All articles by Marian McHugh – Page 3
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NewsRussell Brand pleads not guilty to rape and sexual assault charges
Comedian will stand trial for five offences on 3 June 2026
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RatingsChannel 4 Nazi invasion doc draws 650,000
THURSDAY: Minnow Films two-parter opens shy of slot average
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FeaturesIs it time to reset Ofcom’s nations and regions criteria?
Amid the row over what makes a Traitor Scottish, Broadcast asks UK-wide stakeholders what they want to see from the regulator and broadcasters alike
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NewsLove preps The Piano-style singing format for Channel 4
Your Song is a joint commission from PSB’s specialist factual, reality and ents and docs and fact-ent units
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RatingsMichelle Mone doc informs 753,000
WEDNESDAY: Race Across the World leaves pack trailing in its wake as only 9pm title to surpass 1m viewers
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RatingsGary Lineker’s final Match of the Day draws 2m
SUNDAY & BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY: Long-standing presenter’s emotional goodbye draws highest audience since February
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NewsITN docks at Dover for C4
Ob doc will explore one of Europe’s busiest transport hubs at height of traffic during summer 2024
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NewsCrackit TV takes to the high seas for C4
Secrets of Supercruisers (w/t) follows voyages of two luxury cruise liners
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RatingsJoanna Lumley’s Danube trip sets sail with 1.2m
FRIDAY & SATURDAY: Star’s latest travelogue with Burning Bright behind previous efforts
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NewsVivienne Molokwu handed E4 remit
Reality and ents senior commissioning editor will steer sister channel’s commissioning strategy
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NewsC4 moves to reassure Indie Growth Fund cohort
15 indies keen to learn more about how creation of Creative Investment Fund will impact their relationship with broadcaster
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NewsNetflix lines up Dan Brown’s The Secret of Secrets
Novelist will write and exec produce series based on latest Robert Langdon adventure
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NewsThe Garden behind apocalyptic format for Channel 4
Tentpole commission Survive the City challenges ordinary people to survive ’the end of the world’
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NewsDisney+ confirms ‘anti-romantic comedy’ from Clerkenwell
Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement lead cast of Alice and Steve (w/t)
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NewsPact brands C4 in-house plans ‘a kick in the teeth’
Indie body says it was not consulted over plans for standalone company or introduction of M&A-focused Creative Investment Fund until last minute
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NewsC4 leaders tight-lipped on details of in-house production
Senior managers coy on setting targets and figures for new venture
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NewsShaminder Nahal sets out C4 specialist factual stall
Docs on the Mitford sisters, Tony Blair and the story of AI among genre head’s latest slate
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RatingsITV1 triumphs over BBC1 in drama face-off
SUNDAY: Code of Silence betters The Bombing of Pan Am 103
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NewsC4 orders 72 Films’ handcuffing social experiment
Jonathan Ross oversees show following shackled contestants undertaking a British road trip
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NewsOfcom proposes PSB quota reforms
Regulator launches consultation on updates to original productions, regional and indie quotas