You probably know the basics. The Doctor is an alien who appears human, but is in fact a Time Lord. This means they have two hearts and can cheat death by regenerating, a process which involves changing their body and personality.
The Doctor travels around in the TARDIS, a spaceship whose name stands for Time And Relative Dimensions In Space. This enables the Doctor to travel anywhere in the universe, including – you guessed it – across time.
June of 2022 saw Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. The BBC marked the momentous occasion with 15 hours of live programming across four days. The weekend was a joyous appointment to view with a reach of 28.5m – 47% of the population.
Only months later, viewers returned in their millions to watch The State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, followed by the Coronation of HM King Charles III.
The awards celebrate excellence in broadcast television, highlighting the extensive range of skills and processes that are involved in programme making, welcoming entries from both broadcasters and individual crafts people. The prestigious awards ceremony will be hosted by comedian and presenter Eddie Kadi.
Join us for a first look at Jason Isaacs as Cary Grant in Archie, the four-part drama about the life of Hollywood’s leading man, launching on ITVX later in November.
Written by award-winning screenwriter, Jeff Pope, and produced by Etta Pictures, Pope’s ITV Studios label, BritBox International is the co-production partner.
The series is directed by BAFTA winning Paul Andrew Williams, who also serves as an Executive Producer, and produced by BAFTA winning Rebecca Hodgson.
Ghosts, the beloved BBC One sitcom about a found family of unexpectant stately homeowners, and their needy gaggle of ghostly housemates, returned for its fifth and final series last Friday. But a few days before, The Mirror forced the cast into prematurely confirming on X that "there might be one last present under the Christmas tree this year."
Spirited, moving, funny and utterly heartfelt Three Little Birds is a triumphant celebration of immigration, community and the strength of Black womanhood inspired by the life-affirming stories of Sir Lenny Henry’s mother and all those who have travelled to make Britain their home.
Each series sees twelve amateur bakers attempt to out-bake their opponents and impress judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood, with encouragement (/harassment) from the presenters, now comedian Noel Fielding and queen of daytime Alison Hammond.
With one of the highest average audiences of any programme in the UK (in 2016, nine of the top ten most-watched programmes of the year were episodes of the show), Bake Off has become a Great British institution.
IP provides untold opportunities for broadcasters with its delivery of flexibility, scalability, and resilience, but it also has weaknesses, especially if security is not built into the infrastructure from the start of the design. Broadcast facilities are a prime target for a whole plethora of criminals from hostile state actors to terrorists, and even somebody looking to cause disruption just because they can. Understanding the threat is a full-time job, and that’s before we even start building and maintaining secure systems.
Convention Chair and CEO of @Channel4, @mahonalex, kicked off the convention with @RonanHarris, Angela Jain, @LeaKaram and Pedro Pina. Using cutting edge research, they dove into the content habits of the UK public.
Channel 4 Drama’s aim is to commission and broadcast the most talked-about and original drama in the UK with a focus on contemporary dramas which will resonate with a British audience.
Join us to hear about Gwawr's commissioning strategy, how Channel 4 work with indies and ongoing opportunities for producers.
Gwawr will also provide an update on the Channel 4 Writers Scheme for the West and South West, launched last year, which aimed at identifying the best new writing talent in the region, with a programme of mentoring and networking sessions.
