Author: |Posted: 4:51 pm on 05/02/10
Category: Blog
… also attracted a lot of viewer feedback, with Gordon Ramsay’s contribution – Gordon’s Great Escape – making it into the top 10 for both complaints and appreciative comments in our monthly Rated/Slated round up. Some described the programme as, ‘enjoyable and informative, amazing TV, best we have seen in years’, while the complaints centred on Gordon’s strong language. Many viewers expressed concern that his ‘fruity’ language may have offended the Indian people …
Author: |Posted: 3:26 pm on 05/02/10
Category: Blog
… who might be interested.
So what do I want to do? In a nutshell, I want to change the face of British TV. I want it to reflect all of us, not just some of us. That’s why I’m really pleased it’s Channel 4’s job to chair the industry’s taskforce on these matters. The Cultural Diversity Network (CDN) was set up to get under-represented groups better represented on-screen. I don’t underestimate the job ahead, but our ‘ Diversity Pledge ’ is making great strides in the …
Author: |Posted: 5:04 pm on 03/02/10
Category: Rated-Slated
… With a Difference attracted the highest number of appreciative comments, while Gordon’s Great Escape triggered the most criticism.
Channel 4’s viewer enquiries team handled a total of 13,610 contacts (phone calls and emails) from viewers in January. Each comment or query was logged and the appropriate people at Channel 4 notified. Of these contacts, 1,475 criticised the channel and its shows, while 455 complimented the programmes broadcast.
Top 10 programmes most …
Author: |Posted: 12:22 pm on 08/01/10
Category: Rated-Slated
… Kirstie’s Homemade Christmas (8)
Wow! What a totally scrummy show! Such lovely ideas and a great start to the festive season! Top marks to Kirstie!
Tsunami: Caught on Camera (8)
I have never watched a programme like it, it was so interesting and touching and I would just like to say thank you very much for broadcasting this programme, it was so gripping and moving.
Everwood (7)
I’ve recorded every single episode of Everwood and I think it is fantastic! I was sick one day …
Author: |Posted: 6:50 pm on 15/12/09
Category: Blog
… so when the recent Dispatches film – Inside Britain’s Israel Lobby – attracted a great number of positive comments, I decided to deliver these personally to Kevin Sutcliffe, Channel 4’s deputy head of news and current affairs and the person responsible for the Dispatches strand.
After taking a brief moment to appreciate the fact that over 400 people had contacted the channel with positive comments about the programme – not to mention some similarly appreciative …
Author: |Posted: 4:12 pm on 04/12/09
Category: Rated-Slated
… One of the funniest things I have seen on TV recently. You HAVE to commission a series for this. Great script with instantly likeable characters. Instant hit!
Dispatches: Return to Africa’s Witch Children (7)
I want to commend you for bringing the second part of the ‘Children & Witchcraft in Nigeria’ to our attention. The programme has been an eye opener for a lot of people, Nigerians living Britain in particular. Many thanks.
Comedy Showcase: Campus (7)
Everyone I know …
Author: |Posted: 1:30 pm on 04/12/09
Category: Blog
… in the near future. The statistic that intrigued us was the fact that over 50 per cent of the British citizens would like the death penalty re-introduced.”
HM: “We wanted to make the viewers think hard about what they really feel about the death penalty, and leave the reaction to the viewer – the drama offers no easy answers about the issue. Some have asked why we didn’t continue the film beyond the execution to hear the views of the Home Secretary, journalists etc. We …
Author: |Posted: 2:51 pm on 27/11/09
Category: Blog
… above all real, so we believe in the characters. The directors Amanda Boyle and Miranda Bowen drew great performances from our actors and made it look stunning.
Well, it certainly got noticed! I’m delighted with the critical reaction and the comments from viewers of the first two episodes; I’d love to know what you think. And if it brings more work for disabled actors (and writers) in TV dramas across the industry, I’ll be one happy disabled disability advisor.
For more on Cast …
Author: |Posted: 6:37 pm on 09/11/09
Category: Rated-Slated
… programme. This is real Policing. Dogged, time consuming and tedious at times. But what a great result.
Race and Intelligence: Science’s Last Taboo (16)
Many thanks Channel 4. This excellent programme was of great value to me, as a white working class male. From it I was able to understand my own role in the continued education of my children. More, I realised how important my own role is in educating my grandchildren and even questioning the ability of their teachers who were …
Author: |Posted: 1:47 pm on 26/10/09
Category: Blog
… documentary about young children with gender dysphoria. It was a fascinating film that prompted a great deal of comment amongst viewers, both online and through C4’s viewer enquiries.
Though many expressed praise for the programme, a significant number of viewers were critical of its narration – specifically, the way in which the narrator often referred to the children by their birth gender, rather than their preferred gender.
I spoke to commissioning editor Simon Dickson about …
