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Dame Judi Dench explores her Shakespearean lineage in a personal history doc for Channel 4

Dame Judi Dench is perhaps our greatest Shakespearean actor. In Shakespeare, My Family and Me , the Oscar winning star turns history detective to solve a great mystery in her family’s past. Did one of her ancestors actually meet her hero, William Shakespeare? Made by Proper Job Films, this 1x60’

18 Sep 25 News Release

Joint Public Service Broadcasters' Op-Ed - RTS Cambridge 2025

The UK’s Public Service Broadcasters may be rivals when it comes to ratings, but we all share one goal: our fundamental duty is to serve the British people. We make diverse and distinctive homegrown television that unites the UK’s nations and regions in shared cultural moments. We provide impartial

18 Sep 25 News Release

Tobias Menzies, Ben Chaplin, Raphel Famotibe, Josie Walker, Harriet Walter, Stuart Bowman, Tom Courtenay and Kiran Sonia Sawar are among the cast joining Daisy Haggard and Bella Ramsey in Maya

Channel 4 has announced that filming for Maya, the brand new thriller from Two Brothers Pictures ( The Tourist, Fleabag, The Assassin), has begun in Scotland, with a host of stars joining the cast alongside co-leads Daisy Haggard ( Back to Life, Breeders) and Bella Ramsey ( The Last of Us, Time)

17 Sep 25 News Release

Channel 4 gets satirical as Donald Trump impersonator hijacks continuity to promote Trump v The Truth

Channel 4 is broadcasting what’s believed to be the world’s longest uninterrupted TV display of falsehoods, distortions and inaccuracies uttered by Donald Trump on Wednesday 17th September. In altogether different fashion, the broadcaster is going one step further to raise awareness of Trump’s

17 Sep 25 News Release

Dolours Price (Lola Petticrew) in "The Cause" episode of SAY NOTHING.

Channel 4 to air FX’s limited series Say Nothing

Based on the book by Patrick Radden Keefe, Channel 4 has licensed FX’s limited series Say Nothing from Disney Entertainment. The nine-episode series is a gripping story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland during The Troubles and will air on Channel 4 later this year. Spanning four decades, the

17 Sep 25 News Release

Channel 4 Documentary Series Celebrates 200 Years of Train Travel

All aboard! A brand new series celebrating Britain’s railway revolution, Great British Train Journeys From Above (4 x 47) is coming to Channel 4 this autumn.

17 Sep 25 News Release

The Great British Bake Off: The Third Baker Leaves The Tent

In Tuesday’s night’s episode of The Great British Bake Off on Channel 4, Jasmine was named Star Baker and sadly Pui Man was the third baker to leave the 16th series.

16 Sep 25 News Release

On the left hand side it says First deal from our Creative Investment Fund and then beneath Backing brilliant British storytellers and strengthening Channel 4's IP ownership. On the right hand side is a picture of the two MDs from Firecrest Films.

Channel 4’s Creative Investment Fund acquires Firecrest Films

Channel 4 today announced it has acquired Scottish Indie Firecrest Films through the newly launched Creative Investment Fund. The investment marks the first majority investment from the new Fund, which was announced here in May 2025, as part of the channel’s twin-track approach to IP ownership under

15 Sep 25 News Release

The Inheritance: Catherine is the fourth player to be axed from The Deceased's will

A shock twist saw former police sergeant Catherine cut from The Deceased’s will and eliminated from the game.