Author: |Posted: 11:49 am on 30/09/08
Category: Blog
Today sees the launch of Jamie Oliver’s latest healthy eating campaign. Supported by a four-part TV documentary series and website, Jamie’s Ministry of Food is designed to get people cooking and help them live a healthier life. read more
Author: |Posted: 3:58 pm on 26/09/08
Category: Blog
A look back over last month’s viewer logs has prompted me to focus this week’s blog on Channel 4’s coverage of gay issues across its programming. The channel has a remit to appeal to the tastes and interests of a culturally diverse society, and is proud of its track record in reflecting sexual diversity as part of that broad objective. read more
Author: |Posted: 5:29 pm on 18/09/08
Category: Blog
The Sex Education Show (Tuesdays at 9pm, C4) highlights the need for UK citizens to talk more about sex – and more openly, honestly and without embarrassment. The Sexperience website I commissioned to complement and extend the series is centred on talking openly about sex. read more
Author: |Posted: 10:04 pm on 17/09/08
Category: Blog
As anyone who’s taken notice of the distinctive promotional posters and on-air trails will no doubt be aware, The Family made its long-awaited debut on Channel 4 tonight. A minutely-observed eight-part documentary series, it promises to “lift the lid on family dynamics” and “build a revealing and intimate portrait of life in Britain today”. read more
Author: |Posted: 3:47 pm on 16/09/08
Category: Vox Pops
This month’s edition of The TV Show featured an opinion-packed studio debate on the issue of Women on 4 and a revealing Q&A session focused on The Secret Millionaire. read more
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Last month, The TV Show’s trusty Big 4 made the long journey from London to Scotland in order to find out what the good people of Glasgow really think about Channel 4 and its programmes. read more
(1 vote)Author: |Posted: 1:04 pm on 09/09/08
Category: Blog
The TV Show rounded up another month of audience feedback last weekend (Sep 6) with an opinion-packed live studio debate. Having taken on board the wide array of comments C4 received from viewers throughout August, this month’s show focused on the issue of Women on 4, and – in what marked a change from the usual format – also hosted a Q&A session about popular show The Secret Millionaire. read more
Author: |Posted: 2:40 pm on 05/09/08
Category: Blog
Did you catch any of the new talent on air during August? Generation Next provided us with a raft of new creative talent across the Channel 4 schedule, ranging from comedy to drama and including a special season of films on Film4. read more
Author: |Posted: 2:13 pm on 04/09/08
Category: Blog
Hi there. Women on Channel 4 – that is the mammoth topic we are dipping our toes into this Saturday. Does C4 get it right? Does it engage women with the entertainment and issues that women want? Does it put the right women on air? Does it offer empowering inspiring television, or do you sometimes wonder if it’s all basically about titillation? read more
Author: |Posted: 1:25 pm on 03/09/08
Category: Rated-Slated
Big Brother dominated viewer contacts last month, attracting over 4,000 complaints and 101 appreciative comments in August. Excluding BB, The Secret Millionaire proved to be last month’s most appreciated programme, while The Kevin Bishop Show generated the most complaints. read more
