Generation Next?

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.

We’ve already received a range of comments about several of these programmes – We Are Together showing first-time director Paul Taylor’s experience as a volunteer in South Africa at an Agape orphanage received some very warm praise from viewers, as did Comedy Lab’s School of Comedy, which producer Laura Lawson described as “Like Bugsy Malone, but better.”

Three Minute Wonder is a regular slot for new talent, and August saw 15 new faces contribute to the Bright Young Wonder slots, including one contributor who was brave enough to take on the British love of dogs single handedly! In the First Cut documentary series, Anoop Pandhal’s debut film Billie Joe Jenkins: Sion’s story attracted some criticism for the camerawork, while Sally Hewitt’s directorial debut film Time Warp Wives was obviously enjoyed by the viewers who wrote in describing it as “fantastic” and “fascinating”.

Promoting and showcasing new talent featured strongly in Next on 4, the blueprint for the future published by Channel 4 earlier in the year, and you don’t have to look far amongst the established stars of British television and film to find people who had their first break on Channel 4. So did you spot any stars of the future on your screen during August? Anyone you’d like to single out for particular praise or criticism? Let me know and I’ll make sure the commissioners hear what you have to say.

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