Channel 4 has given the green-light to National Treasure, a four-part drama inspired by Operation Yewtree which tells the story of a famed comedian whose life is turned upside down when he is arrested for committing a rape back in the 1970s. 
Channel 4 has given the greenlight to We're Going On A Bear Hunt , a one-off 30 minute animated adaptation of the children's book of the same name from Michael Rosen, Helen Oxenbury and Walker Books. 
Channel 4 is moving forward with Flowers. The broadcaster has handed out a six episode series order to the comedy starring Olivia Colman (Broadchurch) and Julian Barratt (Treasure Island) after piloting the project late last year. 
Channel 4 and AMC have renewed their sci-fi co-production Humans for a second season, the two broadcasters announced on Friday. Eight episodes have been ordered for the show's second season, matching the order for season one. Production is expected to get underway in late 2015, for a 2016 premiere on Channel 4 in the UK and AMC in the United States. 
Channel 4 has handed out a broadcast pilot order to Look Into My Eyes, a hypnotic prank show featuring 21 year old magician and hypnotist Archie Manners. The pilot, from The Happenings indie Objective Productions, is expected to air later this year. Channel 4 Distribution has racked up sales for a number of their programmes with multi-channel broadcaster UKTV and the Discovery owned Quest. UKTV has licensed numerous seasons of River Cottage and several Jamie Oliver fronted series. Meanwhile, Quest has acquired Scrapheap Challenges: The Scrappy Races and the first seven seasons of Scrapheap Challenge. 
After trialling a comeback with the recent 20th anniversary special, Channel 4 is bringing back TFI Friday for a full series, which will once again be hosted by Chris Evans. Eight episodes have been ordered for the full series, which will launch on Channel 4 this Autumn.