The Final Frontier

Channel 4, U.K.
Since laying 'Equinox' and 'Secrets of the Dead' strands to rest this year, C4 has become interested in a range of science program formats. Explains Simon Andreae, C4's commissioning editor for science and education, 'There are no science strands on the channel at the moment. We are freeing our schedule to be more reactive to science-based events in the news. But, we still have a similar budget. Programming is tending to polarize between fast-turn-around think pieces, low-budget documentaries, and long-format, high-budget science movies.'

October 1, 2002

Channel 4, U.K.
Since laying 'Equinox' and 'Secrets of the Dead' strands to rest this year, C4 has become interested in a range of science program formats. Explains Simon Andreae, C4's commissioning editor for science and education, 'There are no science strands on the channel at the moment. We are freeing our schedule to be more reactive to science-based events in the news. But, we still have a similar budget. Programming is tending to polarize between fast-turn-around think pieces, low-budget documentaries, and long-format, high-budget science movies.'