Raw Television to produce Channel 4 Battlefront series
Channel 4 is launching a fourth season of Battlefront, produced by Raw Television, to promote the issue of youth unemployment.
The show will feature four young campaigners who want a job working with mentors James Caan from Dragons’ Den, Fairy Jobmother Hayley Taylor, Mr Drew from Educating Essex, Alastair Campbell and Metro’s John Higginson.
Taylor said: “Being a mentor on Battlefront allows me to make a contribution towards helping young people to find and sustain employment and make a difference to not only their life but the lives of other young people who find themselves in the same position. Campaigning for employers and the government to sit up and take notice is essential, as youth unemployment is the most pressing economic issue that the country currently faces.”
The selected Battlefronters will use their personal experiences and travel the UK to investigate the massive problem of Britain’s out-of-work 16-24-year-olds, with the aim of creating stunts to promote the Campaign to Combat Youth Unemployment.