BBC Commissions Raft of Factual Entertainment Shows – Global Bulletin
variety.comNaman Ramachandran The BBC has commissioned six factual entertainment shows. In BBC Two series “Trailblazers,” produced by Studio Ramsay, Ruby Wax, Melanie Brown and Emily Atack follow in the footsteps of pioneering traveller Isabella Bird as they set off on their own American adventure across the Rocky Mountains.
BBC Three adventure challenge series “Warrior Island,” from Wall To Wall West, follows eight young people who want to transform their body and mind.
Celebrity couples put their relationship to the ultimate test in BBC One competition format, “Unbreakable,” by 110% Content. “Inside The Airport,” produced by Wonderhood Studios for BBC One, sees aviation expert Jeremy Spake at Heathrow, to see how the airport is coping during a time when the U.K.
is emerging from the pandemic. And, following a successful pilot in 2020, engineering and adventure series “The Speedshop,” by Grant Wardrop Productions, follows custom bike builder Titch Cormack and his team as they take on a range of mechanical challenges, converting broken and battered vehicles into bespoke machines. Catherine Catton, BBC head of commissioning, popular factual and factual entertainment, said that the new commissions “demonstrate the strength of the department, with exciting new shows that engage with timely issues and bring some much needed escapism and fun.”Meanwhile, principal photography has been completed on six-part BBC comedy thriller series, “Am I Being Unreasonable?,” written by and starring BAFTA winner Daisy May Cooper (“This Country”) and Selin Hizli (“Mum”).
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