Twofour

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Twofour Broadcast Limited
Twofour
FormerlyWestpal Limited (February–April 1989) [1]
Two Four Productions Limited (1989–2005)
Company type Subsidiary of ITV Studios
Industry
FoundedFebruary 23, 1989;36 years ago (1989-02-23)
Founder Charles Wace
Headquarters Plymouth, England
Key people
Tim Carter (CEO)
Parent ITV Studios (2015–present)
Divisions
Website twofour.co.uk
Footnotes /references
[1]
Twofour's headquarters in Plymouth. Outside of Twofour offices -Plymouth.jpg
Twofour's headquarters in Plymouth.

Twofour Broadcast Limited, [1] trading as Twofour, is a British television and digital media group founded in 1989 by Charles Wace, a former BBC news producer, and Christopher Slade, a BBC presenter. With its headquarters in Plymouth, Twofour has offices in London and Los Angeles.

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In June 2015, Twofour Group was acquired by ITV Studios. [2]

Melanie Leach was named CEO in summer 2014. [3] In Autumn 2019, Leach stepped down, and Tim Carter was appointed CEO of Twofour and the ITV company Multistory Media.[ citation needed ]

Divisions

Twofour

Twofour supplies programming to channels including BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, and UKTV.[ citation needed ]

Recent and upcoming productions include The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy for Apple TV+, [4] and I Kissed A Boy for BBC Three. [5] Twofour was awarded Broadcast's "Best Indie Production Company" title in 2010 and 2014, with titles including The Jump (Channel 4), The Real Marigold Hotel [6] (BBC One/BBC Two) and This Time Next Year (ITV) [7] and Channel 5's longest running series, The Hotel Inspector .[ citation needed ]

The company produces ob-doc and fixed rig shows such as Channel 4's Educating Yorkshire , Educating the East End and 2011's Educating Essex .[ citation needed ]

Twofour has produced a range of adventure documentaries such as Harry's Arctic Heroes for BBC One and Harry's Mountain Heroes for ITV, both featuring Prince Harry and a group of wounded soldiers as they attempt to reach the North Pole and Mount Everest respectively and “You’ve Gotta Run” for ITV and Peace Point TV as the students run away and DeeDee is the running teacher.[ citation needed ]

Twofour Rights

Twofour Rights was the distribution arm of Twofour. Launched in 2012, they brought Twofour's programmes to the international marketplace.

In 2021, Twofour's parent company ITV Studios, merged Twofour Rights into ITV Studios Distribution. [8]

Selected programmes produced by Twofour

2024

Title [9] Channel
Big Zuu's 12 Dishes in 12 Hours ITV1
I Kissed A Girl BBC Three
Loaded in Paradise (S2) ITV2
The Reluctant Traveler (S2) Apple TV+

2023

Title [9] Channel
The Reluctant Traveler [10] Apple TV+
I Kissed A Boy BBC Three
Challenge Anneka Channel 5
Roman Kemp: The Fight For Young Lives BBC Three
Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction BBC Three
Rosie Jones: Am I A R*tard? Channel 4

2022

Title [9] Channel
Watercolour Challenge Channel 5
Hotel Benidorm Channel 5
Happy Campers Channel 5
Julia Bradbury: Breast Cancer and Me ITV
Loaded in Paradise ITV
Million Pound Pawn ITV
Make Me Prime Minister Channel 4
Our Boarding School CBBC
The Hotel Inspector 17 Channel 5

2021

Title [9] Channel
My Cornwall With Fern Britton [11] Channel 5
Our School Series 7 CBBC
Motherland (third season) BBC Two
Watercolour Challenge [12] Channel 5

2020

TitleChannel
Educating Greater Manchester Channel 4
Virgin Media's V Fest 2020 ITV2
Together At Home BBC1

2018

Title [9] Channel
My Shirley Valentine Summer ITV
Costa Del Celebrity Channel 5
This Time Next Year (second series) ITV
Ibiza Weekender ITV2
Give It A Year ITV
One Night With My Ex Channel 5

