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2 unusual facts about Channel Four


Channel Four/MOMI animator in residence

After her departure was replaced by Chris Shepherd who took on the role starting 1999 till the scheme moved to the National Media Museum in 2004.

Notable directors to have completed the scheme included Stephen Harding-Hill, Anthony Hodgson, Leigh Hodgkinson, Lizzie Oxby, Ruth Lingford, Chris Shepherd, Brian Wood.


Dolce Vito – Dream Restaurant

Dolce Vito – Dream Restaurant was a Channel Four TV documentary following Vito Cataffo, a British-Italian restaurateur, as he tries to open a restaurant in Italy serving British cuisine.

Edge West Productions

For more than a decade, Day has been an active producing partner with National Geographic Channel, Public Broadcast Service, Discovery, The History Channel, TLC, BBC Television, Channel Four (TV UK), and NHK Japan.

Kjeld Gogosha-Clark

After a successful career on the London stage, National Shakespeare Tours with Barrie Rutter's award winning Northern Broadsides Theatre Company, a turn as a CGI Gladiator on Ridley Scott's film of the same name and the phenomenal success,of the short film Don't Walk Channel Four/Film Four, Clark moved to New York City, married his 'American Woman' and founded the Digital production company thelostworkers...

Penny Thomson

Her career in film progressed through one of the earliest films made for Channel Four, The Work They Say Is Mine, to a cameo appearance in Gregory's Girl.

Platform Post-production

In 2008 renowned VFX editor and colourist John Cryer also bought a share in the business and now works at the facility in DS Nitris, finishing all range of productions for clients including BBC, The Foundation, RDF Television, Lion TV, Five, Channel Four, Nickelodeon and Disney.

The Penthouse Suite

It was also featured in the Channel Four series Eurotrash, the 1997 film Twin Town, and was milkman Pat Mustard's theme on the comedy series Father Ted.


see also

Doctor Madblood

In the fall of 2002, Doctor Madblood moved into a weekly prime-time slot on WSKY-TV, which broadcast in the Tidewater (now known as Hampton Roads) market on cable channel four.

Ellen Spiro

After teaching for a year she embarked on her second year-long solo road trip (this time in a vintage Airstream trailer), to make Roam Sweet Home, funded by Channel Four in the UK and ITVS.

James Hawes

Hawes directed The Mill, a mini series for Channel Four TV about the people and politics of Quarry Bank Mill, an 19th-century cotton mill.

Jimmy McKenna

He has appeared in Channel Four's television programme Hollyoaks, in which he has played the character of Jack Osborne since 1996, and A Touch of Frost.

Leon Garfield

and for Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992 and 1994), a well regarded Russian animation of Shakespeare, commissioned by the Welsh Channel Four, S4C; for this he was awarded the 1995 Sam Wanamaker Award.

Maryon Stewart

She has had her own radio show and contributed to TV series, notably she was the nutritionist for channel Four’s Model Behaviour.

Mende Nazer

In 2010, her life story was dramatised in the Channel Four programme I Am Slave, starring Wunmi Mosaku and in the stage play, 'Slave - A Question of Freedom', by Feelgood Theatre Productions which was based entirely on her story.

Nick Doody

He also wrote for the television series FAQ U, was featured on The Mark Thomas Comedy Product, and in 1997 was a finalist on Channel Four's So You Think You're Funny competition.

Pinny Grylls

Grylls directed a 3 Minute Wonder for Channel Four called "Bravo!" celebrating the centenary of "The Bra".