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Channel 4 releases first look images from series two of comedy Big Mood starring Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West

First look images have now been released for the second series of Dancing Ledge Productions’ (Prisoner 951, The Responder, The Salisbury Poisonings) hit comedy Big Mood. Written and created by Camilla Whitehill, the six-episode series will air on Channel 4 next year. Returning cast members include

28 Nov 25 News Release

Vicky Pattison joins Stand Up To Cancer 2025 presenting line-up for live fundraising show on Channel 4 on Friday 12th December

Presenter and podcaster Vicky Pattison joins Adam Hills and Hannah Fry presenting live from Stratford, East London, for an unmissable night of television, the climax to a week of fundraising and extraordinary celebrity challenges as part of this year’s campaign by Channel 4 and Cancer Research UK.

27 Nov 25 News Release

Hit Channel 4 comedy 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown set for refresh with Rob Beckett and Judi Love added to the line-up

8 Out of 10 Cats team captain Rob Beckett will become a permanent captain on ‘Cats Does Countdown’ Judi Love joins the ensemble as a regular returning guest The comedians will appear alongside host Jimmy Carr, Rachel Riley, Susie Dent, Jon Richardson, Joe Wilkinson and a plethora of guest comics 8

26 Nov 25 News Release

Channel 4’s Hollyoaks celebrates record-breaking viewing highs

Hollyoaks’ 30th anniversary week delivers the show’s strongest performance in years The Hollyoaks/Brookside crossover episode on the Wednesday 22nd October is the best Hollyoaks episode for consolidated Inds 000s [645k] since Oct 2021 and best for share [5.8%] since February 2020 The special soap

26 Nov 25 News Release

Stand Up To Cancer 2025 launches moving Tribute Mile to honour lives lost to cancer

A national call to honour loved ones: People across the UK are invited to take part by dedicating a lantern to someone who has been lost to cancer. Each lantern will bear a personalised tribute and photograph, creating a shared expression of love, loss and hope, stretching one mile through the park. Four unique lantern designs are available for personalisation online.

26 Nov 25 News Release

It is the frontcover of the Disability Comms Guide and Playbook which has this title on the top left hand corner with the logos for Channel 4, Bupa, Purple Goat and Initiative underneath. A person with Down Syndrome is shaking hands with another person.

The groundbreaking digital Disability Comms Guide and Playbook from Channel 4, Bupa, and Purple Goat is now available for brands and agencies

Channel 4 Sales’ highly-anticipated Disability Comms Guide and Playbook , created in partnership with Bupa, Purple Goat and Initiative, is now available for the advertising industry to access. Built off the back off the Paralympic Games legacy, this guide offers practical and up-to-date guidance

26 Nov 25 News Release

King of Sunshine and Channel 4 embark on a picturesque rail expedition through Norway this Christmas

Channel 4 invites viewers to come aboard another celebrated railway journey this December, following the Bergen Oslo railway as it traverses from Norway’s coast to the capital in Nordic Train at Christmas.

26 Nov 25 News Release

Winter Paralympics 100 days to go: Channel 4 secures broadcast rights for Milano Cortina 2026

Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 marks Channel 4’s eighth consecutive Paralympic Games broadcast since London 2012, continuing its mission to bring Paralympic sport to mainstream audiences and champion disability representation across the UK media landscape.

25 Nov 25 News Release

Channel 4 and Sainsbury’s launch festive branded entertainment series with Chris Ramsey

Channel 4 has joined forces with Sainsbury’s to bring viewers some festive cheer in a brand-new entertainment series, Chris Ramsey’s Alternative Christmas Guide. Hosted by British comedian Chris Ramsey, the show is all about embracing the joy of throwing a Christmas party, with minimal effort, whoever the guests happen to be…