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Channel 4 appoints Marcia Williams as its first Director of Inclusion

Channel 4 has appointed Marcia Williams as it first Director of Inclusion. Reporting to Alex Mahon, Chief Executive, Marcia will join Channel 4 in August 2022 and will also be a member of the Executive Management Board. “Channel 4 believes that everyone, regardless of their background, ethnicity

12 Jul 22 News Release

RIBA announces House of the Year 2022 longlist with shortlist and winner to be revealed on Channel 4’s Grand Designs: House of the Year

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the longlist for the 2022 RIBA House of the Year. Among the 20 projects in the running to win the UK’s most prestigious award for a new house or extension are: A striking black timber-clad eco-home, inspired by the designs of revered

12 Jul 22 News Release

Channel 4 commissions Myanmar: The Forgotten Revolution from Evan Williams Productions

Channel 4 has commissioned a one-hour documentary, Myanmar: The Forgotten Revolution from Evan Williams Productions which investigates three major mass killings, with exclusive video footage and eye-witness accounts. The evidence presented in the documentary reveals, for the first time, how the army

11 Jul 22 News Release

Channel 4 recommissions The Andrew Neil Show

Britain's foremost political interviewer Andrew Neil will host a second series of his ten-part discussion show following the success of the first series. The Andrew Neil Show (Sundays, 6pm) has become essential viewing during an increasingly turbulent few months in politics. The half-hour programme

10 Jul 22 News Release

MAFS UK 2021 cast to reunite for tell-all catch-up show & reveal first thoughts on 2022 MAFS cast

Last year, 16 brave singles put their hearts on the line as they took part in one of the biggest relationship experiments on telly - Married at First Sight UK. One year on, E4 is finding out what happened after the cameras stopped rolling in Married At First Sight: One Year On (w/t). In this 1x60’

8 Jul 22 Interview

Interview with Adrian Lester (ANDREW MAKINDE)

Could you give us a brief outline of the story of “The Undeclared War”? AL: There are lots of stories in it really. The main thrust of the plot is that each episode tracks an escalating cyber war between Britain and Russia, and in every episode, you see the personal as well as the political cost of

8 Jul 22 Interview

Interview with Alex Jennings (DAVID NEAL)

What is David’s story in “The Undeclared War”? AJ: David is the Head of GCHQ, and that post is traditionally – which I didn’t know before filming this – a civil service role and I think on average, people do five or six years in the post. The head of GCHQ is the conduit between the really brainy

8 Jul 22 Interview

Interview with Maisie Richardson-Sellers (KATHY FREEMAN)

What’s Kathy’s story in The Undeclared War? MRS: In “The Undeclared War”, Kathy is a cyber-analyst, and she comes from the NSA – which is the American counterpart to GCHQ, and she’s on attachment in the UK for two years. She comes from a military background and has decided that rather than taking

8 Jul 22 Interview

Interview with Simon Pegg (DANNY PATRICK)

What’s the story of “The Undeclared War”? SP: “The Undeclared War” is about a young student called Saara Parvin who takes a work experience placement at GCHQ at a time when there’s immense upheaval in her own life – and a terrifying geopolitical crisis evolves while she’s there which she becomes