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Ahead of Sunday's live Big Pride Party, Joe Lycett reveals all...

To mark Channel 4’s Proud All Over programming celebrating 50 Years of Pride in the UK, Joe Lycett is hosting a big queer party this Sunday at 9pm, live from his Birmingham hometown. The two-hour inclusive spectacular, which will form the climax of the Pride season, will see the comedian and consumer warrior celebrating all things LGBTQ+ alongside a whole host of famous faces. The show will be full to bursting with Joe’s trademark wit, a barrage of naughtiness, and just a smattering of righting wrongs as Joe is joined by a dazzling line up of celebrity guests including Queer icon Boy George, Heartstopper sensations Joe Locke and Yasmin Finney, comedians Mawaan Rizwan and Rosie Jones and Drag Race queens Lawrence Chaney and Tia Kofi.

first direct sponsors new Channel 4 programme strand “The Essentials on 4”

Channel 4 today announced that first direct will sponsor a brand-new programme strand called “The Essentials on 4”. The sponsorship will run from 1st July 2022 until early next year and is the first partnership between Channel 4 and first direct. The sponsorship deal will also consist of an All 4

Channel 4 names two new foreign correspondents

Channel 4 News is boosting its award-winning foreign coverage with the appointment of two new correspondents. Secunder Kermani, the BBC’s Pakistan and Afghanistan Correspondent, and Paraic O’Brien, currently a news correspondent at Channel 4 News, will be filling the new roles. They’ll be joining

New health format from Monkey to help you ‘Know Your Sh!t’ (w/t)

Gut health is to be put under the microscope in an eye-opening new health format produced by Monkey for Channel 4.

Film4 announces Sci-Fi July

Summer collection of over 50 films spanning science-fiction, fantasy, superheroes and horror available for free on Film4 and All 4 from July 1st Film4 tomorrow launches Sci-Fi July, a summer celebration of contemporary science-fiction and fantasy cinema in all its far-out, phenomenal forms, with

“As we approach 40, there is no mid-life crisis to see here - Channel 4 is in the best shape it’s ever been both creatively and financially.” Jonathan Allan, British Screen Forum Conference 2022

Thank you Jon, and given I have the dreaded after-lunch spot – I thought I would kick off with a bit of a reminder of why we all love Channel 4. It’s great to be here today at a particularly interesting time for Channel 4 and at an incredibly exciting time for the British screen sector. DCMS

Channel 4 challenges UK advertisers to improve disabled representation in advertising campaigns

Channel 4 commissions Miriam: Death of a Reality Star (w/t)

Channel 4 has commissioned from Expectation Miriam: Death of a Reality Star. A 3 x 60 documentary series telling the story of Miriam Rivera, the world’s first trans reality tv star: her life, her death, and her extraordinary legacy. Using Miriam’s own voice and words throughout, the series will

Channel 4 announces Night Coppers

Ten thousand revellers pack Brighton’s clubs and pubs every weekend, and as the sun goes down and the lights come up, the number of assaults, sexual violence, anti-social behaviour, drug-related incidents and hate crime goes through the roof – and for the Night Coppers of Brighton, policing this