All Factual articles – Page 265
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Behind The ScenesLast Whites of the East End, BBC1
We warmed up many of our contributors over a pint - but we had to out ourselves as lightweights, says Kelly Close
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NewsC4 supersizes The Secret Life of the Zoo
Channel 4 has ordered a supersized version of The Secret Life of the Zoo, more the doubling the length of its original run.
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NewsAll3Media takes stake in Caravan
All3Media has taken an undisclosed stake in fledgling factual indie Caravan Media.
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NewsOfcom clears C4 over Muslim doc complaints
Channel 4’s controversial documentary What British Muslims Really Think has been cleared of breaching Ofcom rules after amassing more than 200 complaints.
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NewsBBC4 prepares to go Trainspotting Live
BBC4 is to build on the slow TV phenomenon with a live trainspotting series that will be stripped across three consecutive nights.
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RatingsPaxman EU doc fails to get viewers’ vote
Jeremy Paxman’s first project for the BBC since he left Newsnight in June 2014 failed to match BBC1’s slot average.
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NewsPeston On Sunday editor: we’re here for the long haul
Peston On Sunday’s series editor has made clear that ITV has backed the show for the long haul after it launched with underwhelming ratings this month.
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NewsDownie leaves Maverick after a decade
Maverick Television’s chief creative officer Mark Downie is to leave the All3Media indie after a decade.
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NewsC5 orders Freddie Mercury and Karen Carpenter docs
The untimely deaths of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury and American singer Karen Carpenter will be explored in two feature-length Channel 5 drama documentaries.
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NewsLime exec to head C5 production
Lime Pictures’ head of non-scripted production Joe Mclusky is to become the boss of Channel 5’s in-house production arm.
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NewsBBC4 hunts lost masterpieces for arts push
Tern TV is to locate and restore lost masterpieces, before returning them to galleries as part of a raft of BBC4 arts commissions.
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RatingsITV's Killer Women loses 600k
WEDNESDAY: ITV’s Killer Women with Piers Morgan bowed out with a slot winning performance while BBC1’s new series Lose Weight for Love got off to an underwhelming start.
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NewsITV factual commissioner to step down
ITV factual commissioner Andrew O’Connell is to leave the commercial broadcaster after two years.
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NewsPenelope Keith returns to C4
Penelope Keith is travelling across the country to visit the Queen’s official residences for a four-part Channel 4 series.
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NewsKim Shillinglaw in talks with Endemol Shine Group
Kim Shillinglaw is in talks with Endemol Shine Group (ESG) about a potential new role that could encompass leading One Born Every Minute-indie Dragonfly.
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NewsMinnow to access US justice system for BBC2
Minnow Films will unlock the American justice system in a BBC2 series announced as part of raft of fresh documentaries from Patrick Holland.
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NewsBBC1 and UKTV call for emergency services
The BBC and UKTV are both delving behind the scenes of the emergency services with separate fly-on-the-wall documentaries following UK ambulance crews.
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NewsC4 highlights "erosion" of key factual formats
Channel 4 has flagged a ratings “erosion” of flagship shows including One Born Every Minute and the Educating strand and is set to shift its factual output away from UK domestic issues.
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RatingsITV's Killer Women beats Epic Journeys
WEDNESDAY: Piers Morgan’s investigation into Killer Women for ITV proved too much for BBC1’s latest wildlife documentary series Nature’s Epic Journey.