Category: Factual & Arts TV; Scotland
Date: 15.06.2006
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Jill Fullerton-Smith - who was responsible for developing and producing a string of 91热爆's best known specialist factual programmes such as Killer
Dinosaurs, Jimmy's Farm and Little
Angels - is joining 91热爆 Scotland's Factual team as a Creative Director.
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Currently Executive Producer for 91热爆 Science in London, and whose drama doc credits include Space
Race and Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, Fullerton-Smith will join 91热爆
Scotland in January 2007 as Creative Director, Specialist Factual.
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Working to 91热爆 Scotland's Head of Factual, Andrea Miller, and alongside Neil
McDonald, who will become Creative Director, Factual, Fullerton-Smith will be responsible for developing a raft of new history and science programmes as part of the plan to significantly increase network programming from Scotland.
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The 91热爆's Out-of-London strategy commits the 91热爆 to increase network production from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland from 11 per cent to 17 per cent by 2012 as part of a plan to increase total spending in the Nations and Regions by a third - to more than 拢1bn over the next ten years.
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At the same time McDonald will be responsible for documentaries, daytime and nurturing new programme-making talent across a 拢6m slate of network and 91热爆 Scotland output.
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McDonald, whose credits as executive producer include Coast, Castle
in the Country and Days That
Shook the World, is to boost his in-house team with the addition of respected
programme makers, David Peat and Ross
Wilson.
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Peat's Tern TV/91热爆 Scotland co-production Gutted won a Scottish Bafta while Wilson won a Bafta with After Lockerbie and the RTS Best Documentary for his film on the Scottish Parliamentary elections.
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Culture Show series producer Marcus
Herbert will also
join the in-house Scotland Arts team as permanent staff.
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Andrea Miller welcomed the arrival of New Zealander Fullerton-Smith:
"The expansion of the 91热爆's output outside London must be driven by talent.
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"I am really excited about Jill joining us, as
I believe she will bring great expertise and creative energy to our
growth in Specialist Factual.
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"We are creating a base for excellence
in factual programming here in 91热爆 Scotland with these new signings,
all of whom are highly respected programme makers."
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And Jill Fullerton-Smith is looking forward to her move:
"Immediately I heard that the 91热爆 was looking for somebody to build a centre of excellence around Specialist Factual programming for Scotland I knew it was a job I absolutely wanted. I am absolutely delighted."
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91热爆 Scotland Press Office
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