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T4 On The Beach

July 4th, 2010

2:00pm Sunday, July 4 on C4

Steve Jones, Miquita Oliver, and Rick Edwards present this year's T4 on the Beach concert live from Weston-super-Mare, bringing exclusive coverage of T4's annual beach extravaganza. This year's line up includes JLS, Kelis, Faithless, Dizzee Rascal, N-Dubz, Tinie Tempah, Ellie Goulding, The Saturdays, Chipmunk, Taio Cruz, The Hoosiers and Pixie Lott.

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Russell Brand: Scandalous

July 3rd, 2010

10:00pm Saturday, July 3 on C4

Filmed in front of 17,000 fans at London's O2, this blistering set features Brand's first hand account of hosting the MTV Video Music Awards, his rise to Hollywood fame, sexual notoriety and the media storm around 'Sachsgate'.

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Stand Up For The Week

July 2nd, 2010

11:05pm Friday, July 2 on C4

Stand Up For The Week Is A New Late-night Series Of Edgy Satirical Takes On The Big Stories And Themes Of The Week, As Seen Through The Eyes Of Some Of The Country's Best Comedians. Host Patrick Kielty And A Regular Team Of Stand Ups: Rich Hall, Jack Whitehall, Andi Osho And Kevin Bridges; Give Their Uniquely Incisive Take On The Week's Politics, Sport And Celebrity News. Filmed At The Koko Club In Camden, London, The Show Is Recorded In Front Of A Live Audience With Celebrities And Politicians Packing The Bar. This New Show Is Intelligent, Spiky And, Above All, Outrageously Alternative.
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The It Crowd: The Final Countdown

July 2nd, 2010

10:00pm Friday, July 2 on C4

The BAFTA award-winning IT Crowd returns for a fourth series. Moss (Richard Ayoade), becomes a celebrity by beating all records on a popular puzzle show... at the other end of human life Roy (Chris O'Dowd) is mistaken for a window cleaner, while Jen (Katherine Parkinson) is pre-occupied with Douglas's (Matt Berry) secret meetings with lots of women in fluffy dressing gowns.

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Unreported World: Colombia's Dying Tribes

July 2nd, 2010

7:30pm Friday, July 2 on C4

Reporter Aidan Hartley and director Katherine Churcher travel to Colombia to investigate how the country's indigenous people have been targeted in a string of massacres perpetrated by guerrillas, paramilitary groups and the security forces. Colombia's government claims success in its war against left-wing FARC guerrillas. But the country is still beset with a conflict that is killing thousands. And as the Unreported World team discovers at a jungle massacre site where the pools of blood are still drying, behind the continuing violence there is a state of complete impunity.

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The Untold Invasion Of Britain

July 1st, 2010

9:00pm Thursday, July 1 on C4

In a mountainous land, at the edge of its empire, the world's only superpower was bogged down in an asymmetric war against a deadly insurgency. It sounds like a familiar story, but this is history from almost 2,000 years ago. Brought to life with animated sequences based on contemporary Roman sources, this is the extraordinary story of a very bloody foreigner - the little-known and only black Roman Emperor - Septimius Severus, an African who seized Rome's Imperial throne in a vicious civil war and then fought a brutal campaign in Britain, transforming the country in his wake.

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The Untold Great Fire Of London

June 30th, 2010

8:00pm Wednesday, June 30 on C4

Everyone knows that the Great Fire of London was a terrible accident. However, at the time, reeling from plague and war, and torn apart by sectarian tensions, many Londoners believed it had been started by a foreign enemy. And they wanted to make sure a foreigner would pay for this crime of the century. For several apocalyptic days and nights, as the city burned, London hunted the foreign fire-starters. After an orgy of rage and violence, many were left wondering whether the real horrors had been committed by Londoners themselves. The series concludes with The Untold Invasion of Britain tomorrow.

