BBC1 orders live weather show

8 April, 2011 | By Chris Curtis

BBC1 is hunting live and interactive programmes and has kicked off by
ordering The Weather Show Live (w/t) from Love Productions.

The 4 x 60-minute series will combine science, history, geography,
heritage, and real life stories. It will visit Cornwall, the Lake
District and Greenwich be filmed in front of a local audience at each
destination."

Ordered by commissioning editor for formats and features Alison
Kirkham, the show will ask weather experts about topics such as the
100 tornadoes that hit the UK each year, our "monsoon" season each
June and what the UK be like without the Gulf Stream.

BBC1 controller Danny Cohen said: "The British obsession with weather
is the perfect topic for an exciting live and interactive programme ?
the like of which I'm looking to develop more widely for early
evenings on BBC1."

Kirkham added: "By putting viewers right at the heart of the live
show we hope they'll find it both engaging and entertaining."

The executive producers for Love Productions are Richard McKerrow and
Anna
Beattie.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/c...ders-live-weat
her-show/5026003.article

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