Patrick Holland and Cassian Harrison take to the stage to outline the vision and wishlists for BBC Two and BBC Four respectively.
This specially extended 75 minute-session will see Holland take to the stage first for a one-one-one with Edith Bowman, followed by a separate interview with Harrison.
Both channels have had successful years. On Two, highlights include the modern epic rendition of King Lear starring Sir Anthony Hopkins; the viral success of The Mash Report and comedy courtesy of Philomena Cunk and Frankie Boyle as well as the continued success of Scandi hit The Bridge.
Other notable highs include Peaky Blinders’ record ratings and Bafta win; the launch of Motherland and factual hits Time for Tea; Surgeons: At the Edge of Life and Hospital.
On BBC Four, Global Voices and Perspectives BBC4 bring quality international factual content to a British audience, alongside the peerless Storyville, The Detectorists achieving cult status; There was also the channel’s incredible The Vietnam War, which was some ten years in the making; standout history and arts programming including a major season on the Art and Culture of Japan as well as drama such as crime thriller Hidden.
It’s not all plain-sailing of course. There’s the perennial problem of ageing audiences: the BBC’s own research earlier this year showed that 16-34’s are watching more hours of Netflix than they are engaging with any BBC platform, while a series of cooking shows have tried to fill the large hole left by Bake Off.
There’s also the issue of channel identity and how the two channels differentiate themselves; not to mention Patrick Holland’s views on the SVODSs following his much-talked about Broadcast interview.
Session Producer: Toby Smith, Development Executive, Fizz
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