Broadcast Magazine – 22 August 2019

McGregor: kitted out for voiceover

Getting ahead with a hat

Maramedia’s Wild Shetland:

Scotland’s Viking Frontier should

make quite a splash for BBC2 when

it airs on 31 August – and not just

because it features unprecedented

footage of the world’s smallest

seabird (the storm petrel) and an

orca pod hunting a harbour seal.

The indie secured Ewan McGregor

to provide the suitably Caledonian

voiceover, and got him in the mood

for recording by providing a hat

handknitted on Shetland’s Fair

Isle. Presumably they set the

studio air con to 4°C and simu-

lated horizontal rain, too.

Fresh from the recent double recommission of

Yesterday series Bangers & Cash, Air TV put 10 of its

staff through their paces in a Tough Mudder challenge.

Dubbed the Airheads, the team battled thick mud,

running water and electricity at the gruelling

course in Skipton. The indie promises a bigger staff

turnout in 2020 – could imminent local arrivals at

Channel 4 be persuaded to fi eld a rival team?

@jessbrammar (Jess Brammar)

Executive editor, Huffi ngton Post

and former Newsnight producer

@JeanJohansson (Jean Johansson)
Presenter, A Place in the Sun

What is your biggest

regret in life?

Never learning to play the piano.

Who would you put in the

Celebrity Big Brother house?

Pennywise, the clown from It.

Who is your pin-up?

Her Majesty the Queen.

How do you get your own way?

Charm and a sense of humour.

What keeps you awake at

night?

Going in to fi lm and fi nding there’s

no costume for the actor.

Which box set are you

currently feasting on?

Killing Eve.

Who is your dream

Gogglebox companion?

My wife.

What is your greatest

extravagance?

Buying things on Etsy and Ebay.

What are the best and

worst things about working

in TV or radio?

Worst: you are expected to spend

more time on endless email

threads instead of getting on with

the creative process. Best: random

people admiring your work.

What’s your hidden talent?

I’m told I’m an excellent mimic.

 Dad’s Army: The Lost Episodes

airs on Gold over three nights from

Sunday 25 August

Howard Burden

Costume designer,

Dad’s Army: The

Lost Episodes

@DeborahFW

(Deborah Frances-White)

Host, The Guilty Feminist

60 | Broadcast | 23 August 2019 broadcastnow.co.uk

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ALL A TWITTER AND FINALLY...

OFFCUTS

First time in ages I’ve listened

to the Today programme and

Humphrys sneering at media

studies degrees reminds me to

switch off again for a month or so.

@KathyBurke sat at home in

my PJs, glass of wine, no

make-up and totally feeling

myself. Thanks Kath.

Have watched all of

#ThisWayUp from the

amazing @WeeMissBea

@HelloMerman & @Channel4

and I have to say the whole

thing is a masterclass in

nuanced, devastating hilarity. I

laughed & wept aplenty. Ep 4 is

one of the fi nest half hours of

TV I’ve ever seen. Binge now.

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