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Channel 4’s 4Screenwriting Announces Drama Writers For 2026

Now in its sixteenth year, Channel 4 today announces the twelve talented writers who have won coveted places on the drama screenwriting course, 4Screenwriting. From over 2700 scripts entered, Channel 4 pairs an aspiring writer with an experienced script editor and works with them on a series or

12 Jun 26 News Release

Maisie Adam and Joel Dommett embark on a summer adventure in new Channel 4 series with Boots

Channel 4 has partnered with Boots on a new entertainment series, Summer Unboxed with Maisie and Joel. This five-part series starring comedians Joel Dommett and Maisie Adam.

12 Jun 26 News Release

A couple are on a Simba mattress in a bedroom. The male on the right hand side is lying down sleeping and the female on the right hand side is putting the volume down, shown by a volume graphic, of the television she is watching.

Channel 4 Sales secures Simba as inaugural sponsor of Weekends on Channel 4

Channel 4 Sales today announces Simba Sleep as the inaugural sponsor of weekend programming on Channel 4. In a first of its kind partnership, Simba, the sleep technology company British online mattress group, will sponsor content across Channel 4’s linear, streaming and digital platforms in a 19

11 Jun 26 News Release

Taskmaster announces series 22 line-up

CHLOE PETTS – ISY SUTTIE – MATT LUCAS – NINA CONTI – RICHARD AYOADE As another triumphant task tournament comes to a close, the almighty Greg Davies and his efficient assistant Alex Horne announce a brand-new five-piece set of distinguished comedians that they are set to score and mark with the

10 Jun 26 News Release

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Channel 4 Sales awards TV advertising airtime to five more sustainable businesses as it announces the winners of its B Corp competition

Channel 4 Sales has today named the B Corp businesses which have won the second iteration of its B Corp competition. The competition, in partnership with B Lab UK, enables five more B Corps to unlock the power of TV advertising and fuel positive consumer behaviour change. The five winners will win a

9 Jun 26 News Release

Channel 4 to scale new heights with urban free solo climbing doc

Channel 4 has commissioned a feature-length documentary following 24-year-old urban free solo climber Adam Lockwood as he attempts his most dangerous and ambitious climb yet, scaling the Eiffel Tower without ropes or safety equipment. Produced by Oxford Scientific Films, part of ITV Studios

9 Jun 26 News Release

Press Pack Interview with Chris Packham- Invasion of the Parakeets

TX: 15th June at 8pm Ring-necked parakeets are among Britain's most divisive birds, loved for their beauty and blamed for harming native wildlife. Chris Packham follows a family of parakeets as they grow. He investigates claims that they steal nesting sites and damage crops, and asks whether these

5 Jun 26 News Release

Channel 4 announces Jon Snow: A Last Big Story

In a new feature length documentary, Channel 4 follows journalistic and broadcasting icon Jon Snow as he tackles a final sensational scoop against the backdrop of a life-changing diagnosis: Alzheimer's Disease Jon Snow: A Last Big Story will air on Channel 4 on Saturday 20th June at 8pm Channel 4

4 Jun 26 News Release

The Light in the Hall: Still Waters returns to Channel 4

The series is the English-language version of Y Golau: Dŵr , which previously aired in Welsh on S4C, and returns to the fictional town of Llanemlyn as a controversial plan to expand the reservoir reignites long-buried tensions. Told across two timelines, the story begins in 1995, when activist Llyr