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TBI Factual Hot Picks: Julius Caesar: Rise Of The Roman Empire (w/t)

Producer: BBC Studios The Documentary Unit & PBS | Distributor: BBC Studios | Broadcaster(s): BBC2 & BBC iPlayer (UK), PBS (US) Five centuries of ancient Roman democracy was overthrown in just 16 years thanks to the ambition and power-lust of Julius Caesar. This 3 x 60-minute docuseries explores how Caesar was able to take control […]

Tern re-teams with Darren McGarvey for BBC factual series ‘Mind The Gap’

BBC Scotland and BBC Factual have co-commissioned Darren McGarvey – Mind The Gap (working title), a docuseries from UK-based factual producer Tern for BBC Two and VOD service BBC iPlayer. The 3 x 60-minute series explores how Britain’s biggest public services – health, justice and education – face major challenges affecting millions of people. He […]

BBC acquires Australian comedy ‘Colin From Accounts’ for UK

UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired Australian scripted comedy series Colin From Accounts for BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. The series, which was originally commissioned for the Foxtel Group in Australia, is produced by Easy Tiger Productions and CBS Studios and was acquired by the BBC from Paramount Global Content Distribution. It was unveiled to […]

BBC2 orders Curious Films & Hannah Fry cancer documentary

BBC 2 in the UK has ordered a one-off film following mathematician, author, and radio and television presenter professor Hannah Fry as she documents her treatment for cancer. Making Sense Of Cancer With Hannah Fry is being produced by UK-based Curious Films and investigates whether current medical thinking about how to tackle the disease needs reassessing. Having […]

Factual round-up: BBC heads ‘Inside Dubai’; ‘The Beatles And India’ goes global; Netflix acquires Peter Tatchell doc for Oz & NZ

BBC heads ‘Inside Dubai’ UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned Inside Dubai: Playground Of The Rich, a new three-part factual series from Spun Gold TV, for its BBC2 channel. The 3 x 60-minute series goes behind the scenes of the fast-growing city which now counts 52,000 millionaires and billionaires among its three million inhabitants.  A tax […]

UK’s BBC explores dementia as part of science-skewing slate

The BBC has ordered a raft of science-focused programming for linear networks BBC2 and BBC4 as well as online channel BBC3, including a show about dementia. Living With Dementia (2 x 60 minutes, working title) is being filmed over two years and will explore the lives of six people living with dementia and the complexities […]

Canal+, BBC2, PBS shoot for the Moon and Back

BBC2 in the UK, PBS in the US and French pay operator Canal+ are preparing to air a documentary to mark the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing. 8 Days: To The Moon And Back (1 x 90 minutes) is being co-produced by BBC Studios’ Science Unit, PBS and The Open University, in association […]

BBC2 orders comedy drama based on doctor’s diaries

BBC 2 has commissioned an eight-part comedy drama based on This Is Going To Hurt, the best-seller from former junior doctor Adam Kay. The show is being produced by scripted specialist Sister Pictures, which picked up the rights to the book in autumn 2017. This is Going to Hurt is described as “a blisteringly funny, […]

BBC2 greenlights October Films Iraq production

BBC 2 in the UK has commissioned a two-hour mini-series from UK producer October Films, in which journalist and former British soldier Adnan Sarwar returns to Iraq to explore how the country has changed since he served there during the Iraq War. Sarwar went to Iraq in 2003 as a 24-year-old soldier with the British […]