I Survived… Beyond and Back (6×60′) – Documentary series profiling people who were resuscitated after their heart stopped. Channel: BIO Producer: NHNZ TX: Summer 2010 Source: Cynopsis
Gill Hicks: Surviving 7/7 (1×60′) – documentary following Gill Hicks who lost both her legs in the 7/7 London bombings in July 2005. The show will be made by HanrahanMedia’s documentary production arm, FirstLookTV, and will TX on 7 July. Channel: Biography UK Producer: FirstLookTV/HanrahanMedia TX: 7th July 2010 Source: Broadcast
Shatner’s Aftermath (6×60′) – Profiles survivors of dramatic events, including the the DC Sniper victims, Jessica Lynch, the Unabomber and the Weaver family of Ruby Ridge. Channel: BIO Producer: GRB Entertainment TX: 2nd August 2010 Source: Cynopsis
My Life: Louis Walsh (1×60′) – Boyzone manager and X Factor judge Louis Walsh’s life is profiled, with the help of interviews with Ronan Keating, Lulu, Sharon Osborne and Simon Cowell. Channel: Bio Producer: Sienna Productions TX: Mid-December 2009 Source: Broadcast
Lorraine Kelly’s Big Slim: The Chawner Challenge (6×60′) – Lorraine Kelly presents a series in which she follows the efforts of Emma Chawner and her family lose weight, in the wake of her two failed attempts to impress the judges on X Factor. Over five months they will be helped to slim by a team [...]
At the Intelligent Factual conference a couple of weeks ago, specialist factual channel execs talked about which programmes have recently worked well for them and what they are looking for in the future. Click through to see what BBC1, BBC2, BBC4, Ch4, BIO, History UK and Crime & Investigation want in their science, history, art, religion and natural history slots. (Photo by plagel under CC BY-SA 2.0)
Primetime Confidential w/t (1×60′ pilot) - Interviews with cast and crew of classic TV programmes. Channel: BIO Producer: Sharp Entertainment Source: Cynopsis
Celebrity Ghost Stories (8×60′) - Celebrities such as Joan Rivers, John Waters, Scott Baio and Carrie Fisher tell of their real-life ghostly encounters. Channel: BIO Producer: Jarrett Creative Group TX: 3rd October 2009 Source: Cynopsis
Celebrity Close Calls (1×60′ pilot) - Celebrities tell of their dramatic personal accidents with the help of reconstructions and archive footage. Channel: BIO Producer: Jarrett Creative Group Source: Cynopsis
My Ghost Story w/t (8×60′) - Profiles of people who have captured their paranormal encounters on film Channel: BIO TX: 17th July 2010 Producer: Mark Phillips Philms & Telephision Source: Cynopsis