As April is the month for jokes and pranks, get yourself in the mood with a boxset of brilliant comedies from Channel 4 – from useless superheroes to awkward encounters. We also have a series of one-off documentaries taking a look at life’s darker, more disastrous side. Meanwhile, Walter Presents takes us to Holland and Sweden in pursuit of some sinister thrills and gripping drama.
April Foools (E4) – live Mar 29
Misfits (series 1-5)
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm they discover that they have developed superpowers.
Chewing Gum (series 1-2)
Comedy series following religious, Beyonce-obsessed 24-year-old Tracey Gordon who is fast finding out that the more she learns about the world, the less she understands
Wasted (series 1)
Danny Kirrane, Dylan Edwards, Gwyneth Keyworth and Rose Reynolds star in the six-part comedy about a gang of four twenty-something wasters, one West Country village and the ex-Lord of Winterfell
Drifters (series 1-4)
Three twenty-something girls face a quarter-life crisis in their hometown of Leeds. It's about that post-university struggle to find a job, a place and a boyfriend you actually like.
The Drama Club Presents Secret State - live April 3rd
With the new series of Homeland airing on Channel 4, why not take a look back at one of the best political thrillers of recent times:
Secret State, based on Labour MP Chris Mullin’s book, A Very British Coup.Gabriel Byrne stars as Deputy Prime Minister Tom Dawkins, who's thrust to the fore when the Prime Minister’s plane crashes in mysterious circumstances. But how much did a shady US petrochemical company have to gain from the PM’s death? Also stars Charles Dance and Gina McKee.
Chilling Crime Thrillers (Walter Presents) – live Apr 16
Lifeline (C4) - BRAND NEW
Compulsive, Spanish thriller with a killer twist. Lifeline follows an eminent surgeon who undergoes an emergency heart transplant and uncovers a horrific medical scandal on an industrial scale.
The Passenger
A detective trying to solve sadistic murders inspired by ancient mythology teams up with the prime suspect, a psychiatrist with acute memory loss, in this French psychological crime thriller
Blue Eyes
Daring Scandi noir taking a frank look at the rise of political extremism in northern Europe as party intrigue, brutal murder and high-level corruption abound, Swedish style
13 Commandments
A new prophet reinterprets God's will, using the Ten Commandments to express his displeasure with society in this dark, chilling drama from Belgium with plenty of cliffhangers and a shocking twist.
When Disaster Strikes – live April 16th
Touching the Void - BRAND NEW TO ALL 4
Kevin Macdonald's award-winning, true-life story of mountaineers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates, and how Simpson cheated death when a challenging climb went desperately wrong.
Tsunami (airing on Saturday 31 March, 10:35pm, More 4)
First aired back in December 2014 to mark the tenth anniversary of the tsunami that devastated parts of South and South East Asia on 26 December 2004, this documentary tells the story of one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history and examines its enduring legacy. The programme presents a definitive account of how and why the tsunami happened, weaving together archive footage, CGI and interviews with experts and eyewitnesses. It reveals the very latest developments in how to understand and forecast tsunamis, using historical data to model the disasters of the future.
Plane Crash
An international team of scientists, experts and eliteMisfits pilots deliberately crash land a 170-seat Boeing 727 passenger jet to study the mechanics of a plane crash in real time
Titanic: The New Evidence
This documentary draws on new evidence to reveal that a fire was raging in Titanic's boiler rooms before she left port, that it was kept secret and, it's now believed, that it led to the tragedy
All 4 programmes are available at http://www.channel4.com
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