May 21st, 2010
Above the Title have been commissioned to produced 5 x 30′ comedy panel show, to coincide with the World Cup.
Never Write Off the Germans is the new Radio 2 topical comedy panel show that pokes a stick at the last few days of World Cup action, separating the truth from the lies, the Terrys from the Bridges and the Capellos from the Crapellos.
Each week during the World Cup the resident home team of English braveheart come face-to-face with an away team of comedians over a series of rounds that pulls the World Cup apart like no-one else.
Come and drown your inevitable sorrows as we laugh at the WAGs, the gaffes and the haircuts.
January 22nd, 2010
Oscar-winning writer Frederic Raphael’s TV drama series The Glittering Prizes was the great success of the late seventies. Starring Tom Conti, it followed the fortunes of a group of undergraduates in the early 1950s, watching how their hopes and ambitions were fulfilled – or not in the next twenty-five years.
After the success of the Radio 4 adaptation, and its Radio 4 sequel Fame and Fortune, Final Demands continues the story - chronicling English social life and public and private values in the last decade of the brutal 20th century.
It’s now the 1990s, and for all of those friends from the fifties life has moved on. Frederic Raphael once again brings his all wit and invention and insight to his diverse, vivid, and utterly convincing group of characters.
The series is produced by Jo Wheeler and directed by Pete Atkin.
Final Demands comes to BBC Radio 4 in 2010.
January 22nd, 2010
Above the Title have been comissioned to bring a documentary explore the motivations and consequences for ‘have a go heroes’ who step in to deal with all manner of street fracas.
More than a million people became victim of a violent attack by a stranger last year. Unprovoked attacks are up by 11 per cent - occurring, on average, once every 30 seconds according to the latest Home Office figures. And there are concerns that a growing “walk-on-by” culture is developing.
The Government’s own “crime Csar” Louise Case warns that Britain is becoming a walk-on-by society. She says people are terrified that they will either be attacked themselves or face being arrested by the police themselves.
We look at the conflicting signals given by police and politicians, who warn of the dangers of intervention one minute, and praise and reward “have-a-go heroes” the next, and explore the neurology and psychology of human behaviour in such situations, examining the actions and re-actions of bystanders. What genetic instincts are at work? What brain chemistry dictates how people respond?
The programme will be produced by Brian King. Walk on By comes to BBC Radio 4 in 2010.
January 8th, 2010
Clive Anderson will return to the Radio 4 airwaves this April with the 13th series of Unreliable Evidence,
bringing together some of the country’s most eminent legal minds.
Government ministers, senior judges and lawyers, academics and other experts discuss important legal issues behind national and international events.
The series will continue where it left off: looking in detail at key legal issues, examining issues beyond the headlines.
The series is produced by Brian King.
January 8th, 2010
Radio 2 have commissioned a 2 part series about legendary entertainer Val Doonican.
Packed with archive and interviews (he could sing and play with anyone), this feature will trace his 60 year career from its humble beginnings in Waterford to prime time television. At its height, 20 million viewers a week tuned into watch the Val Doonican show.
ATT are delighted to build upon the success of their recent Nana Mouskouri and Charles Aznavour documentaries in producing another exploration of a musical legend.
Rocking, But Gently will come to BBC Radio 2 in 2010
January 8th, 2010
Above the Title have been comissioned to bring a two-part legal series to BBC World Service.
The Legal World will take us into the heart of legal battles being fought both inside and outside courtrooms around the world. We meet lawyers battling with issues of immense local importance, but which also have resounding international implications.
ATT Senior Producer, Brian King, will present and produce the series.
The Legal World (working title) comes to BBC World Service in 2010.
January 6th, 2010
Above the Title have been comissioned to bring pilot of Fare Trade to BBC Radio 2 this year.
Fare Trade is an audience sitcom starring Richard Wilson, chronicling the adventures of a suburban taxi driver with too much time on his hands.
After years of devoted service to middle management, Frank Ross (Richard Wilson) took his redundancy on the chin and, with his unquenchable desire to ‘do something useful’, is now driving for Town and Country Cars. And there’s nothing he likes more than meeting people and sharing his views - of which he has no shortage.
Fare Trade will come to BBC Radio 2 later this Spring.
July 24th, 2009
Above the Title will be bringing the history of the life and work of one of the world’s biggest selling artists, Nana Mouskouri to BBC Radio 2 later this year
2010 will be Nana Mouskouri’s 50th year as a recording artist, during her remarkable career she has sold more records worldwide than The Police, Oasis, Radiohead and Tom Jones combined.
She has sung around 1500 songs in 15 different languages and sold over 300 million records, making her one of the world’s biggest selling artists of all time.
Above the Title are proud to build on the success of their recent Radio 2 series exploring the life of Charles Aznavour in exploring the great life of perhaps the busiest woman in showbusiness!
Lisa Meyer will produce this 4-part series. Executive Producer will be Brian King
July 7th, 2009
Against strong industry-wide and BBC in-house competition, Above the Title is delighted to announce it has landed the new BBC Radio 5live Sunday 11am strand featuring Christian O’Connell. The programme is to be called “The Christian O’Connell Solution” and features a format conceived by ATT for R5L.
The weekly live comedy show will be presented by Christian O’Connell plus regular guests.
The live one hour show will have an initial run of 15 weeks from the beginning of September 2009.
ATT’s creative director Adam Bromley will executive-produce. Jonathan Wall of R5L commissioned the strand.
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Match of the Day magazine has commissioned Above the Title to produce a brand new weekly podcast series, MOTD Xtra .