28-04-2022, 02:10 PM
(28-04-2022, 11:55 AM)Brekkie Wrote: Sometimes too the solution to saving cash can be the polar opposite for two things - for example in terms of cutting programme content in some scenarios shows with fairly lengthy runs could probably see their number of new episodes a year cut by as much as half and get away with it, but in other circumstances actually extending the run of certain shows may fill the hours cheaper than others. Flog It was mentioned earlier which exists quite nicely in repeat mode on BBC2 at the moment (always like how every day has a completely different BBC Studios endcap!) but actually commissioning another run of 60 odd new episodes could extend the life of those repeats a couple of years longer.
There's also the BBC One approach of mixing repeats and new episodes - Homes Under the Hammer, Bargain Hunt and Escape to the Country are broadcast on a policy of two new episodes per week and three repeats. And I wouldn't be surprised if another daytime slot ends up with some form of studio bound programming - there's a reason that the early years of BBC Daytime were almost entirely populated with talks shows and magazines.