Documentary series following people with challenging conditions who are looking for love. Creative forward look continued by dialling up the difference, we aim to ensure that channel 4 is always the most distinctive british broadcaster taking creative risks and airing unheard voices, but always with the ambition of being broad and popular. A partnership between the uks channel 4 and global series network, the us is the first international expansion market for walter presents. Channel 4 appoints daniel fromm as commissioning editor based. Kelly webblamb, channel 4 deputy director of programmes and head of popular factual said, it was a genuine risk to take on such an innovative new reality format, but the circle absolutely. Channel 4 readies fastturnaround slate of coronavirus. Channel 4 factual entertainment bolstered by greenslade channel 4. Aug 20, 2015 french collection channel 4 the french collection wt is a 15 x 60 daytime series where three amateur vintage dealers travel to brocante markets in france to acquire a host of varied items with.
We also make popular obdocumentary series and oneoffs, such as. Bbc two popular factual and factual entertainment for bbc two were concentrating on developing the next generation of 8pm returnable series and there are a few shapes were keen to explore. Launching new shows here against the soaps is hard, but get it right and both channel and producer could end up with a big win in a long returner. The factual entertainment commissioners are responsible for commissioning returnable entertaining formats and pop doc series for weekdays. Hair averaged almost 1 million viewers and life and death row challenged expectations and won huge critical. Genre assistant popular factual bristol channel 4 jobs. Channel 4 reveals uk regions commissioning team tbi vision. Free box sets of our most popular comedy, factual and drama series boxfresh all 4 original shows all 4 is a free app our content is free to watch because channel 4 is a notforprofit organisation and all of our programming is funded with money made from advertising. Channel 4 will not just look different but will think and behave differently, pledged chief executive alex mahon. Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. You should be bringing us ideas for programmes that start conversations, films.
Prior to joining channel 4 in 2017, he served as executive producer on the island. A countdown of the 30 greatest comedy shows in channel 4 s archives. Label1s hospital is britains best documentary series 200319. Channel 4 annual report 2018 3rd channel 4 is the third most popular uk tv channel for 1634yearolds 15. May 16, 2014 for me, educating yorkshire was the best factual programme this year. Britains most indepth and probing national evening news bulletin, with political reports, interviews with prominent public figures and arts features. Channel 4 slots two fast turnaround entertainment series. Channel 4 falls for five guys a week 020519 label1s school doc series is best factual at rts west of england awards 250319. Cpl productions edinburgh international television festival.
Uk broadcaster channel 4 has unveiled commissioning editors for its new headquarters in leeds, as well as those heading up regional offices in bristol and glasgow. On 31 october 2017, channel 4 introduced a new series of idents continuing the theme, this time. The factual entertainment department is responsible for a wide range of popular factual series and formats including hunted, the island, the circle, 60 days on the streets, gogglebox, travel man and naked attraction. French collection channel 4 the french collection wt is a 15 x 60 daytime series where three amateur vintage dealers travel to brocante markets in france to.
Adam vandermark commissioning editor channel 4 linkedin. Lawrie is currently commissioning editor, specialist factual and he has worked on a range of popular factual programming having previously helped launch new formats including the apprentice, hunted and the face. Jan 18, 2019 kelly webblamb, channel 4 deputy director of programmes and head of popular factual said, it was a genuine risk to take on such an innovative new reality format, but the circle absolutely. Channel 4 exec to head up popular factual at two rivers. Channel 4 to launch xrated series sex tape whats it. These types of programs are also described as documentary, fly on the wall, docudrama, and reality television. The first woman on the channel, contrary to popular belief, was not whiteleys countdown cohost. The programs investigate the human stories of those on the fro. The brand new series will launch on friday, april 26th. Below are the top 100 unscripted programs on broadcast television in the uk during 2h last year. The factual entertainment department is responsible for a wide range of popular factual series and formats including hunted, the island, the circle, 60 days.
Channel 4 invests in money advice series realscreen. Gilly greenslade is to join channel 4 as commissioning editor for factual entertainment, reporting to head of factual entertainment kelly webblamb greenslade is an experienced filmmaker who specialises in bringing mischief and warmth to popular factual and factual entertainment programmes. Channel 4s 30 greatest comedy shows c4 factual british. Channel 4 factual entertainment bolstered by greenslade. Channel 4 announces a host of new factual content royal. The list was compiled based on the nominations submitted to channel 4 by a series of factual filmmakers. Sep 04, 2019 the series has been commissioned for channel 4 by deborah dunnett, commissioning editor of popular factual, and timothy hancock, commissioning editor of features and formats.
Channel 4s leeds hq will veto shows nobody outside of. Label1 we make bigscale popular factual television. Commissioning editor popular factual bristol channel 4 jobs. The series has been commissioned for channel 4 by deborah dunnett, commissioning editor of popular factual, and timothy hancock, commissioning editor of features and formats. The scale of these audiences is astounding, at least compared with the appetite for comparable nonfiction programs in the u. C4 head of factual ralph lee himself agrees with much of this and says his channel takes a risk with virtually all the shows it commissions. Nov 12, 2009 popular reality tv show wife swap and factual series how clean is your house. We want to be the home of big access series that genuinely tell the.
