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(Daily Mail) — Channel 4 is to spark outrage by airing a controversial comedy film about Muslim suicide bombers as part a season of programmes to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11.
In a move set to shock TV viewers, the broadcaster is to show Four Lions, the 2010 film by Brass Eye comedian Chris Morris, just days before the memorials take place for the terrorist outrages in New York.
Insiders at the Channel 4 have revealed that Morris was looking to create even more controversy by trying to air the film on the actual day of the anniversary, but bosses at the channel have resisted this.
The plans were revealed at the Edinburgh Television Festival by Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt, the former BBC1 controller, who said the film would form part of the ‘mix’ of programming to mark the anniversary.
Speaking at a session called No Risk Please, We’re Prime Time, she said: ‘I’ve just had an interesting and rather robust conversation with Chris Morris about Four Lions and the scheduling of that and how close it is to 9/11.