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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

Channel 4 opens 25 creative career opportunities for disadvantaged young people in Leeds and Manchester

Channel 4 is offering 25 more career-changing opportunities to young people based in the north of England. Twenty-five young people from disadvantaged backgrounds will have the chance to kickstart a career in the creative industries after Channel 4 set up a range of partnerships with businesses

Come Dine With Me: The Professionals programme information

Britain’s favourite daytime cooking competition is back for a new series, and for the first time ever on Come Dine with Me it’ll be professional chefs battling it out in the kitchen

Channel 4 announce new Kevin Spacey Documentary Series from Roast Beef Productions

Channel Four has commissioned a series from Roast Beef Productions about Kevin Spacey. ‘Spacey Unmasked' (w/t) will take a forensic look at one of the most powerful and respected actors in the world. From his childhood to his emergent success on Broadway and his meteoric rise to stardom, through to

CHANNEL 4 APPOINTS CHARLIE PERKINS AS HEAD OF COMEDY

Channel 4 has appointed Charlie Perkins as Head of Comedy. Charlie will report directly into Chief Content Officer Ian Katz and will manage a team comprising newly promoted Commissioning Editor Laura Riseam and Commissioning Executive Joe Hullait. Charlie will also oversee the appointment of a new Senior Commissioning Editor.

Channel 4 announces Lyra – an emotive, intimate portrait of the life and death of journalist Lyra McKee 

Lyra McKee was a celebrated Belfast investigative journalist. Internationally published, she had a track record of giving communities - who had either been silenced or forgotten - a voice. She shone a light on difficult issues, specific to Northern Ireland: post-conflict suicide, equal rights for

One Question: Interview with Claudia Winkleman

One Question – Friday 24th June, 8pm, Channel 4 & All 4