The highly anticipated second series revisits Doctor Gemma Foster two years on from when it was dramatically revealed that her husband Simon (Bertie Carvel) was having an affair with the much younger Kate (Jodie Comer).
The writer-director argued that TV drama, when he entered the industry as a BBC trainee in 1980, “held a mirror up to society.
“I’ve just carried on doing what was prevalent when I started. It’s just everything else that has shifted. It’s like the tide has withdrawn and left me on this little island.”
Kosminsky, who was interviewed by Channel 4 News reporter Fatima Manji, argued that “television is an incredibly powerful medium”. But, he added, “most of the time we use it for escapist tosh.
Channel 4 have announced a slate of new commissions including a period thriller, gender-based documentary and a four-part series with Grayson Perry, as well as the return of laugh-out-loud comedy Friday Night Dinner.
Channel 4 has commissioned Genderquake (w/t), a 90 minute one-off programme to look at gender-fluidity in the UK. Gender-fluidity has made its way into public consciousness and the programme will explore why this is happening.
This year’s diverse batch of contestants features a cancer survivor, a banker, an ex Army Officer and an architect competing to take home The Great British Bake Off crown.
Student Liam is the youngest contestant in this year’s group and at the other end of the spectrum is the show’s oldest contestant to date - 71 year old retiree Flo.
The contestants will not be the only new additions to the show; presenters Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig will join new judge Prue Leith and GBBO original Paul Hollywood for the show’s debut on Channel 4.
Jamie Oliver is back with a feast of quick and easy recipes that contain just five ingredients for those in a hurry to fit into their busy schedules.
His new flash dishes range from rib-eye steak, to egg and mango chutney flatbreads, to a delicious plate of scallops with black pudding, mashed potatoes and peas.
Based on the award-winning bestseller by Margaret Atwood, the show revolves around life in totalitarian dystopia Gilead, in what was formerly the United States. The show has been praised by audiences and critics, and was described as “the most timely show on television” by The Evening Standard.
On 5 June, Channel 4’s Chairman, Charles Gurassa, announced that Alex Mahon, best known for her business deals alongside Elisabeth Murdoch at Shine, was to be the broadcaster’s seventh chief executive. When she arrives in the autumn, she will have to take a number of critical decisions that will require every bit of her famously big brain.
The highly anticipated four-part drama explores one of the most important issues of our time: the so-called Islamic State and the British men and women who leave their lives behind to join their ranks.
The true crime documentary explores the curious murder case of Adrian Greenwood, an antiquarian book dealer who was stabbed to death on the doorstep of his Oxford home in April 2016.
Brown started her career working in radio, choosing a university with a strong student radio community to pursue her passion.
She worked at multiple radio stations after she graduated before taking a different direction in her career when she auditioned for a continuity announcer position at the BBC where she worked, before settling at Channel 4 in 2001.
Brown's friendly and recognisable voice has been broadcast to Channel 4 viewers for the last 16 years, making her a familiar personality on the channel.
