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Browse - Most popular shows on Channel 4
When I Grow Up
Could giving primary school children jobs that they'd never usually dream of change how they see their futures? In a dramatic social experiment, designed with leading experts in social mobility, three company bosses have taken an extraordinary leap of faith: to allow a group of seven- to nine-year-old children to join their business for a week, opening their eyes to careers that some of them never knew existed.
How to Get a Council House
This is a documentary series which takes a look at how both Tower Hamlets and Manchester councils are attempting to deal with a lack of properties and too many people wanting homes at affordable prices.
Work on the Wild Side
Work on the Wild Side is a new twenty-part series which follows vets and volunteers who gave up their day jobs in the UK and moved to South Africa to rescue, rehabilitate and release some of the world's most endangered animals.
Each hour-long programme transports us to South Africa, where we will see our vets and volunteers relocate giraffe, rescue a two week old hippo, become surrogate mums for orphaned monkeys, give mouth to mouth resuscitation to a cheetah and assist in the process of dehorning a rhino - all in a day's work.
The series captures South Africa's vibrancy and colour while shining a light on the critical conservation issues affecting these most vulnerable of species.
It's an emotional rollercoaster as our wildlife heroes let us into their lives and talk about their passion to save animals in danger of extinction, from penguins and sharks in the Western Cape to the 'Big Five' in the Northern Plains.
Very Important People
A celebrity impression show from Morgana Robinson and Terry Mynott that mocks our beloved stars and satirises a culture bamboozled by trivia, gossip and regurgitated ideas.
Grand Designs Live
Having spent the best part of 10 years talking about buildings, getting excited about new technologies and materials, plus critiquing the emotional journey of more than 50 Grand Designers - finally, it's time to turn the tables on Kevin McCloud's traditional role and watch him build his own house. But, clearly it won't be that straightforward...
Kitchen Impossible with Michel Roux Jr
Michel Roux Jr. puts eight out-of-work people with disabilities through an intensive four week introduction to catering, one of the toughest jobs around.
Lost Treasure Tombs of the Ancient Maya
Archaeologists search for evidence of the Maya civilisation and what became of it, making use of revolutionary new technology harnessing particles from space to analyse a 1200-year-old temple, while another team digs into a lakebed to search for clues to why the Maya abandoned their magnificent cities.
Buy It Now
Buy It Now invites individual sellers to showcase their product to an audience of potential customers. Pitching anything from toys to clothes to gadgets, each seller has only 90 seconds to get the customers interested - and retain them when they reveal the price of their product - as the customers will be parting with their personal money for the product.
This audience are in effect a market research group for a handful of professional buyers for large, well-known retail organisations who are watching the seller and the customers. If the seller makes a sale to the audience they get the opportunity to do business with the retailers, if not they are spun off the revolving stage, making way for the next seller.
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