Both humorous and heart-breaking, Channel Four drama It’s A Sin brings us into the midst of the AIDS crisis, taking viewers along a journey of laughter and tears with the characters on screen. The series […]
Channel 4 Awards Starbucks’s Trans-Positive Advert
Channel 4 conferred its Diversity in Advertising Award to the new Starbucks #whatsyourname advert. This was first aired on the channel on February 2nd, at 9.10pm. The advert shows as its main character, James, an […]
The London Brain Drain: Why Graduates Are Flocking to the Capital
London is undoubtedly a magnet for newly graduated students who have their entire working career ahead of them. Sometimes the pull of the capital becomes too strong to resist, especially for a student, with a degree behind them, looking for the best job that they can possibly find. But it has been said that the belief that London is the crème-de-la-crème is having a knock-on effect on other UK cities. Graduates often neglect other cities such as Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds as they gravitate towards the bright lights of London.
Channel 4 Announces that not all Teams Will be Moving to Leeds
250 jobs are supposedly going to be based in Leeds Channel 4 offices, with the exception of the continuity team who will not be making the move. This team is not moving up to Leeds […]
‘The British Tribe Next Door’: Pointless And Racist
On paper, the idea of a British family jetting off to live with a Namibian tribe, accompanied by a complete replica of their semi-detached home, sounds like a pretty absurd idea. In reality, it is […]
Channel 4’s Menopause Policy: A Step in the Right Direction
The menopause is an unspoken struggle for women which can last years with very little respite. Unlike periods, which occur once a month, the menopause has no let up. Every woman goes through it at […]
Leeds Will Soon be ‘Reflected On Screen Very Quickly’, Channel 4 says
Channel 4 have made the exciting decision to make Leeds the location of its new base, selecting the vibrant city over both Birmingham and Manchester. Whilst both smaller in size and less notorious for digital […]
Leaving Neverland: Should Art Be Seperated From The Artist?
Leaving Neverland is hard to watch. It is rife with graphic and visceral descriptions of child sexual abuse: actions that are so abjectly evil one cannot begin to comprehend that they actually happened. Upon the […]
Channel 4 Announces Plans for New Headquarters in Leeds
Channel 4 have announced plans for a new national headquarters in Leeds, following a board meeting on 31st October. The city was unexpectedly chosen ahead of ‘front-runners’ Birmingham and Greater Manchester, both of which were […]
Backing the bid: Channel 4 in Leeds
Leeds joins competition with Birmingham and Manchester to become the new headquarter city for Channel 4. But why should Leeds lead the pack? At a first look when compared with Manchester with ITV or Birmingham, […]
Vice-Chancellors Under Fire For Expenses
Following two years of research and hundreds of freedom of information requests (FOIs), Channel 4’s Dispatches programme uncovered the extraordinary sums of money paid as expenses to Britain’s university vice chancellors. Given the ongoing strikes […]
Don’t Worry, It’s Only The End of the F***ing World
When “The End of the F***ing World” popped up as suggestion on Netflix, I did not think I would like it and merely put it on as something to watch in the background, as something […]