90 minute film narrated by George Michael to be one of Channel 4's October highlights


Autumn/Winter 2017 fact ent/music/formats/entertainment highlights

Escape
A plane has crashed into a light aircraft in the middle of the desert. What happens next? This is the task facing Ant Middleton (SAS: Who Dares Wins, Mutiny) and teams of real life engineers in brand new show Escape. The series will follow a small group of skilled engineers stranded at a crash site in a hostile environment, away from civilisation. In each episode, engineers will find themselves in different simulated crash sites, from desert to jungle, to water to glacier. Ant is on hand to help the engineers stay alive but together the team must make sure they can all escape back to civilisation. Surrounded by the wreckage, their only option is to utilise their unique skill set and to build a new vehicle from the debris. The group will have to work together, against the clock battling their fierce, unforgiving environment, using only tools they can salvage or create from the crash. Will they be able to build a vehicle to escape before it’s too late?

George Michael: Freedom 
George Michael: Freedom is George Michael’s last work. 
Filmed last year, the 90 minute film narrated by George follows an eventful five year period in his life. This period saw him fall in love for the first time which sadly ended in tragedy and also follows the gripping story of the making of Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1 and the infamous battle with Sony Music which ended up in the High Court. With an introduction by close friend and supermodel Kate Moss, the candid and revealing documentary also features contributions from Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Liam Gallagher, James Corden, Nile Rodgers, Mary J. Blige, Tony Bennett, Tracey Emin, Mark Ronson, Jean Paul Gaultier, Ricky Gervais, the Freedom 90’ supermodels (Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Tatjana Patitz, Linda Evangelista), and many more. 

Celebrity Hunted (w/t) 
As part of Stand Up To Caner, Hunted is back but this time it’s not ordinary Brits going on the run, it’s celebrities.

Seven famous faces - Made in Chelsea’s Jamie Laing and Spencer Matthews, Jay McGuinness and Siva Kaneswaran from The Wanted, Gogglebox’s Steph and Dom and Anneka Rice - will attempt to stay off the radar and remain at large for two weeks as crack team of hunters try and track them down. With former police officers, intelligence and army personnel hot on their tail and faces recognisable across the UK will they be able to stay undetected?

Gogglebox: Celebrity Special 
A firm favourite of Stand Up To Cancer, the Gogglebox Celebrity special will once again return. This very special edition of the TV review programme will see some surprise famous faces join the show’s favourite families as they pass judgement on a vast array of TV goodness.

November

 
Baker’s Life 
Paul Hollywood may have risen to fame as the meticulous critic and judge in the institution that is The Great British Bake Off but baking has always been in his blood. This series will allow viewers to get to know the real Paul Hollywood who, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, has always earned his crust through baking bread.

Travelling down memory lane Paul will visit the kitchens that inspired him and the chefs who taught him. From his Merseyside roots to the Bake Off tent he will be cooking some brand new treats and reminiscing over the delicious recipes that represent pivotal moments in his life. Not only will the series showcase the skills and expertise he has mastered and but it will allow viewers to get to know more about the man himself.

Celebrity First Dates 
BAFTA winning First Dates will be returning as part of Stand Up To Cancer with a celebrity special. The favourite team of staff – Fred, Sam, CiCi, Merlin and Laura - will reopen their doors to welcome celebrity singletons looking to find their perfect partner.

October 3, 2017 5:03am ET by Channel 4  

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