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The Crystal Maze unveils brand-new Eastern Zone

The Crystal Maze will return in 2019 with all new celebrity episodes and an all new zone: The Eastern Zone. Influenced by the historic art, architecture and monuments of East Asia, the zone will feature five games rooms for eight new games, set around a lily pond, cherry blossom trees and ornate

17 May 19 Video

The Secret Life of the Zoo Underwater Special Clips

Watch and embed clips of Frazzle the penguin

17 May 19 News Release

4Creative design 'The Big Bang Theory' brain teaser to mark the upcoming final episode of show

To mark the last ever episode of the hit series ‘The Big Bang Theory’, Channel 4’s in house creative agency, 4Creative, have devised an interactive test that will give the most loyal fans the chance to receive a one-of-a-kind diploma based on the show. Adverts running across E4 social media accounts

16 May 19 News Release

Channel 4 to show highlights of 2019 Cricket World Cup

Channel 4 will show highlights of the 2019 Cricket World Cup which opens when England take on South Africa on 30 May. Ten countries compete in the World Cup with all teams playing each other in a full round robin with the top four teams progressing to the semi-finals to decide who will play in the

16 May 19 News Release

Richard Davidson-Houston to leave Channel 4

Channel 4’s Head of All 4, Richard Davidson-Houston has decided to step down from his role after 12 years at the broadcaster and will leave Channel 4 in the summer. As Head of All 4, Richard launched the leading video-on-demand service in 2015 and has led All 4 through a period of record growth in

14 May 19 News Release

Channel 4 Indie Growth Fund invests in Five Mile Films

Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund today announced it has taken a minority stake in Five Mile Films, a Bristol-based, factual indie led by Nick Mirsky.  Five Mile Films is the first Channel 4 Indie Growth Fund investment in Bristol since the broadcaster announced it would be locating a new Creative Hub

13 May 19 News Release

The Hunt for Jihadi John: Interview with the producer Richard Kerbaj

You’ve made a film about the terrorist known as Jihadi John [real name Mohammed Emwazi]. Explain a bit about the programme. The wider picture is that this is about the formation and collapse of Isis, and the impact that the Isis ideology had on the recruitment of young men and women who left heir

13 May 19 News Release

Channel 4 serves up sixth series of Friday Night Dinner

Channel 4 has commissioned Big Talk Productions and Popper Pictures to produce a sixth series of the critically-acclaimed and multi-award winning comedy, Friday Night Dinner with Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal returning as the Goodman Family, with Mark Heap as Jim. Friday

10 May 19 Video

Samurai Jack clips

Raise your sword for all five acclaimed series of Samurai Jack, with remastered versions of seasons one to four available in the UK for the first time