BBC Vision's commissioning wishlist
- Published: 25 September 2008 08:08
- Author: Katherine Rushton
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- Last Updated: 26 September 2008 19:04
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As the credit crunch bites, the BBC is calling for more feel-good TV. With budgets stretched and its audience fragmented, all genres must be bold and inclusive.
The BBC is feeling the credit crunch in more ways than one. Besides the staff cuts, the steadily tightening production purse strings, and the corporation's slew of economics scoops, the BBC is reshaping its schedules to relieve some of the wider economic gloom facing audiences. [Read more]
Jane Tranter, outgoing controller of fiction
Top of the BBC's wish list is a few more laughs, according to Jane Tranter. These could manifest themselves in comedy drama, "dramedy", or as touches of levity in decidedly solemn pieces. [Read more]
George Entwistle, controller of knowledge
Evenings on BBC1 are a tough spot for factual, and controller of knowledge commissioning George Entwistle is looking for a pre-watershed series that will do for the channel what the "kinetic adventure" shows Amazon or Tribe have done for BBC2. [Read more]
Lucy Lumsden, controller of comedy
Lucy Lumsden wants about half of the BBC's sitcoms to be filmed in front of a studio audience - but currently only one in five of the ideas she receives fit the bill, so her headline plea is for more audience shows. [Read more]
Elaine Bedell, controller of entertainment
It is not long since Elaine Bedell commissioned physical gameshows Hole in the Wall and Total Wipeout for Saturday night on BBC1 but there is still room for one more, she says. [Read more]
Liam Keelan, controller of daytime
Weekday mornings on BBC1 are about current affairs, presented in an accessible, tangible way that makes viewers feel empowered. [Read more]
Anne Gilchrist, controller of CBBC
Anne Gilchrist has taken the BBC's "fewer, bigger, better" mantra to heart and wants to find key brands that CBBC can go "hell for leather" with on all platforms. [Read more]
Michael Carrington, controller of CBeebies
Michael Carrington is on the hunt for new content for web-savvy two-to four-year-olds. [Read more]
