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Independent production company - what chances of someone picking up this idea?

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choosyfloosy · 26/02/2009 20:29

I'm wondering if someone on MN may be able to point me in the right direction. I have an idea for a TV programme. I'm not trying to sell the idea, it's just a programme I desperately want to watch... I do understand that ideas for programmes are easy to come by, and it's the development that's the hard bit, but I still think that it has potential... it's a documentary on Apaches, the film on farm safety that rural primary school children were shown at school in the late 70s. It was notoriously horrific (directed by the director of Long Good Friday). I long to know more about how it was made, who wrote it, who approved it, reactions to it from teachers and children, and whether there was an aftermath.

In an ideal world it would be a Film Studies documentary for the Open University, but I'd be happy to see it done as a lightweight I Love the 70s talking head kind of thing.

I know it's a long shot, but having looked at the Pact website, I can't tell which production companies might even potentially be interested in doing this. Does any MNer know?

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DaDaDa · 26/02/2009 23:48

I think as a lightweight documentary you'd be more likely to have a nostalgic clips programme covering lots of public information films; 'Charlie Says', 'Learn To Swim', 'Protect and Survive' etc. I think it may already have been done a while back though.

I don't remember the one you're interested in, but you might enjoy this!

Starbear · 27/02/2009 17:07

I would like a Crackerjack/ Generation Game/Top of the pops/It's the knockout type programme to watch with DS on a Saturday about tea time (3-4pm) What is the chance of that? I really would, honest.

mrsturnip · 27/02/2009 17:11

this says something about a re-release

Monkeytrousers1 · 04/03/2009 13:20

Why don't you do an MA via the OU on it yourself?

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