Factual commissioning
Our commissioning briefs and contacts across factual genres
No other broadcaster has such an extraordinary breadth of factual content: our programming is watched by millions of viewers, receives international recognition and drives real change. We're committed to championing new talent and bringing audiences distinctive, unique programmes reflecting their lives and opening up the world to them.
UK audiences come to us as the home of factual content. Last year seven out of the top 10 factual titles across all broadcasters came from us including the top two series.
麻豆社 iPlayer is at the heart of everything we do, and before any idea is commissioned we thoroughly interrogate its potential on the platform, and we expect all pitches to have iPlayer considersations baked in from the start.
We invest in new indies and those based outside London via the Small Indie Fund and co-commissions with the Nations and have named commissioning leads for suppliers in each region. We grow new talent on and off screen via schemes including our New Documentary Directors' scheme and the Diversity Development Fund.
Our commissioning briefs and opportunities
Our commissioning team
Arts and classical music commissioners
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Suzy Klein
Head of Commissioning, Arts and Classical Music -
Mark Bell
Commissioning Editor -
Alistair Pegg
Commissioning Editor -
Stephen James-Yeoman
Commissioning Editor -
Amanda Goodman
Commissioning Executive
Current affairs commissioners
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Gian Quaglieni
Commissioning Editor (current affairs TV) -
Mark Harrison
Commissioning Executive -
Adam Grimley
Executive Producer, Panorama
Documentary commissioners
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Emma Loach
Interim Head of Commissioning, Documentaries -
Beejal Patel
Commissioning Editor -
Carl Callam
Commissioning Editor -
Anna Dickeson
Commissioning Editor -
Fran Baker
Commissioning Editor -
Tom Pullen
Commissioning Editor
History commissioners
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Jack Bootle
Head of Commissioning, Specialist Factual -
Simon Young
Head of History -
Emma Hindley
Commissioning Editor, Specialist Factual
Factual entertainment and events commissioners
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Catherine Catton
Head of Commissioning, Factual Entertainment and Events -
Ricky Cooper
Commissioning Editor -
Patrick McMahon
Commissioning Editor -
Julie Shaw
Commissioning Editor -
Jasmyn McGuile
Commissioning Editor -
Mark Harrison
Commissioning Executive
Natural history commissioners
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Jack Bootle
Head of Commissioning, Specialist Factual -
Tom Watt-Smith
Lead Commissioning Editor, Natural History
Popular music commissioners
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Jonathan Rothery
Head of Popular Music, TV -
Rachel Davies
Commissioning Editor
Religion and ethics commissioners
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Jack Bootle
Head of Commissioning, Specialist Factual -
Daisy Scalchi
Head of Religion and Ethics -
Emma Hindley
Commissioning Editor, Specialist Factual
Science commissioners
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Jack Bootle
Head of Commissioning, Specialist Factual -
Tom Coveney
Head of Science -
Emma Hindley
Commissioning Editor, Specialist Factual
Lucy Willmore
Commissioning Supply Executive
Contact Lucy for specifics on working with 麻豆社 Television, particularly if you are a smaller independent production company or based out of London. Please note Lucy does not commission content and cannot discuss content ideas with producers.
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Lucy Willmore
Contact Lucy
Further advice and support
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Named business leads
Business advice per genre for companies with ideas in play -
Indies outside London
Advice and commissioning leads for each Nation and region -
Small or new indies
Our tailored support packages and advice -
Diverse-led indies
Our investment, commitments and contacts
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