Sunday, 21 October 2012



BBC 1:
Call the midwife.
Birdsong.

Must be about the audience. Something for everyone.
Budget £500k-£900K per hour.

Looking for various series.
Looking for high-energy serials, crime/thriller.
Looking for films, family films, exciting dramatic films and contemporary films.

BBC 2:
Series, singles, serials and adaptations.

The hour, The shadow line and White heat.

£500k-£850k per hour.

BBC 3:
Drama spaces are limited. Looking for attention-grabbing, returnable series.

The Fades, Lip Service and Being Human.

£375k-£480k per hour.


The cover is for a country and western band called the old armadillos.
The use of desert scenes was intended to add a “dusty” theme, while the cowboy hat on the gun added the western theme.
The tree scene used was to imply a hospitable place, but still keeping the dusty desert theme going.
The western desert theme was to tie in with the name, old armadillos. Armadillos are often found in desert areas so the theme worked well with the title.
The gun signified western places because cowboy films usually involve a rifle or two at some point. The cowboy hat is always featured, the two together are designed to paint a picture of cowboy film style places, and the music often heard there.