Channel 4 – Page 300
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NewsJamie's green road trip
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has promoted a green initiative by making what is believed to be the world’s first carbon-neutral TV travel series.
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NewsStudio Lambert’s B&B swap given green light by C4
Channel 4 is to invite Britain’s B&B owners to test each other’s hospitality in a series from Studio Lambert.
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NewsDebutantes and pubs lead next Cutting Edge run
Acclaimed documentary-maker Jane Treays will reveal the culture of London’s society debutantes for her latest Cutting Edge film.
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NewsGrand Designs presenter embarks on Grand Tour
Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud is to take a break from home renovation for a European travelogue series for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 adds religion to Lee’s specialist factual portfolio
Channel 4 has axed the post of commissioning editor of religion and ethics following Aaqil Ahmed’s defection to the BBC.
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Icon Films to tell story of US airmen’s Borneo rescue
Bristol-based documentary-maker Icon Films is to make The Airmen and the Headhunters, a one-off doc about a team of US airmen rescued by Borneo tribesmen during World War II.
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NewsC4 orders lifestyle specials on oldies for mini-season
Channel 4 is lining up special editions of lifestyle shows such as How to Look Gook Naked and Embarrassing Bodies featuring the over-60s, in a week of themed programming.
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Bio of porn king Raymond first from Neal stable
Drama guru Gub Neal is backing a feature-length biopic of the late porn baron, Paul Raymond, slated for Channel 4, as the first venture from his new company, Artists Studio.
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NewsMcKerrow defends Boys and Girls Alone
SHOWCOMOTION: Richard McKerrow, creative director of Love Productions, has hit back at critics of his Channel 4 series Boys and Girls Alone for making snap judgements claiming they did not what they were talking about.
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C4 instigates training for its commissioners
Channel 4 is to put all of its commissioners through an intense five-day, cross-platform training course this autumn as part of a new deal to back the creative multi-media scheme Crossover.
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Twitter texts will promote C4 doc on Wild survival
Channel 4 will launch Tigress’ new extreme survival series Alone in the Wild with a 10-week Twitter campaign, based on a basic health and safety check.
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C4 is committed to docs but price worries remain
Channel 4 has committed to making another 40 editions of Dispatches and 30 of Cutting Edge in 2010, but factual producers still fear the effects of the channel’s cost-cutting.
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NewsC4 backs creative writing game
An iPhone application that aims to stimulate creative writing is the latest project to come out of Channel 4’s online PSB fund, 4iP.
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NewsC4 sends producer Wild for sole survivor doc
Channel 4 will cross a frontier in survival programming by dropping a TV producer into the Canadian wilderness for 12 weeks with just a camera and a backpack.
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Senior departures prompt Channel 4 to rethink factual
Channel 4 is set to shake up its factual commissioning structure in the wake of high-profile departures.
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NewsC4 plans Dubplate Drama finale
Channel 4’s interactive music drama Dubplate Drama is to end after three series.
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C4 tells disabled people How to Look Good Naked
Channel 4 has ordered a three-part run of How to Look Good Naked featuring people with disabilities.
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NewsC4 and BBCW deal: favourite, but not sealed
A Channel 4 and BBC Worldwide joint venture looks set to win government backing, but the two parties are yet to sign a draft proposal less than two weeks ahead of the Digital Britain report.
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NewsRenovation, renovation, renovation on C4
Property Ladder creator John Silver and host Sarah Beeny are joining forces again for a Channel 4 series that will renovate homes beset by serious problems such as subsidence or pests.
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NewsTern Digital debuts iPhone game spin-off
Tern Digital is launching an iPhone game based on its Channel 4 educational show KNTV.