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The Untold Battle Of Britain

June 29th, 2010

9:00pm Tuesday, June 29 on C4

Bloody Foreigners continues with the story of the squadron of 34 Polish fighter pilots who wreaked havoc on the Luftwaffe, overturning RAF prejudices and helping change the course of history. From their bitter struggle for acceptance when they first arrived in this country, to the crucial part they played in averting the German invasion, and their ultimate betrayal by the Allies, the unknown story of 303 Squadron is one of most extraordinary episodes of World War II. The Untold Great Fire of London airs tomorrow.

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The Untold Battle Of Trafalgar

June 28th, 2010

9:00pm Monday, June 28 on C4

Bloody Foreigners is a new four-part Channel 4 series of drama-documentaries, showing over the next four nights, highlighting the role played by foreigners at iconic moments in British history. Of the 18,000 sailors fighting for King and Country at the Battle of Trafalgar, 1,400 of them were not British, with 25 different nationalities in all press-ganged into serving the British King. By analysing the records of warship HMS Bellerophon, this fresh and action-packed account of the famous day reveals their fascinating story. The Untold Battle of Britain airs tomorrow.

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The Secrets Of Westminster Abbey: A Time Team Special

June 28th, 2010

8:00pm Monday, June 28 on C4

For the first time in 100 years, the Cosmati pavement is being revealed: a huge mosaic floor in front of the Westminster Abbey altar, at the centre of which the Coronation Chair is placed, and which is usually permanently covered by carpet. Cameras are allowed unprecedented access behind the scenes at the Abbey to explore this extraordinary piece of living history. The Team also have access to a night-time search under the floors for lost tombs and graves, a shrine that still attracts pilgrims after 800 years, and the 1,000-year-old faked documents that gave the Abbey the right to host the Coronation.

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Melanie And Denise's 5 O'clock Show

June 28th, 2010

5:00pm Monday, June 28 on C4

This week's presenters are Melanie Sykes and Denise van Outen. This edition's line-up includes a performance from singer Eliza Doolittle.

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The TV Book Club

June 28th, 2010

12:05pm Monday, June 28 on C4

The TV Book Club returns for a brand new eight-part series of Summer Reads. The show is hosted by a presenting panel that includes Jo Brand, Dave Spikey, Laila Rouass and Stephen Tompkinson. In each episode, the presenters rate and review one chosen title, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in some of Britain's most engaging stories. The book reviewed in this first episode is The Help , Kathryn Stockett's funny and moving story of three Mississippi women from different backgrounds. The TV Book Club also features one major celebrity interview in every episode.

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Alan Carr: Chatty Man

June 27th, 2010

10:00pm Sunday, June 27 on C4

Tonight Alan is joined by newlyweds Katie Price and Alex Reid in their first UK television interview as a married couple. Katie and Alex tell Alan all about Katie's latest novel Paradise , their new TV show and their upcoming UK wedding. Alan is also joined on the sofa by Latino heart-throb Enrique Iglesias who performs his new single I Like It . Plus, comedian and actor James Corden drops in to talk about all things World Cup.

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Stand Up For The Week premieres

June 25th, 2010

11:05pm Friday, June 25 on C4

Stand Up for the Week is a new late-night series of edgy satirical takes on the big stories and themes of the week, as seen through the eyes of some of the country's best comedians. Hosted by Patrick Kielty, it features a regular team of stand ups giving their uniquely incisive take on the week's politics, sport and celebrity news. This new show, recorded in front of a live audience with celebrities and politicians packing the bar, is intelligent, spiky and above all, outrageously alternative.

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The IT Crowd: Jen The Fredo

June 25th, 2010

10:00pm Friday, June 25 on C4

The BAFTA award-winning IT Crowd returns for a fourth series with Moss (Richard Ayoade), Roy (Chris O'Dowd) and Jen (Katherine Parkinson) still working in the basement for the IT department of Reynholm Industries - under the totally unenlightened rule of Douglas (Matt Berry). Jen wants to stretch herself in the workplace, and applies for the post of Entertainment Manager. When she finds out that amusing her boss Douglas's business connections has its darker side, she has to turn to Moss and Roy for help.