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Drawers Off to return on Channel 4

December 14th, 2021 – Drawers Off, the Broadcast Award-nominated Channel 4 Daytime show produced by MultiStory Media North, part of ITV Studios, and Motion Content Group, has been recommissioned for a second series. Host Jenny Éclair will return with wit, warmth, artistic wisdom and time checks, as a brand new tranche of amateur artists pit their life drawing skills against each other in a bid to win the weekly cash prize.

13 Dec 21 News Release

Countdown’s newest addition, Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, takes on the numbers

Maths whizz Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, MBE can be seen on Channel 4’s flagship gameshow Countdown from December 13th, standing in for Rachel Riley during her maternity leave.

10 Dec 21 News Release

Sandi Toksvig to embark on a second series of Extraordinary Escapes

Broadcaster and national treasure Sandi Toksvig is to embark on more glorious adventures across the country as the Tuesday’s Child series Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig gets picked up for a second series and a Christmas special. The six-part series will see Sandi joined by a handful of the nation’s most fascinating and funny women as they explore more of the UK’s wildest, most remote, and beautifully designed holiday digs.

10 Dec 21 News Release

Celebrity Coach Trip is back on E4 with a line up of fresh celebrity faces

After nearly two years, it’s finally time for international tour guide Brendan Sheerin to hit the road again in a brand-new series of Celebrity Coach Trip. Brendan’s coach will be bursting with a fresh batch of celebrities, all eager for an action-packed European adventure. The new series will kick

9 Dec 21 News Release

Sky and Channel 4 strike deal to show 2021 Formula 1 season finale live on terrestrial television

The deciding final race of the Formula 1 season will be shown live on free to air terrestrial television this Sunday (12.12.21) after Sky agreed to share its coverage with Channel 4. Thanks to the deal struck between the two broadcasters, the British public will be able to savour every twist and

8 Dec 21 News Release

Get Millie Black, Booker Prizewinning author Marlon James’ landmark screenwriting debut, greenlit by Channel 4 and HBO

A vivid, unflinching, and gripping 6-part crime noir following the inimitable Millie-Jean Black, a police detective forced to quit Scotland Yard and return home to Jamaica, where she’s soon pursuing a missing persons case that threatens to expose more than she may be willing to confront.

6 Dec 21 News Release

Channel 4 Chair Charles Gurassa comments on new Channel 4 Board appointments

Today, Ofcom has announced the appointment of four new Non-Executive Directors to the Channel 4 Board. “I am delighted to welcome Dawn Airey, Tess Alps, David Kogan and Sarah Sands to the Channel 4 Board. They have all enjoyed long and distinguished careers in the media and creative industries and

6 Dec 21 News Release

Festive and flirty dating show '12 Dates of Christmas' coming to E4

‘Tis the season to be frisky, as E4 is hanging up the mistletoe and dusting off the naughty elf for a dating show like no other - 12 Dates of Christmas, arriving on E4 and All 4 this December. Set in a frozen wonderland, 12 Dates of Christmas (an HBO Max Original) follows three gorgeously sexy

6 Dec 21 News Release

Channel 4 publishes best practice guidelines on working with disabled talent in the TV industry

Channel 4 has published a series of best practice guidelines to help producers and indies improve how they work with disabled talent. The series of guides focus on the two areas of on-screen and off-screen to set out expectations for how the industry can improve its inclusion of disabled people