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Channel 4 commissions Prison: Britain’s Criminal Past from Twenty Twenty

Channel 4 Specialist Factual have commissioned a 3x60 series Prison: Britain’s Criminal Past from Twenty Twenty Productions. The series will uncover the fascinating history of prisons in the UK, bringing untold prisoners’ stories to light and revealing a detailed picture of society, crime and

2 Nov 22 News Release

Channel 4 transforms brand to help viewers navigate crowded digital world

Channel 4 today announced that from next year it will bring all its channels and services under one ‘Channel 4’ brand to help audiences better navigate the abundance of choice in the digital world and find their favourite Channel 4 shows wherever and whenever they choose to watch content. ‘All 4’

2 Nov 22 News Release

Channel 4 commissions Sarah Beeny: Breast Cancer, My Family and Me (w/t) from Outline Wales and Knockers Group

Documentary follows Sarah Beeny and her family as she undergoes treatment Channel 4 has greenlit a new documentary from Outline Wales and Sarah Beeny’s production company Knockers Group, which follows the property expert and TV presenter and her family as she undergoes treatment for breast cancer

1 Nov 22 News Release

Beyond Z: The Real Truth About British Youth - Speech by Alex Mahon, Chief Executive, Channel 4

Today we are bringing together Gen Z young people and our media industry so that we hear directly from 13 to 24-year-olds about what it really feels like to be young in Britain right now. I have been kind of obsessively thinking about this over the past couple of years and I feel it’s something

28 Oct 22 News Release

Final star-studded line up confirmed for Celebrity Gogglebox for Stand Up To Cancer

The multi award-winning Gogglebox returns once again with a very special celebrity edition for Stand Up To Cancer. Spice Girl and patron of Women’s Aid, Melanie B MBE and her pal, comedian, writer and TV presenter, Ruby Wax are the final famous faces joining the famous sofa tonight as part of

26 Oct 22 News Release

Countdown celebrates its 40th anniversary with guest hosts

Baroness Floella Benjamin, Sir Trevor McDonald, Reverend Richard Coles and Moira Stuart host the iconic show To mark Channel 4’s 40th anniversary, iconic daytime show Countdown is set to welcome a string of new faces to the presenter’s chair for a month long run of special episodes. Alongside its

25 Oct 22 News Release

Luke Mcfarlane bolsters Channel 4 Factual Entertainment

Channel 4 has appointed Luke Mcfarlane as commissioning editor in Alf Lawrie’s Factual Entertainment department, to help it expand its reality output. Luke is an experienced and award-winning TV executive with extensive experience across reality, factual entertainment, and live studio shows. He has

24 Oct 22 News Release

Channel 4 Commissions Rumpus Media to Produce Munya Chawawa Documentary

How to Survive a Dictator produced by Rumpus Media for Channel 4, follows Comedian Munya Chawawa as he makes a documentary about Zimbabwe’s notorious dictator, Robert Mugabe. The one-hour programme follows Munya whose original plans were thwarted, as with his bags packed and flights booked, his

20 Oct 22 News Release

Statement on Channel 4 News

“Channel 4 has a strict code of conduct for all its employees, including its programming teams and on-air presenters, and takes any breaches seriously. Following an off-air incident Channel 4 News anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy has been taken off air for a week.” Notes to Editors: Krishnan Guru-Murthy