Through agendadriving commissions, channel 5 reflects life in. We particularly enjoy the brits loyalty to classic, contentrich. Channel 4 is a british publicservice freetoair television network headquartered in leeds, united kingdom. Channel 4 the hotel series 3 episode 6 the grosvenor hotel torquay 20. The channel was established to provide a fourth television service to the united kingdom in addition to the licencefunded bbc one and bbc two, and the single commercial broadcasting network itv. Realscreen archive channel 4 invests in money advice series. The scottish indie two rivers media has appointed channel 4 alum lizi wootton to the position of head of popular factual. At launch, walter presents premiered 34 full series from 12 countries, with 3 new series premiering each month. For me, educating yorkshire was the best factual programme this year. Channel 5 is the uks thirdlargest commercial channel, with a diverse schedule spanning documentaries, popular factual series, accessible and engaging history, inclusive entertainment and reality, scripted shows and acclaimed childrens and news content. Paramount network pbs pbs kids pop qubo quibi retro tv science showtime smile sony crackle. Label1s school doc series is best factual at rts west of england awards 250319. Why is channel 4 so ahead of the game with factual programming.
The genre has existed in some form or another since the early years of television, although the term factual television has especially been used to describe programs produced. Bbc bbc one popular factual and factual entertainment. In the specialist and single documentary categories, a film about martin luther king and channel. Bbc three, which won the best factual channel award last year, had another strong year. Gilly joined simon dickson and lorraine charkerphillips label1 in january 2016. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover adams connections and jobs at similar companies. British pubcaster channel 4 has slated two fast turnaround factual series from nit television and production firms expectation and momo g. It is the world leader in fastturnaround documentaries, topical debate programmes, hardhitting current affairs and highrating popular factual series for major international broadcasters such as bbc, itv, channel 4, channel 5, sky, discovery, netflix and cbs. And finally, we are always looking for popular documentary ideas whether for series, like. Daniel is one of the key creative forces behind some of channel 4s most successful popular factual series. Ambulance crews treat emergencies across the west midlands filmed in real time. This category lists shows that have regularly aired their firstrun episodes on the channel 4 schedule, in the united kingdom. Bbc bbc two popular factual and factual entertainment. The series will be made in greater manchester by studio lambert north and motion content group.
This is a list of programmes broadcast by channel 4, which is one of the five major terrestrial. So is the wonderful diversity of subgenres and formats. Apr 16, 2020 british pubcaster channel 4 has slated two fast turnaround factual series from nit television and production firms expectation and momo g. The circle was commissioned by channel 4 deputy director of programmes kelly webblamb and factual entertainment commissioning editor gilly greenslade. View adam vandermarks profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Reasons to be cheerful with matt lucas will serve as a 6.
In the specialist and single documentary categories, a. The longrunning natural history factual series that sees presenters kate humble and ben fogle go behind the scenes of longleat estate and safari park, in wiltshire, england. The 50 greatest documentaries was a channel 4 television programme which was broadcast on 9 october 2005 and was narrated by british actress, zoe wanamaker. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large. Imdbs advanced search allows you to run extremely powerful queries over all people and titles in the database. The content you are trying to access is only available to members. Aug 30, 2019 ultimately, the most popular player at the end of the series wins a cash prize. Channel 4 is a british publicservice freetoair television network headquartered in leeds. Channel 4 boss julian bellamy said both shows had been huge hits, but that his focus was now on finding the next generation of groundbreaking shows. Shiver appoints channel 4s simone haywood in new head of factual entertainment role 16th july 2018 shiver, the multiaward winning itv studios label, has appointed channel 4 commissioning. The secret life of 4 year olds was channel 4s most popular factual programme of the past five years and went on to spawn a series and a. Factual television is a genre of nonfiction television programming that documents actual events and people.
Genre factual broadcast 2012 channel channel 4 episodes 1 features simon pegg, al murray, charlie higson, vic reeves, bob mortimer, jessica hynes, sally phillips, rhys thomas and others director ali lynch producers ali lynch and mike sinclair. Live for three hours on channel 4, sunday brunch eases the nation into its sunday with the perfect mix of cooking, chat and live music. The bbc lead this years winners of the 18th annual edinburgh tv awards which were today revealed in an awards ceremony at the edinburgh tv festival hosted by mo gilligan. It does not list shows which first appeared on a different network. With jon snow, krishnan gurumurthy, cathy newman, matt frei. Producer sacha mirzoeff will head up the bristol hub and has also been appointed factual commissioning editor for the new office, while former drama commissioner at welsh network s4c. Txing in an 8pm slot with a consolidated audience of 3.
Realscreen archive channel 4 slots two fast turnaround. The wacko jacko persona was a deliberate ruse to cover a much darker truth, says jacques peretti as he examines his own complicity in letting the pop star off the hook. Why is channel 4 so ahead of the game with factual. The new commissions include a travelling dance series, a new dating show and a documentary about a familyrun sex shop.