NH
Nick Harvey
Founding member
Whilst he's been at BBC Four, he's picked up quite a number of BBC 2W programmes and given them a national airing.
I'll be interested to see if any 2W material now starts to migrate onto national Two.
I'll be interested to see if any 2W material now starts to migrate onto national Two.
JV
James Vertigan
Founding member
They were talking about it earlier on BBC Radio 2... when I first heard it I thought they said Ronan Keating!
NH
Ah, so it is, Jenny.
I often mix up what's on which BBC Two round here. Blame it on failing eyesight and the incredibly narrow columns in the West'n'Wales edition of Radio Times!
Quite neat, part two on network, immediately followed by part three on 2W. Though that's about the ninety-third repeat so far in Wales!
Nick Harvey
Founding member
Jenny posted:
Combat Pilot is a 2W programme originally, isn't it? That's already showing on BBC2.
Ah, so it is, Jenny.
I often mix up what's on which BBC Two round here. Blame it on failing eyesight and the incredibly narrow columns in the West'n'Wales edition of Radio Times!
Quite neat, part two on network, immediately followed by part three on 2W. Though that's about the ninety-third repeat so far in Wales!
NG
Just to clarify - she has gone to Discovery in the US (rather than running the UK operation)
Given the close links between Discovery and the BBC in the US (Discovery have a first-look co-production with the BBC and also assist with marketing and transmission of BBC America in the US I believe) this is not a major move for Jane.
Interestingly Jana Bennet (now director of TV at the BBC - and effectively one of the bosses of the BBC One and Two controllers) left the BBC to run The Learning Channel (one of the US Discovery channels) when she lost out to Jane Root in the previous BBC Two controller appointment rounds.
Working in the US for a short period is probably deemed a "good thing" for anyone wanting to continue to climb up the BBC ladder.
noggin
Founding member
James Hatts posted:
She's gone to the Discovery Channel
Just to clarify - she has gone to Discovery in the US (rather than running the UK operation)
Given the close links between Discovery and the BBC in the US (Discovery have a first-look co-production with the BBC and also assist with marketing and transmission of BBC America in the US I believe) this is not a major move for Jane.
Interestingly Jana Bennet (now director of TV at the BBC - and effectively one of the bosses of the BBC One and Two controllers) left the BBC to run The Learning Channel (one of the US Discovery channels) when she lost out to Jane Root in the previous BBC Two controller appointment rounds.
Working in the US for a short period is probably deemed a "good thing" for anyone wanting to continue to climb up the BBC ladder.
NW
I noticed he put that Wales History programme from BBC One Wales, with John Humpherys on BBC Four.
Nick Harvey posted:
Whilst he's been at BBC Four, he's picked up quite a number of BBC 2W programmes and given them a national airing.
I'll be interested to see if any 2W material now starts to migrate onto national Two.
I'll be interested to see if any 2W material now starts to migrate onto national Two.
I noticed he put that Wales History programme from BBC One Wales, with John Humpherys on BBC Four.