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European Premiere of Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield to open 63rd BFI London Film Festival

Starring Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw, Paul Whitehouse and Gwendoline Christie

Behind the bling at one of London's most popular jewellers

Shine TV, part of EndemolShine UK, has been commissioned by Channel 4 to make a one-off documentary that will see cameras go behind-the-scenes at one of London’s best-known independent jewellers. Trotters Jewellers in Bethnal Green is a destination for big-ticket bling. Whether it’s for a ramped-up

15 Jul 19 News Release

Channel 4 commissions Frieda.TV to Cook up a Fortune

Channel 4 have commissioned Frieda.TV to make a brand new 20-part series where the nation’s most passionate cooks get a once-in-a-lifetime chance to launch their own food brand to the British public. Cooking Up A Fortune sees amateur foodies who dream of escaping the rat race and cooking for a

15 Jul 19 News Release

Britain's New Build Scandal: Channel 4 Dispatches

Monday 15th July, 8pm, Channel 4 HOUSE BUILDING GIANT: “ WE CAN AND WILL DO BETTER ” Dispatches investigates allegations of shoddy standards, poor customer care, sky high profits and executive bonuses at Britain’s most profitable builder, Persimmon. It also examines the government’s Help to Buy

12 Jul 19 News Release

Winner of Coors Light Rap Battle will be decided during ad break using live social media voting

The first beer-branded rap battle winner will be decided by viewers with a live public vote

11 Jul 19 News Release

Channel 4 partners with Sky to share live coverage of England’s Cricket World Cup Final with the nation

England’s Cricket World Cup Final will be shown free to air after Channel 4 and Sky struck a deal to make the match available to the nation. The partnership comes after England beat Australia to secure a place in the final this Sunday (14 July) where they will face New Zealand at Lord’s. Free to air

11 Jul 19 News Release

Channel 4 commissions from Primal Media Home Free (w/t)

Home Free (w/t) will follow a group of young people with learning disabilities who are leaving home for the first time and moving into supported living apartments that offer up the chance of independent living. This coming of age moment, a big step in the lives of most young people, is a huge leap

11 Jul 19 News Release

Tez Ilyas joins Channel 4 with brand new satirical news show

A new topical mix of sketches and studio antics are coming with The Tez O'Clock Show

10 Jul 19 News Release

Channel 4 commissions Jimmy Doherty’s campaign to save Britain’s bees

A third of Britain’s bee species have declined since 1980 – an alarming trend that threatens the collapse of entire ecosystems, and the viability of agriculture which relies on natural pollination. In this new series commissioned for Channel 4, Jimmy Doherty attempts to show the declines are not