Channel 4
Channel 4 orders bumper serving of Beat the Chef
March 8, 2020 | David FarnorChannel 4 has ordered a bumper serving of Beat the Chef, its new daytime cooking show presented by Andi Oliver.
The series, produced by Twofour, part of ITV Studios, and Motion Content Group, sees amateur cooks go head-to-head against award … Read More
Channel 4 calling for online teen content
March 8, 2020 | David FarnorChannel 4 has issued a call-out for digital content aimed at teens aged 13 to 16. The content will be showcased across the channel’s social media platforms over the coming year.
The content will give a platform to fresh, unheard … Read More
Frank of Ireland: Gleeson brothers head to Channel 4
February 29, 2020 | David FarnorThe Gleeson brothers are heading to Channel 4 for new comedy Frank of Ireland.
The first comedy penned by brothers Brian and Domhnall Gleeson and Michael Moloney, it follows Frank Marron, played by Brian Gleeson (Peaky Blinders, The Bisexual), a … Read More
Miriam Margolyes to play Queen Victoria in The Windsors
February 20, 2020 | David FarnorMiriam Margolyes (Call the Midwife, Miriam’s Big Fat Adventure) will guest star in the new season of The Windsors as Queen Victoria.
Channel 4’s royal sitcom returns this month, picking things up as Wills (Hugh Skinner) is torn by the … Read More
Year of the Rabbit renewed for Season 2
February 12, 2020 | David FarnorChannel 4 will return to Victorian London for a second helping of Year of the Rabbit.
The comedy series will once again focus on tough booze-hound detective Rabbit (Matt Berry), his hapless partner Strauss (Freddie Fox) and the country’s … Read More
Channel 4 to host Labour leadership debate
January 22, 2020 | David FarnorChannel 4 is to host the first live debate between the candidates vying to become the next Labour Party leader.
All five contenders have been confirmed to take part: Rebecca Long Bailey, Lisa Nandy, Jess Phillips, Sir Keir Starmer and Emily Thornberry.
The … Read More
Unexplained: Channel 4 orders true crime documentary about Michael Barrymore mystery
January 15, 2020 | David FarnorChannel 4 has commissioned a true crime documentary that will explore one of the most shocking and controversial unexplained stories of the last twenty years.
In the early hours of 31st March 2001, a phone call was made to Essex … Read More
Tan France, Louis Theroux, Richard Dreyfuss and Johanna Konta join Bake Off celebrity line-up
January 8, 2020 | David FarnorThe Great British Bake Off will get the celebrity treatment once more this year, as stars from acting, comedy, entertainment and sport come together to do their bit in the Bake Off tent.
The five-part series will air on … Read More
Trailer: Deadwater Fell gets January air date
December 30, 2019 | David FarnorDeadwater Wall will premiere on Channel 4 this January, and a new trailer gives us our first glimpse at the cast in action.
The four-part drama stars David Tennant, Cush Jumbo, Anna Madeley and Matthew McNulty and is set in … Read More
John Bercow to deliver Channel 4’s Alternative Christmas Message
December 24, 2019 | David FarnorJohn Bercow will deliver this year’s Alternative Christmas Message on Channel 4.
First airing in 1993, the Channel 4 Christmas message – the alternative to the Queens annual televised message to the nation – has previously featured presenters such as … Read More