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Round up week 8 (22-28 February 2020)

Matt Seel

Digital Content Producer, About the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

Piers Wenger backs four new writers and discusses the exciting ways we are engaging audiences

Piers Wenger, Controller of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Drama, has announced four brand new dramas from first time television writers, furthering the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s commitment to developing and backing new talent, following a brilliant year of drama in 2019.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ announces adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Conversations With Friends

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Drama has announced the adaptation of Sally Rooney’s critically-acclaimed novel Conversations With Friends, continuing the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s relationship between Sally Rooney and award-winning producers, Element Pictures.

Comedy

Based on the award-winning stage play, My Left Nut is a coming of age comedy drama about friendship, family, grief and testicles written by Irish newcomers Michael Patrick and Oisín Kearney in their first project for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.

Entertainment

Ready Steady Cook is back on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One in a revamped format featuring Rylan Clark-Neal as host and exciting talent from the culinary world - Mike Reid, Romy Gill, Akis Petretzikis, Ellis Barrie and Anna Haugh.

Will the identity of H finally be unveiled? Why are Steves around the UK being chased down by a blonde assassin? All will be revealed as Sport Relief returns to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One for 2020.

Factual
Tigers: Hunting The Traffickers follows Royal Marines Commando Aldo Kane as he exposes the shocking secrets of the illegal tiger trade in South East Asia and those who profit.

Hot on the heels of the first two critically acclaimed series that saw well known personalities embark on a journey of discovery, to Santiago and Rome, Pilgrimage returns to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two this spring, with celebrities heading to Istanbul.

The Last Unicorn is a very special one hour documentary following the search to discover a previously unknown population of northern white rhinos, a species officially declared extinct in 2018.

News

Director of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News and Current Affairs Francesca Unsworth will host the Fake News And Elections: Challenges For The Media And Audiences conference in Belgrade on Wednesday 26 February.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ News launched We Are Wrexham. Wrexham is to feature in a week of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ news and programmes as part of a pioneering newsgathering project.

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