Channel 4
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Channel 4’s Friday Night Dinner to return for sixth series
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Channel 4 has commissioned Big Talk Productions and Popper Pictures to produce a sixth series of the critically-acclaimed and multi-award winning comedy, Friday Night Dinner with Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal returning as the Goodman Family, with Mark Heap as Jim.
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Channel 4 acquires US supernatural thriller Light As a Feather for All 4
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Originally released in the US on Hulu, Light as a Feather centres on four best friends who invite the shy new girl out on Halloween, but they soon regret their decision when she suggests they play a seemingly innocent game of ‘Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board’.
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New Channel 4 series to take viewers behind the scenes of a dog rescue centre
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The stories take place in an arena into which humans bring their hopes and histories, and open up their lives to a new four-legged friend who they hope will make their lives happier. And in which dogs find the care they have – up to now – been denied.
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Channel 4 extends Crufts broadcast deal
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The broadcaster also announced it’s agreed a new deal with Sunset+Vine that will see the production company continue to produce its Crufts coverage.
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Discovery secures more Channel 4 Jamie Oliver titles for Food Network
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Discovery has acquired some of Channel 4’s most popular Jamie Oliver titles for Food Network, its free-to-air lifestyle and entertainment channel.
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Michael Buerk to present new memory competition for Channel 4
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Veteran journalist and newsreader Michael Buerk is to present Can I Improve My Memory? – a one-off special on Channel 4 in which three celebrities attempt to learn hundreds of facts on a subject they know absolutely nothing about in just two weeks.