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Commissioning Editor, Science and Natural History

Kim Shillinglaw is the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Commissioning Editor for Science and Natural History, responsible for all in-house and independent commissions in these genres across Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four.

Recent examples include programmes as diverse as Spy On The Ice – Polar Bears and Richard Hammond's Journey To The Centre Of The Earth for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, Stargazing Live and The Bear Family And Me for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two, and The Joy Of Stats and the RI Lectures for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four.

Kim oversaw the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's year-long celebration of science throughout 2010 with landmark TV science programmes, online initiatives, regional roadshows and learning campaigns aiming to inspire a love of science across the nation.

Programming highlights range from the hugely successful Wonders Of The Solar System, How Earth Made Us and Story Of Science on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two, to the hands-on Bang Goes The Theory and entertaining The Young Ones on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One, and Chemistry – A Volatile History, Equations, The Joy Of Stats and Beautiful Minds on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four.

Before this, Kim was Executive Producer London Factual, overseeing science programmes such as the major launch of new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One science show Bang Goes The Theory, and landmark series such as The Incredible Human Journey with Dr Alice Roberts, for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two, and Blood And Guts – A History Of Surgery, Bafta-nominated for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four, among many others.

Kim has also worked in Children's, developing and commissioning the first series of Horrible Histories, and in documentaries, current affairs and strategy, both inside the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ and in the independent sector.