2017

Title [9] Channel
Confessions of a Junior Doctor Channel 4
The Real Marigold On Tour (second series) BBC One
Ibiza Weekender ITV2
The Real Marigold Hotel BBC One
The Jump Channel 4
One Night With My Ex Channel 5
A Night with My Ex Bravo
Chopping Block ITV
Spectacular Spain With Alex Polizzi Channel 5
Our School 3 (third series) CBBC
Educating Greater Manchester (fifth series) Channel 4

2016

Title [9] Channel
Royal Navy School Channel 4
Ibiza Weekender ITV2
The Real Marigold Hotel BBC Two
The Jump Channel 4
Drive ITV
Our School CBBC
This Time Next Year ITV
The Real Marigold On TourBBC Two
Dating in the Dark ITV2
Disabled DaredevilsChannel 4
Tom Daley Diving For GoldITV
ChoccywoccydoodahUKTV
The Hotel InspectorChannel 5
World's Best RestaurantsUKTV
The Extraordinary Case of Alex LewisChannel 4
Tiny Tots Talent AgencyChannel 4
Impossible EngineeringUKTV
Chopping BlockITV
DriveITV
Born to KillUKTV
Get Me To The Church On TimeUKTV
Ibiza WeekenderITV2
Housing EnforcersBBC

2015

Title [9] Channel
The Vote More 4
Educating Cardiff (fourth series) Channel 4
Ibiza Weekender ITV2
Taking New York E4
The Jump Channel 4
Eternal Glory ITV
The Housing Enforcers BBC One
Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial BBC Two
Kings and Queens of Speech Sky1
Our School CBBC

2014

Title [9] Channel
A Night of Heroes ITV
Risking it All TLC
Edge of Alaska Discovery Channel
Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy Channel 5
The Housing Enforcers BBC One
The Hunt History
Chrome Underground Discovery Channel
90's Greatest Nat Geo
Stammer School Channel 4
Dirty Weekenders in France Channel 4
Harry's South Pole HeroesITV
James Nesbitt's IrelandITV
Cooks' Questions More 4
The Magaluf Weekender ITV2
The Jump Channel 4
SplashITV
The Hotel Inspector Channel 5
Alex Polizzi: The Fixer BBC Two
Educating the East End (third series) Channel 4

2013

Title [9] ChannelStart dateNo. of episodesRunning time
Educating Yorkshire (second series) Channel 4 5 September 2013860 minutes
Alex Polizzi's Christmas Fix BBC Two 19 December 2013160 minutes
Holiday Hit Squad BBC One 6 February 2013460 minutes
Country House Sunday ITV 21 April 20132160 minutes
Storage Hoarders (series 2)ITV3060 minutes
Happy FamiliesITV2013460 minutes
The 80s Greatest National Geographic Channel 2013460 minutes
Splash! (series 1)ITV5 January 2013575 minutes
Choccywoccydoodah Star Challenge Good Food 20131060 minutes
Tropical Diseases Discovery Channel 2013660 minutes
The Body Shocking Show E4 2013830 minutes
James Nesbitt's IrelandITV20131030 minutes
Britain's Biggest Hoarders BBC One 2013360 minutes
The Magaluf Weekender ITV2 6 January 2013660 minutes
Cornwall with Caroline Quentin (series 2)ITV7 January 20131030 minutes
Alex Polizzi: The Fixer (series 2) BBC Two 12 February 2012660 minutes

