Broadcast News

Bookmark and Share
29/10/2009

TV Company Goes On 'Excellent Adventure'

News Image
Tern Belfast has announced the commission of Colin & Graham's Excellent Adventures for BBC Northern Ireland and RTÉ.
The series is co-funded by RTÉ and BBC NI and follows TV presenter and sportsman Colin Carroll along with TV host and journalist Graham Little, as they unearth the world's most bizarre and challenging sports while on their travels.
Colin & Graham's Excellent Adventures follows the double act as they experience some of the lesser-known extreme sports from around the globe, while observing cultural oddities and extraordinary people along the way - all from a uniquely comic perspective.
Upon their arrival at these international sporting events, they enter themselves as the Irish Team and compete for the trophy.
The range of world championships that they tackle in the series includes sumo wrestling in Japan, horn-sleighing in Germany and bull-surfing in India.
David Malone, Executive Producer at Tern Belfast, said: "At Tern, we pride ourselves on continually developing new format and producing shows that are relevant and entertaining for viewers. Colin & Graham's Excellent Adventures is a clever spin on the traditional travelogue format and resurrects the genre for a modern audience. This commission demonstrates our savvy at knowing what audiences are looking for and shows that Tern is a major producer of programming out of Northern Ireland."
Justin Binding, Executive Producer of BBC Northern Ireland, said: "We are very upbeat about Colin & Grahams' Excellent Adventures, it is an exciting new project for our innovation strand on BBC Two Northern Ireland.
"The series also presents us with a great opportunity to work with two new talents, Colin Carroll and Graham Little and further our relationship with Tern TV and RTÉ."
Ray McCarthy, Commissioning Editor, Regional Programming, RTÉ Television, said: "RTÉ developed this series specifically for RTÉ Two as in tone and content; the series is spot-on for our viewers who expect innovation and humour to be the guiding principles behind this channel.
"They've got those in spades in this series, adeptly made by Tern. The opportunity to work again with BBC Northern Ireland was very welcome and again a very positive and mutually beneficial experience."
Award-winning UK indie Tern Television recently announced the expansion of its Northern Ireland office, with the appointment of the award-winning producer Malone.
His role is to expand the factual slate and executive produce new series' out of Belfast and his move to Tern followed hot on the heels of the indie's BAFTA-nominated and Prix Italia award-winning film for BBC/RTÉ, The Father The Son and The Housekeeper.
Colin & Graham's Excellent Adventures is directed and produced by Ronan McCloskey.
(KMcA/BMcC)
VMI.TV Ltd

Top Related Stories
Click here for the latest broadcast news stories.

03/12/2024
RTÉ Selects Dalet for State-of-the-Art Content Management System
Dalet, a leading technology and service provider for media-rich organisations, today announced that Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), the national public
28/11/2024
Ross Video Partners With CT Ireland
Ross Video and Creative Technology Ireland (CT Ireland) have announced a strategic partnership aimed at delivering value to customers in Ireland. Crea
29/09/2006
Belfast office opens as Scottish Indie Tern Television expands
Tern Television, one of Scotland's largest and most successful independent production companies, has announced its expansion into Northern Ireland wit
19/10/2011
Irish Broadcaster Adds RTÉ Radio Player
The RTÉ Player, launched in 2009, has established itself as Ireland's premier on-demand service for programmes originally aired on RTÉ Television - wi
04/12/2024
RTÉ Selects Dalet
Dalet has announced that Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), the national public-service media company in Ireland, has chosen Dalet to develop and implemen
03/12/2014
Production News : Tern TV Secures 22 Hours From BBC Nations
Tern TV has secured over 22 hours of commissions from BBC Nations. David Strachan, managing director at Tern TV, said: "We are pleased to have won a v
24/10/2007
Tern TV Launches Tern Digital And Announces Appointment
Tern Television has announced the launch of Tern Digital and the appointment of Simon Meek to head up the division. Meek will be responsible for devel
05/07/2005
Tern Television uproots to Northern Ireland for new gardening series
Scottish indie Tern Television has been commissioned by BBC NI’s Fergus Keeling to produce a gardening series based on the successful format of their
08/02/2008
Tern Heads South To Expand Specialist Factual Division
Tern Television is expanding its specialist factual division with the appointment of Miranda Peters to the role of development producer. As part of he
15/01/2009
Tern TV Bolsters Team To Venture Into New Factual Formats
Independent production company Tern Television has announced three new appointments in a move that will see the indie push into further formatted fact
18/08/2017
RTÉ To Develop 'Next Generation' RTÉ Player
RTÉ has announced its plans to develop the next generation RTÉ Player, Ireland's number one broadcaster video-on-demand service. It is expected that t
06/12/2007
Tern Television Commissioned For BBC NI
Tern Television has further established its presence in Northern Ireland with three new commissions for BBC NI, all of which will be produced at the B
02/09/2011
RTÉ Radio Set To Launch New Player
The boss of RTÉ Radio has welcomed the announcement of RTÉ Radio's new 2011-2012 season. The new season again features RTÉ Radio's top-rating programm
27/03/2015
Production News : BBC And NI Screen Sign New Partnership
The BBC and Northern Ireland Screen have signed a new partnership agreement to support the television and online industries in Northern Ireland. The p
24/06/2010
Hughes Returns To Ireland For Tern
A UK independent production company has announced the appointment of acclaimed TV Producer Brendan Hughes. Hughes will be heading up Tern Belfast and