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Sandi Toksvig to embark on more Extraordinary Escapes

The award-winning series, Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig, is to return for a third series. In each episode broadcaster and national treasure, Sandi Toksvig, entertains a new holiday companion and makes them laugh like only a seasoned funny woman can.   With a refreshingly female-skewed

17 Feb 23 News Release

Winners crowned at The National Comedy Awards for Stand Up To Cancer

The winners of The National Comedy Awards were revealed tonight (Friday 17th February) in a star-studded ceremony hosted by Tom Allen and broadcast live on Channel 4.

17 Feb 23 News Release

Habitat sponsors Friday nights in on Channel 4

Channel 4 today announced Habitat as the new partner of Friday nights in on 4, in what is the furniture retailer’s first ever TV partnership. The multi-platform deal will feature a series of specially-created 10-second idents that run throughout Channel 4’s Friday night schedule from 8pm-midnight

15 Feb 23 News Release

ITV & S4C sign up to the Coalition for Change, joining major UK broadcasters

ITV and S4C are the latest UK broadcasters to sign up to the TV Coalition for Change (CFC), the body seeking to improve working conditions for freelancers in the UK TV industry. They join an impressive roll call of some of the biggest names in UK broadcasting including Channel 4, BBC, Sky, UKTV

10 Feb 23 News Release

Channel 4 goes live on Friday nights with Joe Lycett

Channel 4 has commissioned ‘The Joe Lycett Live Show’ (working title), a brand-new 5x60 weekly Friday night comedy show hosted by award-winning comedian Joe Lycett live from Birmingham, with a live audience and celebrity guests. Following the success of Channel 4’s ‘Joe Lycett’s Big Pride Party’

9 Feb 23 News Release

Channel 4 champions new emerging talent with all-new ‘Shot By You’ digital strand

Shot By You includes films by comedian Grace Campbell and model & presenter Rosie Viva. After embarking on a nationwide search for the next wave of trailblazers in filmmaking, Channel 4 has acquired and commissioned a series of short-form films for its brand-new Shot By You strand – aimed at 16-24

9 Feb 23 News Release

Channel 4 and the National Film and Television School (NFTS) agree new three-year partnership to boost training & development across the Nations & Regions

Channel 4 and the National Film and Television School (NFTS) today announced a new three-year partnership to provide practical training and development for the independent production sector across the Nations and Regions. Over the next three years, this partnership will develop and deliver a range

9 Feb 23 News Release

Channel 4 Announces The Supervet: Safari Special

Britain’s favourite vet, The Supervet, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, steps out of his comfort zone in this South Africa Special, travelling a world away from his specialist referral practice in Surrey to use his thirty years of expertise to help the most majestic and powerful wild animals of South

8 Feb 23 News Release

The Great Celebrity Bake Off Line Up Revealed for Stand Up To Cancer 2023

The Great Celebrity Bake Off returns to Channel 4 for Stand Up to Cancer 2023. This year, 20 famous faces are competing for the title of a Star Baker while helping fund cancer research. The celebrity bakers will enter the hallowed canvas of the Bake Off tent, welcomed by hosts Noel Fielding and Matt