LONDON: UKTV’s premium entertainment channel W has commissioned a brand-new series hosted by Davina McCall.<\/p>\n
Produced by Twenty Twenty Productions (First Dates<\/em>), the as-yet-untitled project will see McCall lead a thought-provoking exploration of a different contemporary issue each week. The conversation will be inspired by real people\u2019s experiences and opinions. The prime-time format will see McCall joined by a small group of individuals and experts who will discuss some of modern life\u2019s biggest dilemmas and most pertinent questions, armed with the latest research and often counter-intuitive perspectives.<\/p>\n McCall said: \u201cI am so, so excited to be finally bringing this show to life; it\u2019s something I feel so, so passionately about and have been working on for ages. I am totally thrilled to be working with W and Twenty Twenty to make it happen. I can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n Richard Watsham, UKTV\u2019s director of commissioning, commented, \u201cWe\u2019ve taken a very deliberate approach to build strong relationships with some of the U.K.\u2019s biggest talent and finding ways of bringing their best ideas to the screen. It has paid off handsomely with the likes of John Bishop\u2019s chat show, Dave Gorman\u2019s Modern Life is Goodish<\/em> and Alex Horne\u2019s Taskmaster<\/em>. I\u2019m thrilled to add Davina to this talented list. Her passion and energy know no bounds and together with Twenty Twenty I\u2019m excited to see if we can bring a fresh perspective to this important genre.\u201d<\/p>\n Steve North, W\u2019s general manager, added, \u201cSince its launch last year, W has fast become the place where fantastic talent can try something new and see their ideas brought to life on the screen. Davina joins a growing list of high-profile talent working with us, including John Bishop, Amanda Holden and Dr. Christian Jessen.\u201d<\/p>\n Tim Carter, the CEO of Twenty Twenty Productions, remarked, “We are delighted that we are working with Davina and W on this new show. For us, this move into entertainment is hugely exciting and we want to bring interesting subjects to people at home to get them debating some big issues in a surprising way.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LONDON: UKTV’s premium entertainment channel W has commissioned a brand-new series hosted by Davina McCall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":7471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1087,1088,81,82],"class_list":["post-7470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-davina-mccall","tag-twenty-twenty-productions","tag-uktv","tag-w"],"yoast_head":"\n