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Arts
Our development priorities are updated for every commissioning round (last updated July 2009). We also include information on the commissioning team and process .
Arts, Music and Religion now commissions all video content on all platforms including bbc.co.uk, mobiles and interactive 'red button' services as well as for television.
Contact Details for Independents
e-Commissioning
Member of the public with ideas can get information here
Writers Room Link
Durations - don't make your programme too long for your slot - check programme and credit durations here
Interactive TV ideas are submitted to the normal genre teams
BBC Arts covers a vast range of subjects, across all BBC channels. We're looking for ideas with ambition, depth and variety; from putting the Arts at the heart of the national consciousness, to unique ambitious seasons that make connections for the audience, and those that shine a light on more particular, surprising areas.
Full details of our specific Development Priorities are available here .
BBC One
Full Details of Our Requirements Channel Context
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Channel Context
BBC Two
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BBC Four
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Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art A superb, authored argument to place the artist in a different context.
A Poet's Guide to Britain A Poet's Guide to Britain A fascinating approach to poetry and our nation authored with a fresh perspective by Owen Sheers.
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began Showing how, when the subject matter and choice of talent is right, the Arts can engage a big audience.
My Life in Verse My Life in Verse Robert Webb brought us an approach to T.S. Eliot that was as passionate and personal as it was authoritative.
Soul Britannia Soul Britannia Soul Britannia started with the emergence of a musical sub-genre and then broadened its scope to give us a unique picture of British social change.
Art on BBC ONE is for everyone. Well known presenters can help to bring in this mass audience and we're looking to develop new talent for ONE as well.
On BBC TWO, Arts programmes should be groundbreaking and encourage debate for an audience. We're looking to broaden and deepen their relationship with the Arts by helping them make connections.
We are looking for a completely original event to engage our 16-34 year old audience with the Arts in ways that they might not expect.
Art finds its natural home on BBC FOUR, where authored, ideas-led shows have been very successful, especially when packaged in seasons.
Programme ideas can also be submitted to the editors of Arts and Religion strands : Imagine .
Please read the full details regarding factual genre tariffs for independents .
Your feedback about these development priorities is welcome here
Commissioning Team and Timeline
Commissioning Team
Commissioning Editor, Arts
Mark Bell Mark Bell
Commissioning Executive Producer
Adam Barker Adam Barker
Knowledge Commissioning Executive Producers (Nations)
Sam Anthony
Nick Shearman
James Hayes Sam Anthony (Scotland) Nick Shearman (Wales) James Hayes (Northern Ireland)
Multiplatform
Multiplatform Executive
Nick Cohen Nick Cohen Arts, Music and Events, Documentaries, Features and Formats on BBC ONE and TWO
Business and Finance team
Head of Operations & Business Affairs Knowledge
Anne Sullivan Anne Sullivan
Commissioning Process
Timeline of Factual Commissioning Process
• All proposals are registered on a confidential database and independent suppliers receive an acknowledgement of their proposal within two weeks of receipt.
• The relevant Commissioning Editor will either reject or progress proposals within six weeks of receipt (four weeks from acknowledgement.)
• Proposals may be provided with funded development, in which case the timetable to commission will be subject to negotiation between the external supplier and the BBC and determined by the development contract.
• The final decision will be no later than 20 weeks of receipt of the proposal. A successful proposal will be given approval by the relevant Commissioning Editor.
• Projects may be held over in exceptional circumstances but only with the formal agreement of the supplier.
• At any point during this maximum 20 week period, an external supplier may write to the Commissioning Editor asking for a progress report and be guaranteed a response within 10 working days of receipt.
Page last updated 24 July 2009
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