All Channel 4 articles – Page 228
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NewsRecruitment agency opens its doors to C4
One Born Every Minute indie Dragonfly will capture the hustle and bustle of a Bradford-based recruitment agency for a new ob-doc series on Channel 4.
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RatingsSecret Life of Four Year-Olds scores 2.6m
TUESDAY: The Secret Life of Four Year-Olds proved to be a big hit for Channel 4, as ITV’s Young War Widows was beaten by Channel 5’s Killer Psychopaths.
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NewsAdam Buxton and Graham Linehan pen C4 comedy pilot
Channel 4 has commissioned a non-TX sitcom pilot about a data spaceship from the creator of the IT Crowd.
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NewsChannel 4 boards Lion's HMS Erebus doc
Lion Television is investigating the discovery of Sir John Franklin’s shipwrecked vessel HMS Erebus as part of a major international co-production with broadcasters including Channel 4.
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CommentComment: Channel 4 drama is here to be different
As C4 head of drama, it’s a badge of honour to open Broadcast and see you have appalled a TV critic
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RatingsThe Jump ends with 2m
MONDAY: Channel 4’s The Jump finished in line with its first series average, as Channel 5’s Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole smashed competition from Heston Blumenthal.
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NewsIrish format The Takeover heads to C4
Channel 4 has ordered a UK version of Irish business format The Takeover after striking a deal with Sony Pictures Television.
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NewsBodyshockers and Three Day Nanny return to C4
Channel 4 has shored up its factual slate with the recommission of Liberty Bell’s Three Day Nanny and Remarkable Television’s Bodyshockers.
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CommentChannel 4’s drama push isn’t working
Broadcaster is struggling to get the balance right, says Maggie Brown
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NewsInside the Immigration Street row
The row over Channel 4’s upcoming Immigration Street is set to play out on screen as the broadcaster prepares to show footage of Love Productions’ crew being threatened by local people.
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FeaturesBest Daytime Programme: Couples Come Dine With Me
Shiver presented itself with a difficult task in creating a spin-off of one of the most successful formats of the 21st century, but triumphed as the first series of Couples Come Dine With Me performed well in Channel 4’s daytime schedule.
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FeaturesBest Documentary Series: Bedlam
Other shows in this category may have attracted more viewers or generated more column inches, but Bedlam tackled mental health with a rare mixture of honesty and humour.
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FeaturesBest News & Current Affairs Programme: Dispatches: Nigeria’s Hidden War
The key international news stories of 2014 focused on the Middle East and Ukraine, so Nigeria’s Hidden War was both an aptly titled and incredibly revealing film.
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FeaturesBest Sports Programme: The Grand National 2014
The judges were united in their praise for Channel 4’s coverage of Pineau De Re’s triumph in the 167th Grand National in April last year.
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NewsBehind the scenes: The Jump launch night
Broadcast goes behind the scenes on The Jump’s second series debut and hears how Channel 4 and Twofour hope that changes to the format will lift the show into orbit.
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NewsC4’s Immigration Street order cut
Channel 4 has cut the number of episodes of Benefits Street spin-off Immigration Street after disruption from local residents resulted in a lack of footage.
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RatingsNick Clegg can’t lift The Last Leg
FRIDAY: The appearance of deputy prime minister Nick Clegg couldn’t swell the audience of C4’s The Last Leg, while BBC1’s Musketeers fell to another low.
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RatingsThe Jump returns on high
SUNDAY: The Jump sprang into action for its second series with its biggest audience to date.
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NewsMad Fat Diary draws to a close
E4 has ordered a third and final series of comedy-drama My Mad Fat Diary.
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NewsC4 holds Immigration Street talks with Southampton Council
Channel 4’s head of documentaries Nick Mirsky will travel to Southampton today to tackle the local council’s concerns over upcoming series Immigration Street.