Media Mole presents a roundup of all of the major commissions and recommissions to come out of the major UK broadcasters over the last seven days.
The Career Games (w/t)
Broadcaster: BBC Three
Production Company: BBC Studios
Order: 6x30"
Synopsis: Each episode, three young candidates will interview for the job of their dreams.
© BBC
Janet Devlin: Young, Female And Addicted
Broadcaster: BBC One Northern Ireland
Production Company: DoubleBand Films
Order: 1x60"
Synopsis: Former X Factor star Janet Devlin opens up on her troubles with alcohol and self harm. Airs on February 28.
Sunday Politics with Andrew Neil (w/t)
Broadcaster: Channel 4
Production Company: ITN Productions
Order: 10x30"
Synopsis: Veteran broadcaster Andrew Neil presents a new Sunday night political show for Channel 4. Starts in May.
© Joss Barratt / ITV
Stonehouse
Broadcaster: ITV and BritBox International
Production Company: Snowed-In Productions and Clearwood Film
Order: 3x60"
Synopsis: Matthew Macfadyen and Keeley Hawes star in a drama about the infamous Labour MP John Stonehouse who tried to fake his own death.
© BBC
Death In Paradise (Christmas special)
Broadcaster: BBC One
Production Company: Red Planet Pictures
Order: 1x90"
Synopsis: Another feature-length festive episode of the Caribbean crime drama.
© Channel 4
Matt Baker: Travels with Mum and Dad
Broadcaster: More4
Production Company:
Order: 4x60"
Synopsis: Matt Baker takes viewers on a tour of the North East with his mum and dad in their renovated old campervan.
© Reuters
James Arthur: Out of Our Minds (w/t)
Broadcaster: BBC Three
Production Company: Summer Films
Order: 1x60"
Synopsis: Authored doc with X Factor winner James Arthur exploring male mental health.
© Channel 4
Vicky Pattison: My Dad, Alcohol and Me
Broadcaster: Channel 4
Production Company: Firecracker Films
Order: 1x60"
Synopsis: Reality star Vicky Pattison explores her - and her father's - issues with alcohol.
© BBC
The Pilgrimage: The Road to the Scottish Isles
Broadcaster: BBC Two
Production Company: CTVC
Order: 3x60"
Synopsis: Celebrities including Nick Hewer, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and Monty Panesar embark on a 15-day "journey of religious and spiritual awakening across land and sea, from Ireland to Northern Ireland and Scotland".
© Channel 4
In The Footsteps of Killers (series two)
Broadcaster: Channel 4
Production Company: Alaska
Order: 6x60"
Synopsis: Emilia Fox and Professor David Wilson return to shine a light on a new batch of unsolved murders.
Inside the Coroners
Broadcaster: Channel 5
Production Company: Candour Productions
Order: 3x60"
Synopsis: New documentary series following coroners as they go about their business.
Lockerbie
Broadcaster: Sky and Peacock
Production Company: Sky Studios, Carnival Pictures and Universal Content Productions
Order: 5x60"
Synopsis: Drama about the horrific Lockerbie air disaster of 1988.
© BBC
Stacey Dooley - Inside the Convent
Broadcaster: BBC One
Production Company: Firecracker Scotland
Order: 1x60"
Synopsis: Atheist journalist Stacey Dooley spends time with the nuns of St Hilda's Priory in Whitby.
Brain Reaction
Broadcaster: Comedy Central
Production Company: Chimp Productions
Order: 6x60"
Synopsis: Comedy science panel show hosted by Richard Hammond with team captains Victoria Coren Mitchell and Johnny Vegas.
Neil Wilkes
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