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'The plans are really scary' - Irish comedian voices concerns over plans to privatise Channel 4

Irish comedian and actress Aisling Bea has said it is “really important” to fight plans to privatise Channel 4. The UK Government recently confirmed the broadcaster, which has been publicly owned since it was founded in 1982, will be sold off. Stars ...

09 May 2022 at 15:33

First Dates’ Merlin Griffiths thanks NHS for ‘saving my life’ after tumour op

First Dates barman Merlin Griffiths has thanked the NHS for “literally saving my life” following surgery to remove a tumour. The 46-year-old Channel 4 star announced in September that he had been diagnosed with bowel cancer. View this post on ...

21 Apr 2022 at 11:25

Channel 4 to air documentary about campaign to free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Channel 4 will air a documentary about Richard Ratcliffe’s campaign to free his wife Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe after she was detained in Iran. The single-episode documentary, called Nazanin, follows the life of Mr Ratcliffe over the past six ...

18 Mar 2022 at 11:25

Channel 4 releases first look at final series of Derry Girls

Channel 4 has offered a first glimpse at the third and final series of its hit comedy series Derry Girls. The coming-of-age programme about a group of teenagers growing up in Northern Ireland in the 1990s, around the time of the IRA and ...

17 Mar 2022 at 17:55

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Gardeners’ Question Time to mark 75th year with Chelsea Flower Show exhibit

BBC Radio 4 Gardeners’ Question Time (GQT) will celebrate its 75th anniversary with its first garden exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show next month. Designed by GQT panellist and RHS Chelsea medal winner Matthew Wilson, it will be a ...

08 Apr 2022 at 01:25

New Ofcom chief Lord Grade defends branding BBC licence fee ‘regressive’

Newly-announced Ofcom chairman Lord Michael Grade has said he believes describing the BBC licence fee as “regressive” is not an opinion but a “statement of fact”. The 79-year-old Conservative peer, who has held senior positions at all ...

31 Mar 2022 at 11:55

New Ofcom chief Lord Grade admits he does not use social media

Newly-announced Ofcom chairman Lord Michael Grade has admitted he does not use social media but said he does “understand the dynamics”. The 79-year-old Conservative peer, who has held senior positions at all three of the UK’s major ...

31 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Angus Robertson: Privatisation of Channel 4 is unnecessary and ill-conceived

The privatisation of Channel 4 is “unnecessary and ill-conceived”, Angus Robertson has said. Mr Robertson, the Scottish Government’s culture secretary, said the broadcaster’s creativity will be diluted by privatisation. His ...

05 Apr 2022 at 17:55

Tory MPs divided over Channel 4 privatisation as plans could face revolt

Divisions in the Conservative Party over the privatisation of Channel 4 are bursting into the open, with the plans likely to face a bumpy ride in Parliament. Tory MP and Father of the House Sir Peter Bottomley told the PA ...

06 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Sajid Javid says sale of Channel 4 will set it ‘free’

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said privatising Channel 4 will set the network “free”. The broadcaster has been publicly owned since it was founded in 1982 and is funded by advertising, with the Government confirming ...

06 Apr 2022 at 11:25

Only Channel 4 would have commissioned my consumer rights show, says Joe Lycett

Comedian Joe Lycett said he believes only Channel 4 would have commissioned his consumer rights TV show. The Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back presenter spoke of his pride in the programme, which he said is an important part ...

07 Apr 2022 at 14:25

Former Kingfisher boss Sir Ian Cheshire appointed chairman of Channel 4

Businessman Sir Ian Cheshire has been appointed as the next chairman of Channel 4. He will join the broadcaster’s board on Monday April 11, succeeding interim chair and media executive Dawn Airey, watchdog Ofcom ...

02 Apr 2022 at 23:55

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