2012

Title [9] ChannelStart dateNo. of episodesRunning time
A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards ITV 14 December 2012190 minutes
Body Invaders Discovery Channel 2012660 minutes
Paddy's Show and Telly ITV 22 December 2012160 minutes
Holiday Home Sweet Home ITV 20122060 minutes
Storage Hoarders ITV 20122060 minutes
All Star Christmas Presents Sky1 23 December 2012190 minutes
The Secret Interview Channel 5 2012460 minutes
My Kidney and Me More4 2012130 minutes
Tom Daley: Diving for Britain BBC One 23 July 2012150 minutes
My Tasty Travels with Lynda Bellingham ITV 20122060 minutes
Harry's Mountain Heroes ITV 2012190 minutes
Bumps, Babies & Beyond Discovery Real Time 2012630 minutes
City Secrets Sky Atlantic 2012860 minutes
The Hotel Inspector (series 9) Channel 5 20121060 minutes
Britain's Biggest Hoarders BBC One 2012160 minutes
God Save the Queens Sky Atlantic 2012360 minutes
Be Your Own Boss BBC Three 2012660 minutes
British Cycling: Road to Glory Sky Atlantic 20 August 2012660 minutes
Bradley Wiggins – A Year in Yellow Sky Atlantic 21 November 2012190 minutes
The Angel Sky1 2012560 minutes
A Short History of Everything Else Channel 4 2012660 minutes
The Exclusives ITV2 2012760 minutes
Alex Polizzi: The Fixer (series 1) BBC Two 31 January 2012660 minutes
The Story of Musicals BBC Four 2012360 minutes
Cornwall with Caroline Quentin (series 1) ITV 2 January 2012830 minutes
Home of the Future Channel 4 2012560 minutes
Table Dancing Diaries BBC Three 2012160 minutes
Out on a Limo Channel 4 2012160 minutes

2011

Title [9] ChannelStart dateNo. of episodesRunning time
A Night of Heroes ITV 2011190 minutes
Paddy's Show and Telly ITV 29 December 2011160 minutes
#tweetsoftheyear ITV2 2011190 minutes
So This Is Christmas Channel 4 2011160 minutes
Sealed Bid Channel 4 2011560 minutes
Tamara Ecclestone: Billion $$ Girl Channel 5 2011360 minutes
Harry's Arctic Heroes BBC One 2011260 minutes
My Hoarder Mum and Me BBC One 2011160 minutes
TA and the Taliban Watch 2011660 minutes
My Funniest Year Channel 4 20114120 minutes
Best of British Channel 4 20111060 minutes
Educating Essex Channel 4 2011760 minutes
The Hotel Inspector (series 7) Channel 5 18 April 2011860 minutes
The Hotel Inspector (series 8) Channel 5 3 October 2011860 minutes
Choccywoccydoodah Good Food 20111030 minutes
Graffiti Wars Channel 4 2011160 minutes
New Look Style the Nation Channel 4 2011660 minutes
Fisherman's Friends Channel 4 2011160 minutes
50 Greatest Wedding Shockers E4 20111120 minutes

1998

What would you do? | BBC One | 45 episodes | 30 minutes

Awards

This Time Next Year was named the fastest selling format in the world in 2016, [13] and secured a C21 award and a Realscreen Award. [14]

The Real Marigold Hotel won a Rose d'Or award in 2016. [15] The series was moved to BBC One for its second series. [6]

Educating Yorkshire won a National Television Award, RTS Award, Broadcast Award for Best Documentary, IVCA Award, a BAFTA Craft award and two BAFTA Television nominations.[ citation needed ]

Twofour held the title Best Indie Production Company in 2010 and 2014, and secured 1st place in Televisual Magazine's True Indie Survey 2013.[ citation needed ]

The company has been awarded several IVCA and RTS awards.[ citation needed ] In 2013, triple BAFTA-nominated Educating Essex won a Broadcast Award for Best Documentary Series. [16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "TWOFOUR BROADCAST LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House . 23 February 1989. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "TV acquires Twofour Group". ITV Press Centre. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Televisual | NEWS & COMMENTS". www.televisual.com.
  4. ↑ "Watch The Reluctant Traveller with Eugene Levy | Apple TV+ (UK)". Apple TV. 24 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "BBC Three announces new gay dating show hosted by Dannii Minogue". www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. 1 2 "BBC - The Real Marigold Hotel - series two - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "This Time Next Year".
  8. ↑ "ITV Studios | Profiles | Showcase". Broadcast. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Our Work". Twofour. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Apple TV+ travel series "The Reluctant Traveler," hosted by Emmy Award winner Eugene Levy, to premiere on February 24, 2023". Apple Inc. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Channel 5 Head to Cornwall for Two New Series". 16 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Channel 5 Revive c4's Watercolour Challenge". 28 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "This Time Next Year". C21media. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Realscreen Awards ★ nominees ★". awards.realscreen.com. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "News". www.rosedor.com. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "Broadcast Awards 2013: Winners". Broadcast Now. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
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