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Lisa McGee interview (creator of Derry Girls)

For those who haven’t seen Derry Girls, explain a bit about the show. It’s about five friends growing up in Derry in the mid-90s, and all the scrapes and messes they get into, while around them there’s an armed conflict going on. But they’re still obsessed with their own lives, it’s just against

28 Feb 19 News Release

Emmy-winning international hit The Handmaid’s Tale returns for third season

“As intense a TV experience as it is possible to have… while The Handmaid’s Tale continues to be relevant, it needs to be told.” – Guardian (G2) “Top notch drama” – The I “Don’t expect to be gripped by a more potent or involving drama this year” – The Daily Telegraph “[Season two] finds a way to

27 Feb 19 Interview

John Lithgow interview

So, John: have you baked previously? Yes, I’ve never baked brownies before, I did it once just to warm up, but they are extremely simple. I’ve baked more difficult things than that. I’ve been working years to perfect pie crust for example. Who taught you initially? My wife, she’s a really good cook

27 Feb 19 Interview

Hannah Cockroft interview

So, Hannah: can you bake? Judging by earlier, not really, I can bake better than I can cook but I wouldn’t choose to bake. Who taught you to bake when you were growing up? My grandma and my mum, my grandma quite liked baking, so I got involved in little things like when they were making a birthday

27 Feb 19 Interview

Jon Richardson interview

So, Jon: can you bake? I think anyone can bake, but I don’t think I can bake well. I sort of feel like baking is just like chocolate and butter and sugar and that is always nice, so I think anyone can bake, you can put those things together and it will come out alright. The next level of that, I

27 Feb 19 Interview

Russell Brand interview

So, Russell: can you bake? No. not really. Well I did just bake something, contrary to my beliefs about myself, it’s possible for me to do baking. It was brownies and it went quite well, and I’m actually rather pleased with it. Who taught you? My wife Laura. My mum was always baking cakes - if only

27 Feb 19 Video

Skint Britain: Friends Without Benefits Episode 3 Clips

Billy and his mother have run their letting agency in Hartlepool for 20 years, but since the introduction of universal credit, which pays rent directly to the tenant instead of the landlord, they have seen rent arrears go through the roof. Every time tenants get behind it’s the letting agents and

25 Feb 19 News Release

Olivia Colman's win caps consecutive successful Oscars for Film4

Olivia Colman’s Oscar win for best performance by an actress in a leading role for THE FAVOURITE capped another successful awards season for Film4. Colman’s win was the 35th Oscar in Film4’s 37-year history and marks the third time in four years a Film4-backed film has produced the best actress

25 Feb 19 News Release

New mural gets centre stage in Channel 4 marketing campaign for the return of Derry Girls

Channel 4 has today launched its full marketing campaign for the new series of hit comedy, Derry Girls, produced by 4Creative for Channel 4 Marketing. Inspired by the tradition of murals in Derry, the campaign features at its heart posters of a celebratory mural of the cast commissioned by Channel 4