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Channel 4 acquires Spreadsheet, an edgy new comedy starring Katherine Parkinson

Channel 4 has acquired eight-part comedy series Spreadsheet, starring Katherine Parkinson (Humans, The IT Crowd). Spreadsheet poses the age-old question: can women really have it all – if by ‘all’ we mean sexual freedom, a career, a family and their sanity?

5 May 22 News Release

4: The Next Episode – Channel 4’s future vision

4: The Next Episode – Channel 4’s alternative proposal to privatisation. Today, Alex Mahon, Chief Executive, shared Channel 4’s future plan proposal, 4:The Next Episode, which sets out its vision of what more Channel 4 can be and can do, while continuing to be owned by the British people. Alex Mahon

5 May 22 News Release

Channel 4 reveals Pride at 50 lineup

Channel 4 is marking 50 years of Pride in the UK with a special season of landmark programmes and specials. This bumper season of high profile content will reflect on the incredible achievements and challenges of advancing LGBTQ+ rights and visibility over the last half century, while also platforming the diversity of identity and sexuality in the 2020s.

4 May 22 News Release

Channel 4 launches national competition for secondary schools

Secondary schools across the UK are being invited to pitch ideas for a new Channel 4 TV programme as part of a nationwide competition. The competition is part of Channel 4’s 4Schools initiative which aims to encourage students to consider the wide range of careers available to them in the world of

4 May 22 News Release

Alan Carr’s Adventures With Agatha Christie - Channel 4 commissions new three-part series from Boom for More 4

This summer, Alan Carr, the Chattyman and life-long Christie fanboy is going on a very personal Great British adventure inspired by his literary heroine. In this funny, celebratory and fact-packed travelogue Alan will head off in search of the places that inspired one of the world’s best loved and

3 May 22 News Release

Katie Jackson appointed Managing Director of 4creative

Channel 4 today announced it has appointed Katie Jackson as Managing Director of its multi-award-winning in-house agency, 4creative. This newly created role will oversee the 4creative business and organisation in its mission to produce risky, innovative and culturally potent work across Channel 4

3 May 22 News Release

Cal Turner joins Channel 4

Bafta nominated Cal Turner is to join Channel 4’s Factual Entertainment department as commissioning editor. Cal, who joins from Naked has worked across some of the best-loved British factual entertainment formats from The Apprentice and Snowflake Mountain, to Grand Designs and 60 Days with Ed

3 May 22 News Release

Alex Brooker is… Hobby Man

We’ve all tried a few hobbies over the last two years but are any of them actually worth Alex Brooker’s limited spare time? Hobby Man, a brand new four-part series from North One and Motion Content Group will follow Alex as he takes a crash course in British pastimes, accompanied by a raft of famous

2 May 22 News Release

Anne Robinson steps down from Countdown

After a year and 265 episodes in the hot seat Anne Robinson has announced she is stepping down from Countdown. Anne said “I've had a blast hosting this wonderful show. And I stayed longer than I signed up for. Now it is time for an older woman to take the reins. She added “I hope too I've encouraged