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Channel 4 to shine a light on Miners’ Strike in landmark 3-part series

The 1984/85 miners’ strike opened a great wound in the soul of the nation. This landmark three-part series from Swan Films will re-tell the story of the strike from a new perspective, and explore how its effects are still being felt in the lives of people today. Each episode will each tell a

8 Nov 22 News Release

Channel 4 announces moving, never-before-seen dissection doc My Dead Body

Channel 4 today announces a moving and pioneering new single documentary, My Dead Body. Charting the life of Toni Crews, and working alongside Brighton and Sussex Medical School, My Dead Body tells the incredible story of Toni’s illness with cancer before and after her death, narrated by her own

8 Nov 22 News Release

Vanish & Havas London named winner of Channel 4’s 2022 £1m Diversity in Advertising Award

Channel 4 & 4Sales today revealed Vanish and creative agency Havas London as the winner of its prestigious £1 million Diversity in Advertising Award 2022. The 2022 brief encouraged brands to tackle the on-going lack of authentic portrayal and representation of Visible or Non-Visible Disabilities, to

8 Nov 22 Interview, News Release

Interview with Alan Cumming for Miriam & Alan: Lost in Scotland and Beyond

Alan Cumming and Miriam Margolyes return to Channel 4 on Tuesday 8th November at 9.15pm for another riotous and rip-roaring series of Miriam & Alan: Lost in Scotland and Beyond. We chat to Alan Cumming about what we can expect to see across the four episodes.

7 Nov 22 News Release

Channel 4 commissions Fur Babies (w/t) from Wonderhood Studios

Channel 4 has commissioned Wonderhood Studios to produce a new four-part documentary series following Britain’s pet owners through one of the most emotional and awe-inspiring experiences of their lives – the pregnancy and birth of their pets. Embedded in vet practices across the country Fur Babies

7 Nov 22 News Release

Series 2 of Channel 4 prison drama Screw begins filming and new cast announced

Channel 4’s critically acclaimed prison drama begins filming today (Monday 7th November) at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow. This series the cast will be joined by Lee Ingleby (The A Word, The Serpent Queen) as Morgan, a new prisoner with a hidden agenda. The team of embattled prison officers played by

3 Nov 22 News Release

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