Archive for December, 2009
Greenlit: Blitz Street, Ch4
Blitz Street – Tony Robinson presents this series, which sets out to recreate Blitz conditions around a row of typical 1940s terraced houses.
Channel: Ch4
Producer: Impossible Pictures
Source: Broadcast
Greenlit: Bloody Foreigners, Ch4
Bloody Foreigners (4×60′) – series of drama documentaries that explore the role of immigrants in well known episodes in British history: Great Fire of London, Battle of Britain, Battle of Trafalgar and Roman Britain.
Channel: Ch4
Producer: Hardy Pictures (Trafalgar and Great Fire) / Lion (African Emporer) / Darlow Smithson (Battle of Britain)
Source: Broadcast
Greenlit: Dads in Literature, BBC4
Dads In Literature (1×60′) -Documentary exploring how fathers have been portrayed in books, and the relationships that authors have with their fathers.
Channel: BBC4 (Fatherhood Series)
Producer: BBC Bristol
Source: Broadcast
Greenlit: Who Needs Dads? BBC4
Who Needs Dads? (1×60′) – Laverne Antrobus explores the psychological impact a father or father-figure has on their children.
Channel: BBC4 (Fatherhood Season)
Producer: Pioneer Productions
Source: Broadcast
Greenlit: Alex Reid: The Fight of His Life, Bravo UK
Alex Reid: The Fight of His Life w/t (6×60′) – Follows Katie Price’s (aka Jordan) erstwhile cage-fighter boyfriend Alex Reid as he prepares to fight Tom ‘Kong’ Watson, the current Middleweight Ultimate Challenge World Champion. The fight will be filmed ‘as live’.
Channel: Bravo UK
Producer: CPL Productions (series) / Giant Film and TV (fight)
Source: Broadcast
Greenlit: Plane Crash, Ch4 / Nat Geo / Pro Sieben
Plane Crash (1×120′) – Documentary that stages the crash landing of a passenger jet in an empty desert. On board cameras and crash test dummies document the force of the impact.
Channel: Channel4 / National Geographic / Pro Sieben
Producer: Dragonfly
Source: Broadcast
Greenlit: Michael Winner’s Dining Stars, ITV1
Michael Winner’s Dining Stars (4×60′) – Amateur chefs compete to cook an impressive dinner for Michael Winner and his food critic friends in the hope of being awarded a Michelin-esque ‘Dining Star’.
Channel: ITV1
Producer: 12 Yard / Hat Trick
TX: Spring 2010
Source: Broadcast
Greenlit: Charlotte’s Story, Ch4
Charlotte’s Story (1×60′) – spin off from Embarrassing Bodies strand which updates the story of an 8-yr-old girl who had huge verrucas.
Channel: Ch4
Producer: Maverick Television
TX: April 2010
Source: Broadcast
Greenlit: Children’s Hospital, ITV1
Children’s Hospital (12×30′) -ob doc featuring the staff and patients of the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.
Channel: ITV1
Producer: Maverick Television
Source: Broadcast
Greenlit: Pineapple Dance Studios: Survival of the Fittest, Sky 1
Pineapple Dance Studios: Survival Of The Fittest (7×60′) – Follows teachers and dance hopefuls at Europe’s largest dance studio in a series that blends ob doc, comedy and drama.
Channel: Sky1
Producer: Pulse
Broadcast
