedy. He is Black and he is British… enter Mo Gilligan, the first Black comedian to front a prime time show in 20 years.

24 Aug 20 News Release

Channel 4 reveals the ten Black, Asian & minority ethnic-led indies selected for its Accelerator

An additional number of impressive indies have also been identified and will continue to work with the channel and benefit from further development Channel 4 has today revealed the ten indies selected in partnership with The TV Collective following the launch of its Indie Accelerator last month

24 Aug 20 News Release

Celebrating five years of The Secret Life of the Zoo! Wednesday at 8 pm

Revisit this truly magical event in the first of six episodes of The Secret Life of the Zoo, capturing the most extraordinary memories from the last five years at the zoo.

24 Aug 20 Interview

Interview with John and Chanelle, the owner and manager of Liberty Elite in observational documentary ‘Swingers’

John and Chanelle, the owner and manager of Liberty Elite talk about their business and the upcoming programme "Swingers".

24 Aug 20 News Release

Channel 4 Builds The Bridge

Just how far would you go to win £100k?

24 Aug 20 News Release

Four commissions from Channel 4 to mark Black History Month

Channel 4 will be marking October’s Black History Month with a round of four commissions, offering an important platform for different aspects of the Black experience in modern Britain. These undeniably bold and extremely relevant documentaries include; Black, British and Funny (w/t), Mo Gilligan