All Disability articles – Page 30
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NewsWarner Bros sells Spazticus as C4 orders second series
Controversial disability comedy show I’m Spazticus has been picked up for international sales by Warner Brothers’ distribution arm.
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NewsCharities tell C4: keep up Paralympics momentum
Two leading disability charities have urged Channel 4 to continue its good work on changing perceptions of disability after the Paralympics.
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NewsC4 Paralympics coverage changed perceptions, study finds
Channel 4 boss Jay Hunt has heaped praise on coverage of the Paralympics after a survey found that two thirds of viewers feel it favourably changed their perceptions towards people with disabilities.
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CommentC4 tone proves a game changer
The legacy of the Paralympics is far greater than mere ratings.
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TV Critics: Paralympics opening ceremony
The theme of the night was enlightenment – not simply in the age of science and art, but also in regard to disability and perceptions of it.” Read on for the verdict on the Paralympics opening ceremony.
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NewsC4's Gypsy Weddings faces axe
Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings will not return for new series and may be axed after six specials next year.
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CommentTurn on the radio for inspiration
The Paralympics continues a spectacular summer of sport, says Adrian van Klaveren.
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CommentChanging attitudes to disability
C4’s Paralympics coverage aims to leave a legacy, says David Abraham.
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NewsC4 clears schedules for live Paralympics
Channel 4 is clearing the majority of its schedule for the Paralympics as it prepares to increase coverage of the event by 400% from four years ago.
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FeaturesC4: Is this what creative renewal looks like?
Maggie Brown says the jury is still out on David Abraham’s decision to hand power to Jay Hunt.
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NewsDispatches pushed into 4Seven schedule
A Channel 4 Dispatches film, Britain on the Sick, will be the first programme to break in to the schedule of repeats channel 4Seven based on its ratings and the level of discussion it created.
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NewsCharity criticises C4's Beauty and the Beast
A facial disfigurement charity has called on Channel 4 to stop ordering programmes with ‘sensational titles which justify their existence by pretending to explore a social theme’, following the second series of Beauty and the Beast.
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NewsC4's anniversary comedy line-up revealed
Vic and Bob, Harry Hill and the writers behind Peep Show, Father Ted and Drop the Dead Donkey will contribute to a fortnight of comedy marking Channel 4’s 30th anniversary.
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NewsGervais' Derek wins NY award
Ricky Gervais comedy Derek has picked up a major prize at the New York International Short Film Festival.
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NewsC4 orders additional Paralympics content
Channel 4 looks set to increase its coverage of the Paralympics to between 180 and 200 hours, and has commissioned Twofour to make a further six docs for a strand featuring some of Britain’s up-and-coming Paralympians.
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NewsParalympics to be streamed on C4 online and Sky
The Paralympic Games will be streamed on Sky, Channel4.com, as Channel 4 prepares to provide full rolling coverage of the 12 days of action.
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NewsRenewal leads to dip in C4 diversity perceptions
In the year that saw dwarves, gypsies and London gangsters on Channel 4, the broadcaster continued to be perceived as the leader in providing culturally diverse views and challenging prejudice in 2011.
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CommentSwitching on the monitors
Keeping track of contributors can boost diversity, says Steve Hewlett.