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Grand Designs franchise expands with new title

For nearly 25 Years Grand Designs has delighted viewers in the UK and around the world. The show has spawned several successful spin-offs and international versions including Grand Designs Australia, Grand Designs Abroad, Grand Designs: The Streets and Grand Designs: House of the Year. Naked West

29 Mar 22 News Release

Channel 4 builds on digital success with two entertainment commissions

Channel 4 has announced new young-skewing entertainment series for E4 and E4 social channels. Hello Mary’s entertainment format One Night Stand, which was hugely successful as a social media-first commission last year, has been recommissioned for a new long form four-part series for E4, whilst

29 Mar 22 News Release

Tony Robinson to present Uplands TV’s new history format Museum of Us

Channel 4 has commissioned Uplands TV to make a revolutionary new history format for More4.

29 Mar 22 News Release

British people are more united than divided in their values reveals new Channel 4 study

People are 3.6 x more likely to agree with a stranger than disagree Young people are the most different in their attitudes 55+ are the most aligned in their attitudes Those who are pro-EU and those who are anti-EU have an 83% similarity in the extent of their attitudes New research released by

28 Mar 22 News Release

E4 bares all for full series of Naked, Alone and Racing to Get Home (w/t)

Series commission follows pilot episode broadcast on E4 in 2021 E4 has commissioned a full series of extreme survival competition format, Naked, Alone and Racing to Get Home (w/t) following a successful pilot, broadcast in 2021

24 Mar 22 News Release

Dispatches investigation into Covid testing firm Randox sparked major health and safety probe

A Channel 4 Dispatches documentary which the company said contained “underhand, deceptive, dishonest and defamatory” claims identified serious failings at one of the country’s largest Covid-testing laboratories and sparked a major investigation by health and safety regulators that led to medical firm Randox being directed to take immediate action to address significant safety concerns and to address underlying management failures.

24 Mar 22 News Release

Channel 4 gets exclusive behind the scenes access to viral online property competitions in My £2 Dream Home

Channel 4 has commissioned a one-off documentary following three South London brothers who have risen to national attention for their property giveaways

23 Mar 22 News Release

Fred’s Last Resort (w/t) coming to E4 later this year

SPECTACULAR SERVICE OR HOSPITALITY HEADACHES AS FRED SIRIEIX CHECKS IN FOR HIS TOUGHEST CHALLENGE YET Fred’s Last Resort (w/t) coming to E4 later this year A glamourous, luxury hotel in Southern France paired with endless sunshine sounds like a luxury break for most people – but not if Fred Sirieix

22 Mar 22 News Release

Channel 4 Dispatches to air film on MP Johnny Mercer visit to Ukraine Warzone

Channel 4 has commissioned BriteSpark Films, part of Argonon, to make a fast-turnaround 30-minute Dispatches film following Conservative MP Johnny Mercer’s private trip to experience the war in Ukraine first hand. BriteSpark is partnering with Levison Wood’s Blackmane Media for the project.