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National Geographic has tapped 72 Films and BBC Studios alum Cate Hall as commissioning editor for the U.K.<\/p>\n

Hall will develop and commission factual projects for National Geographic\u2019s international linear channels, Disney+ and Hulu. She joins from 72 Films, where she was head of specialist factual and executive produced titles such as Britain and the Blitz<\/em>\u00a0and 007: Road to a Million<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Prior to working at 72 Films, Hall served as creative director of BBC Studios\u2019 Documentary Unit, overseeing commissions such as Inside Our Minds with Chris Packham<\/em>, Freedom: 50 Years of Pride<\/em> and Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Hall also previously worked at Wall to Wall on projects such as Blitz: The Bombs that Changed Britain<\/em> and at Boundless as executive producer of BBC One\u2019s The Apprentice<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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