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Close-up of Francis Bourgeois wearing a reflective space helmet and blue spacesuit, focused intently while operating equipment inside a spacecraft or simulation module.

Channel 4 are following trainspotting and engineering social media star, Francis Bourgeois, as he realises his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut - Francis Bourgeois Rocket Man (w/t).

This two part series, made by Shine TV (A Banjay UK company) and developed in association with Untold Studios, will see Francis boldly set out to go where no other social media star has been. Over two episodes, Francis steps inside some of the world’s leading space agencies, getting a rare look

20 May 25 News Release

Channel 4 Announces Landmark Documentary Series on Tony Blair

Channel 4 has commissioned a new three-part factual series exploring the life, leadership, and legacy of Tony Blair – one of the most significant figures in modern British history. Made by 72 films, the makers of The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson , this series will take a revealing look at Blair’s

20 May 25 News Release

Channel 4 to chart the rise of AI in two-part modern history series

Channel 4 has commissioned 72 Films, a Fremantle company, and Windfall Films to make a two-part landmark series looking at the rapid rise of AI and the figures who have played pivotal roles in this technological revolution. Featuring both this year's Nobel Prize winner, Geoffrey Hinton, the

20 May 25 News Release

Channel 4 to tell the extraordinary story of the Mitford sisters in three-part series

This three-part documentary series from BAFTA-winning producers Swan Films will tell the story of the famous, and notorious, Mitford sisters. The six daughters of an English peer and cousins to the Churchills, these distinguished socialites had ringside seats to some of the most extraordinary and

20 May 25 News Release

Channel 4 in ground-breaking UK-First with Channel 4.0 Video Content Coming to Spotify

Channel 4.0 programming launching on Spotify this week Distribution on Spotify strengthens Channel 4’s youth offering and reach Continues Channel 4’s innovation record pioneering digital distribution firsts to reach new audiences, especially young people Channel 4 today announced a ground-breaking

19 May 25 News Release

Babatunde Aleshe and Finlay Christie on a pebble beach on the island of Ireland.

Channel 4 and Tourism Ireland team up for third time for Coast to Coast series with Babatunde Aléshé and Finlay Christie

Channel 4 today announced the recommission of its branded entertainment series in collaboration with Tourism Ireland, fronted by Babatunde Aléshé and Finlay Christie. The third partnership, Coast to Coast: The Scenic Route, will showcase a new set of travel routes within the island of Ireland

19 May 25 News Release

Channel 4 Sales unveils shortlist of sustainable businesses up for winning free airtime

Channel 4 Sales has today revealed which businesses have been shortlisted in its competition with B Lab UK, the non-profit behind the UK B Corp movement. The competition gives Certified B Corporations (“B Corps”) in the UK the chance to win airtime worth £600,000. 10 businesses made the shortlist

17 May 25 News Release

Channel 4 launches its most audacious survival show yet – by handcuffing strangers to each other

Jonathan Ross returns to Channel 4 to run this daring and ultimately heart-warming social experiment A famous phrase says “hell is other people” – can eight pairs of strangers survive being handcuffed to one another for weeks? Will they learn to love one another? Channel 4 has commissioned

16 May 25 News Release

Channel 4’s groundbreaking digital-first documentary strand ‘UNTOLD’ returns with hard-hitting new season featuring a sextortion investigation with Jordan Stephens, Confessions of a Prison Officer (w/t) and Chloe Burrows fronted dating documentary

Channel 4’s acclaimed digital-first documentary strand UNTOLD is back with a bold new season that dives deep into some of the most pressing, provocative, and underreported issues shaping modern life. Available to stream first on Channel 4’s digital platforms, UNTOLD pushes boundaries with