Greenlit: Wild Britain with Ray Mears, ITV1 / Eden

Wild Britain With Ray Mears (6×30′) -Ray Mears explores Britain’s flora and fauna in different wildlife habitats from woodlands to farmland and wetlands and examines the effect that humans have had on the natural environment. Channel: ITV1 / Eden (2011 / 60′ eps) Producer:  ITV Studios TX:  Autumn 2010 Source: Broadcast

Meet the Commissioner: Matthew Littleford, UKTV

Matthew Littleford is Channel Controller for the UKTV network; he recently outlined his current channel strategy and needs (as of August 2009).

Matthew’s View on UKTV

* Factual UKTV channels include: Dave, Really, Good Food, Home, Eden, Blighty, Watch and Yesterday.
* Dave website is rebranding and are launching a new schedule in mid-September.
* Really is reality/lifestyle programming for women aged 18-34 years.

Looking For:

* Cookery shows with new (and established) talent for Good Food
* Talent – bigger names.
* Noisy lifestyle shows – with focus on talent, home and foo.

How to pitch

* Send a one-liner with a snappy title.
(Photo by torrez CC BY-SA 2.0)

UK Channels’ Commissioning Websites

Links to the UK channels’ commissioning pages. Most have some kind of online or e-commissioning system – see each website for details.