How to Adult Aimed at an emerging adult audience, how can we help navigate the world of sex, relationships and beyond, through content delivered in an engaging non-preachy way? £500-£750 per film Commissioning: Louise Thornton Insider’s Guide to… Short form guides to Scotland’s urban hubs, aimed at a younger audience who travel, enjoy nightlife and culture but want to experience an authentic night out just like the locals. £500-£750 per film Commissioning: Louise Thornton ARTS BBC ONE SCOTLAND Documentaries & Short series Single documentaries and short series which can explore aspects of the contemporary Scottish arts scene in a new and compelling way. We are also keen to mark significant anniversaries on BBC ONE Scotland. Examples include ‘The Proclaimers: This is the Story,’ ‘The Many Primes of Muriel Spark, ‘Greek Thomson: Glasgow’s Master Builder’, ‘Sean Connery In His Own Words’ and Andrew O’Hagan’s series ‘Robert Burns: The People’s Poet.’ Singles/Short Series £50k-£100k per hour Commissioning: David Harron BBC SCOTLAND TV CHANNEL (in preparation for the new BBC Scotland Channel) Documentaries Pitches which shine a light on areas of the Scottish arts scene which haven’t been covered before are particularly welcome. The channel is also an opportunity reassess some of the sacred cows of Scottish culture. £50-£100k per hour Commissioning: David Harron Late Night Youth skewing arts and culture programming - we are interested in pitches for late night that explore contemporary and after dark culture in Scotland and skew to a younger audience. Please also tell us how this would be consumed across social and digital platforms. Pilots – aiming for series of 6-10 episodes £10k per hour Commissioning: Louise Thornton QUIZ BBC SCOTLAND TV CHANNEL (in preparation for the new BBC Scotland Channel)
We have an opportunity at 19:00hrs for a strong new quiz format. We’re primarily looking at 30min formats but if the idea is strong enough to sustain we might consider 45mins. We are after broad-appeal quizzes, with innovative and accessible devices which the audience can easily grasp & play-along with. We are not looking for ‘single-issue’ quizzes (e.g. only music /only food). The tariff is challenging at £20-25k per ep but we're looking for medium-volume run of 15 eps. There will also be opportunities to attract network / BBC Worldwide investment for the right ideas. Prizes – on this tariff cash prizes will be modest – so think about different ways of rewarding success (kudos etc.). Think about tone / talent / shape and the USP of the format £20k-£25k per hour Temp. Commissioning: Louise Thornton FACTUAL ENTERTAINMENT BBC SCOTLAND TV CHANNEL (in preparation for the new BBC Scotland Channel) As part of the Fact Ent mix on the Channel, we’re keen to have one series that features Scottish kids talking – what is your distinctive take in this area? . £50k-£65k per hour Temp. Commissioning: Louise Thornton BBC SCOTLAND TV CHANNEL: LAUNCH NIGHT PROGRAMMING We are looking for ideas that will have impact on the opening night of the new channel – both pre and post watershed. These could range from one off popular factual specials to entertainment-led live events. Ideas with warmth, wit and self-confidence but with a sense of not taking ourselves too seriously will work here. Factual tariff: per hour Events tariff: per hour Commissioning: Gareth Hydes Please submit ideas (including Radio-focussed) via BBC Pitch –