CHANNEL 4 AUGUST PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS, NEW AND RETURNING TITLES REVEALED

The new and returning titles airing on Channel 4 this August revealed.

 THE PIANO

The nation’s favourite instrument takes centre stage once more, with another round of amateur pianists performing on public pianos in major UK train stations across the UK, sharing their musical stories with passers-by. In a first for The Piano, the duo will be accompanied by a chart-topping, star-studded line up of five different seasoned musicians. 

 THE UNDECLARED WAR

Simon Pegg (Mission Impossible, Star Trek) returns as Danny Patrick, Director of Operations at GCHQ (U.K.’s Government Communications Headquarters). Siân Brooke (Blue Lights, Trying) joins the series as Barbara Patrick, Danny’s wife, ex-MI6 and now an analyst at GCHQ. Set in 2024, The Undeclared War returns with a fresh wave of tension and drama as the elite Malware Department at GCHQ grapples with the aftermath of a devastating Russian cyber-attack. Just when it seems the UK has gained the upper hand, Danny and the team uncover a far more dangerous threat. 

 NEXT ON THE MENU

Hosted by Ellie Taylor, Next on the Menu gives unprecedented access to the development kitchens and teams at some of the country’s biggest food retailers for a competition format that pulls back the curtain on the real processes behind how new menu items are conceived, tested and launched. Each episode introduces a brand‑new cast of dedicated superfans who step inside the beating heart of these major chains and bring their ideas to the table to turn their culinary dreams into commercially viable reality.

 SOUTH AFRICA WITH OTI AND REV RICHARD

This is a four-part series about coming home - but also seeing home with new eyes. Oti Mabuse left South Africa at 21 to pursue a life in dance. Now, she’s heading back – older, bolder, and full of questions. What’s changed? What’s stayed the same? And how well do you really know the place you were born once you’ve lived most of your life away from it? But she’s not doing it alone.

 THE RECLAIMERS: MADE IN SUFFOLK

Set at Tinkers Barn, a unique salvage yard in the Suffolk countryside, the series follows three generations of the Warnes family as they rescue, restore and repurpose treasures that others leave behind. Alongside boss Andy is his wife and business partner, Hayley, who focuses on the design and detail that helps transform forgotten finds into desirable pieces.

Their son Jonah has been learning the reclaimers trade his whole life, while master craftsman Pops (Andy’s dad) – who brings decades of experience and expertise - will be stopping by later in the series. Together, this special family dynamic is a force to be reckoned with as they work to preserve objects from Britain's past while building the future of the family business.

Transmission details will be announced in due course.