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Film4 backed THE FAVOURITE leads BAFTAs winning seven; BEAST’s Outstanding Debut win makes it eight

Film4 backed films won eight BAFTA Awards last night, including seven for THE FAVOURITE, the leading film on the night. Director of Film4 Daniel Battsek commented: “On behalf of Film4 we congratulate all our BAFTA award winners including Outstanding British Film for The Favourite & Outstanding Debut

11 Feb 19 News Release

HS2: The Great Train Robbery: Channel 4 Dispatches

Monday 11th February, 8pm Channel 4 Channel 4 Dispatches investigates whether High Speed Two (HS2), a high-speed rail line connecting London to Birmingham by 2026 and then Manchester and Leeds by 2033, will bring the jobs and economic growth to the North of England the government is promising. Major

8 Feb 19 News Release

E4 'Speechless' over new Minnie Driver sitcom acquisition

All three seasons of the US irreverent comedy Speechless are coming to E4. Maya DiMeo (Minnie Driver) is a mom who will do anything for her husband, Jimmy (John Ross Bowie), and kids Ray (Mason Cook), Dylan (Kyla Kenedy), and JJ (Micah Fowler), her eldest son who has cerebral palsy. In season one

6 Feb 19 Video

The Secret Life of the Zoo S7 Ep 5 Clip

This week: Giant otter female Icana meets a new male, Tarubu, and it's love at first sight. Otterly adorable! And stunning blue morpho butterfly Peanut emerges from his chrysalis - but only has a life span of 100 days so he's in a hurry to mate. The Secret Life of the Zoo continues Thursday 7th

6 Feb 19 News Release

Channel 4 in advanced negotiations with Glasgow’s The Garment Factory for new Creative Hub

Channel 4 has entered into advanced negotiations with Castleforge Partners to lease just over 4,000 sq ft in The Garment Factory building in Glasgow as its new Creative Hub. The broadcaster will lease the space on the first floor of the historic building, which has recently undergone an extensive

5 Feb 19 News Release

Channel 4's The Island with Bear Grylls raises the stakes

12 strangers, one island and a hidden secret… Hit Channel 4 series The Island with Bear Grylls returns later this year, but this time there’s a twist. For the first time there’s money at stake and it’s everyone for themselves. The reimagined series will be called Treasure Island with Bear Grylls and

31 Jan 19 News Release

Channel 4 commissions Deadwater Fell (w/t)

Written by Daisy Coulam, this 4-part series is a forensic examination of a tragedy and its effects on a small Scottish community, and an exploration of the evil which can reside behind closed doors Channel 4 commissions a brand new 4 x 60’ drama from Kudos by Daisy Coulam ( Humans, Grantchester)

30 Jan 19 News Release

Ian Katz launches 2019 on Channel 4 including slate of major new commissions

Channel 4 Director of Programmes Ian Katz today launched a slate of new programmes for 2019 that put some of the most important issues affecting Britain today in the spotlight. A broad mix of programmes that are distinctive, entertaining and unashamedly noisy, that champion unheard voices, tell

30 Jan 19 News Release

Previously announced new commissions for 2019

Drama BAFTA-winning ‘This Is England’ filmmaker Shane Meadows returns to Channel 4 with The Virtues, starring BAFTA-winner Stephen Graham as a man confronted with the long-buried truth about his own childhood. Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner George Clooney stars and directs this a six-part