Janice Hadlow
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Janice Hadlow is a British television executive. She is the current controller of the BBC
television
channel BBC Two
, taking over this position in November 2008 having previously been controller of BBC Four
.
Hadlow was educated at comprehensive school in Swanley
, in north Kent
, and graduated with a BA
in History from King's College London
in 1978. She then spent time as a Postgraduate History Researcher at Royal Holloway, University of London
(1978–81).
Hadlow began her media career with the BBC in 1986 as a production trainee. For two years between 1987 and 1989 she was a producer for BBC Radio 4
before moving to television. She worked in the BBC's Music and Arts department between 1993 and 1995 before become joint-head of the History department. One of the television shows she helped to create in this period was Simon Schama
's A History of Britain
and
In 1999 Hadlow moved to Channel 4 where she became Head of History, Art and Religion. being involved with David Starkey
's The Six Wives of Henry VIII
series. She later became Head of Specialist Factual.
She returned to the BBC as Controller of BBC Four after five years. She specialised in commissioning programmes concerning factual genres such as history, science and religion. In 2004 The Observer
included Hadlow in a list of 80 young people who they believed would shape people's lives in the early 21st Century and in 2006 sister-paper The Guardian
praised her for her work over the preceding 18-months at BBC Four.
She has two sons (born July 1996 and July 1999). She married Martin Davidson in September 2003 in Oxfordshire. He is a BBC Two commissioning editor for history and business, and a fellow historian. He used to work for RDF Media
, and previously produced A History of Britain.
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BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
channel BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
, taking over this position in November 2008 having previously been controller of BBC Four
BBC Four
BBC Four is a British television network operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation and available to digital television viewers on Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable....
.
Hadlow was educated at comprehensive school in Swanley
Swanley
Swanley is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located on the south-eastern outskirts of London, north of Sevenoaks town. The town boundaries encompass the settlements of Swanley itself, Hextable and Swanley Village...
, in north Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, and graduated with a BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in History from King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
in 1978. She then spent time as a Postgraduate History Researcher at Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway, University of London is a constituent college of the University of London. The college has three faculties, 18 academic departments, and about 8,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students from over 130 different countries...
(1978–81).
Hadlow began her media career with the BBC in 1986 as a production trainee. For two years between 1987 and 1989 she was a producer for BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
before moving to television. She worked in the BBC's Music and Arts department between 1993 and 1995 before become joint-head of the History department. One of the television shows she helped to create in this period was Simon Schama
Simon Schama
Simon Michael Schama, CBE is a British historian and art historian. He is a University Professor of History and Art History at Columbia University. He is best known for writing and hosting the 15-part BBC documentary series A History of Britain...
's A History of Britain
A History of Britain
A History of Britain may refer to:* A History of Britain * A History of Britain , a BBC documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama...
and
In 1999 Hadlow moved to Channel 4 where she became Head of History, Art and Religion. being involved with David Starkey
David Starkey
David Starkey, CBE, FSA is a British constitutional historian, and a radio and television presenter.He was born the only child of Quaker parents, and attended Kendal Grammar School before entering Cambridge through a scholarship. There he specialised in Tudor history, writing a thesis on King...
's The Six Wives of Henry VIII
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (documentary)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII is a 2001 documentary miniseries by historian David Starkey about the wives of King Henry VIII. It was produced by Granada Television for Channel 4....
series. She later became Head of Specialist Factual.
She returned to the BBC as Controller of BBC Four after five years. She specialised in commissioning programmes concerning factual genres such as history, science and religion. In 2004 The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
included Hadlow in a list of 80 young people who they believed would shape people's lives in the early 21st Century and in 2006 sister-paper The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
praised her for her work over the preceding 18-months at BBC Four.
She has two sons (born July 1996 and July 1999). She married Martin Davidson in September 2003 in Oxfordshire. He is a BBC Two commissioning editor for history and business, and a fellow historian. He used to work for RDF Media
RDF Media
Zodiak Media is a Anglo-American television production company. It was formed in 2010 when RDF Media Group was acquired by, and merged with Zodiak Entertainment...
, and previously produced A History of Britain.
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