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Channel 4 commissions A Very British Space Launch from Cornick Productions as part of Science slate in Specialist Factual

Channel 4 is delighted to announce its first commission with start-up indie Cornick Productions. Titled ‘A Very British Space Launch’ Cornick’s one-hour observational documentary, which airs on Monday 28th August 2023 at 10pm on Channel 4, tells the dramatic inside story of Richard Branson’s Virgin

24 Aug 23 News Release

Channel 4 scoops six awards at Edinburgh TV Festival 2023

Awards for Comedy Series, TV actor (drama), Breakthrough Actor, Best Documentary, Climate Impact and Best Popular Factual series New shows and talent recognised alongside established favourites Channel 4 has won six awards at this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival. Highlighting the channel’s unique remit

24 Aug 23 News Release

Channel 4 commissions Accused: The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax from Story Films

Channel 4 has commissioned a 1x90’ film that tells the shocking story of how a number of parents and teachers at a Hampstead school were accused of being part of a Satanic paedophile ring. The allegations were found to be baseless but the conspiracy theory caught fire online leading to death threats

24 Aug 23 News Release

Channel 4 heads back to Birmingham for more mischief with a second series of live entertainment show, Late Night Lycett

After the success of the first series, which was +35% up on Individual share and a remarkable +126% for 16-34’s against the Monday to Sunday 10pm slot average, Joe Lycett and Channel 4 will once again be returning to the banks of Birmingham’s canals for more mayhem in a new series of Late Night

24 Aug 23 News Release

CHANNEL 4 COMMISSIONS NEW COMEDY SERIES ‘DISABILITY BENEFITS’ STARRING ROSIE JONES

Written by Rosie Jones and Peter Fellows, Channel 4 has commissioned Disability Benefits from Merman Television and 2LE Media, which first came to life as the award-winning Channel 4 Comedy Blap of the same name. Having had her state benefits cut to shreds after being made redundant, a young woman

24 Aug 23 News Release

Channel 4 confirms series two of apocalyptic comedy ‘Everyone Else Burns'

PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED AS THE GOD-FEARING LEWIS FAMILY INCLUDING SIMON BIRD, KATE O’FLYNN, AMY JAMES-KELLY & HARRY CONNOR RETURN Following a highly successful first outing – and the survival of eternal hell fire - the Lewis family are returning to Channel 4 for a second series in Everyone Else Burns

24 Aug 23 News Release

Channel 4 commissions The Push from BAFTA award winning film maker Anna Hall

Fawziyah Javed was 31 - a beautiful clever lawyer from Leeds, 17 weeks pregnant with her first child. On 2nd Sept 2021 she was on a mini break to Edinburgh with her husband. CCTV shows them arm in arm s as they stroll through Edinburgh but by 10:30pm that night Fawziyah was dead after she fell from

24 Aug 23 News Release

Channel 4 commissions The Murder Retrial (w/t)

The British jury system – judgement by twelve of one’s peers – is shrouded in secrecy, but does that only serve to cover up flaws in the system? Juries are a cornerstone of British justice, but studies [1] [2] have suggested that up to a quarter of juries’ verdicts may be susceptible to inaccuracies

23 Aug 23 News Release

4Skills Business Boost to offer specialist support to N&R based indies

Channel 4 is to offer specialist training and business support to smaller Nations & Regions based independent production companies to help them navigate unprecedented challenges facing the broadcast industry. The 4Skills Business Boost will offer targeted intervention to support smaller indies to