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"The Arrival of Universal Credit" (w/t)

Channel 4 Documentaries has commissioned Blast! Films to make a four-part series exploring the impact of the new Universal Credit benefits system on one of the first 'guinea-pig' towns to experience life under the government's flagship new social welfare policy. Universal Credit is arguably the most

22 Nov 18 News Release

Filmmaker Rungano Nyoni awarded the sixth Wellcome Screenwriting Fellowship in partnership with BFI and Film4

Fellowship worth £30,000 lets screenwriters explore intersection between science and health Inspires narratives about the human condtion Current fellow Michaela Coel uses her award to explore states of consciousness Wellcome, London, 21 November 2018: Tonight at the annual celebration for the

21 Nov 18 News Release

Vince Russell appointed as Channel 4 Finance Director

Channel 4 today announced the appointment of Vince Russell as Finance Director, reporting to Chief Operating Officer, Keith Underwood. Vince was most recently Director of Converged Products at Sky where he led Sky’s entry into the UK mobile market, creating and implementing a successful launch

20 Nov 18 Video

The Secret Life of the Zoo Episode 4 Clips

This week there's something stirring in the meerkat nest box as first-time parents Beagle and Huskie get ready to welcome their tiny new pups. And young mum, spider monkey Kiara, is getting to grips with her little daughter Laura. The Secret Life of the Zoo continues Wednesday 21st November at 8pm

20 Nov 18 News Release

Channel 4 reconnects with a Celebrity Call Centre Christmas Special

The Celebrity Call Centre is re-opening its ‘phone lines for the festive season, in partnership with Age UK, with eight new stars tackling dilemmas large and small, from Christmas quandaries to troublesome affairs of the heart. Taking calls from the great British public this time round will be

20 Nov 18 News Release

Channel 4 commissions brand new daytime format, Beat the Chef (w/t)

Twofour and Motion Content Group have secured a 20 x 30’ series with Channel 4 for brand new daytime format, Beat the Chef (w/t). The cookery gameshow will be presented by Andi Oliver. Beat the Chef (w/t) sees amateur cooks go head to head against a professional chef in fast-paced cook offs to win a

19 Nov 18 News Release

Rose Glass' Saint Maud starring Morfydd Clark & Jennifer Ehle starts shooting

Principal photography has begun on Saint Maud, a psychological horror film that marks the feature debut of rising star writer/director Rose Glass. Morfydd Clark ( The Personal History of David Copperfield, L ove & Friendship) plays Maud, a young religious private carer who becomes dangerously

16 Nov 18 Interview

Jamie Oliver interview on Jimmy & Jamie's Friday Night Feast

Jimmy & Jamie's Friday Night Feast starts Friday 7th December at 8pm on Channel 4 Tell us a bit about the new run of Jamie & Jimmy's Friday Night Feast… It’s the sixth series and feels like it’s getting better and better as time goes on. People are getting creative in how they consume TV content -

16 Nov 18 News Release

Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast is back and jam-packed with celebrity guests

BFFs Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty return to Channel 4 with a brand new series of Friday Night Feast to help motivate the nation to cook up a storm every weekend this winter. Over twelve weeks, and housed in their pop-up caff at the end of Southend Pier, the boys will be joined in the kitchen by a