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MONICA DOLAN, SUSAN LYNCH, TANYA MOODIE, LIZA TARBUCK, OMID DJALILI, JEROME FLYNN, JIM HOWICK & PAUL WHITEHOUSE JOIN BRIDGET CHRISTIE’S CHANNEL 4 COMEDY THE CHANGE

Filming has commenced on the 6x30’ star-studded series Filming has started on the upcoming Channel 4 comedy, The Change described as “ Shirley Valentine meets Deliverance. With pigs”. This new six-part comedy-drama series is created, written by, and will star the multi award-winning stand-up

4 Jul 22 News Release

Channel 4 commissions Super Surgeons: A Chance at Life from Wonderhood Studios

Channel 4 has commissioned Wonderhood Studios to produce a new three-part series following some of the world’s leading surgical oncologists as they employ ground-breaking new technology to try to save or prolong the lives of their patients. The series is being made in partnership with Macmillan

4 Jul 22 News Release

Come Dine With Me: The Professionals programme information

Britain’s favourite daytime cooking competition is back for a new series, and for the first time ever on Come Dine with Me it’ll be professional chefs battling it out in the kitchen

1 Jul 22 Interview

Ahead of Sunday's live Big Pride Party, Joe Lycett reveals all...

To mark Channel 4’s Proud All Over programming celebrating 50 Years of Pride in the UK, Joe Lycett is hosting a big queer party this Sunday at 9pm, live from his Birmingham hometown. The two-hour inclusive spectacular, which will form the climax of the Pride season, will see the comedian and consumer warrior celebrating all things LGBTQ+ alongside a whole host of famous faces. The show will be full to bursting with Joe’s trademark wit, a barrage of naughtiness, and just a smattering of righting wrongs as Joe is joined by a dazzling line up of celebrity guests including Queer icon Boy George, Heartstopper sensations Joe Locke and Yasmin Finney, comedians Mawaan Rizwan and Rosie Jones and Drag Race queens Lawrence Chaney and Tia Kofi.

1 Jul 22 News Release

first direct sponsors new Channel 4 programme strand “The Essentials on 4”

Channel 4 today announced that first direct will sponsor a brand-new programme strand called “The Essentials on 4”. The sponsorship will run from 1st July 2022 until early next year and is the first partnership between Channel 4 and first direct. The sponsorship deal will also consist of an All 4

1 Jul 22 News Release

Channel 4 names two new foreign correspondents

Channel 4 News is boosting its award-winning foreign coverage with the appointment of two new correspondents. Secunder Kermani, the BBC’s Pakistan and Afghanistan Correspondent, and Paraic O’Brien, currently a news correspondent at Channel 4 News, will be filling the new roles. They’ll be joining

1 Jul 22 News Release

New health format from Monkey to help you ‘Know Your Sh!t’ (w/t)

Gut health is to be put under the microscope in an eye-opening new health format produced by Monkey for Channel 4.

30 Jun 22 News Release

Film4 announces Sci-Fi July

Summer collection of over 50 films spanning science-fiction, fantasy, superheroes and horror available for free on Film4 and All 4 from July 1st Film4 tomorrow launches Sci-Fi July, a summer celebration of contemporary science-fiction and fantasy cinema in all its far-out, phenomenal forms, with

30 Jun 22 Speech

“As we approach 40, there is no mid-life crisis to see here - Channel 4 is in the best shape it’s ever been both creatively and financially.” Jonathan Allan, British Screen Forum Conference 2022

Thank you Jon, and given I have the dreaded after-lunch spot – I thought I would kick off with a bit of a reminder of why we all love Channel 4. It’s great to be here today at a particularly interesting time for Channel 4 and at an incredibly exciting time for the British screen sector. DCMS