BBC Scotland Vet to Lead Factual at IWC

Pauline Law has been appointed head of factual at Glasgow-based IWC, a Banijay Group company.

In her new role, she will oversee the company’s slate of factual programming and bolster IWC’s production office in Glasgow. Law will report to Creative Director Mark Downie and work closely with him. Her appointment is part of IWC’s commitment to making quality programming out of Scotland by expanding its operations in Glasgow and driving the creation of new ideas in order to increase its specialist-factual, popular-factual and factual-entertainment production.

Law joins IWC from BBC Scotland, where beginning in 2017, she was head of multiplatform production, responsible for 300 members of staff, including teams in music, entertainment, events, digital and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. During this time, she led a development team that won over 80 new commissions, including Emeli Sande’s Street Symphony and Susan Calman’s Fringe Benefits for the new BBC Scotland channel, also executive producing arts content such as Beginning.

From 2013 to 2017, Law was an executive producer at BBC Scotland Factual/BBC Studios Pacific Quay Productions. There she delivered a range of arts and music programs, including award-winning films for BBC Two such as The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl and Terry Pratchett: Back in Black, and for BBC Scotland, Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime and The Proclaimers: This is the Story. Other roles she has held include arts lead at BBC Scotland, channel executive at BBC Two/BBC Four and series producer at BBC Scotland Arts.

Downie said: “Pauline is a hugely experienced and highly respected program-maker with an especially impressive track record in music and arts. The fantastic range of programs she has created and made makes her an ideal hire for our Glasgow office, at a time where there are numerous, exciting opportunities for program-making outside of London. We look forward to welcoming her into our team.”

Law added: “I’m delighted to be joining IWC at this exciting time for broadcasting in Scotland. IWC already has such a fantastic range of programs from popular-factual brands to arts and music documentaries. Mark immediately got my creative juices flowing when he approached me about joining the team. I’m so looking forward to working with IWC on their current commissions and to creating new shows for audiences across the U.K. and beyond, made out of Glasgow.”