Talkback Thames’ Edwards joins BBC entertainment
The BBC has bolstered its entertainment team with the appointment of Talkback Thames’ head of entertainment development Sarah Edwards.
Edwards, who will join the Corporation’s in-house entertainment department as head of format entertainment development, will work alongside Martin Scott, Helen Bullough and Eileen Herlihy, the BBC’s heads of format entertainment in London, Manchester and Scotland respectively.
She will develop new entertainment formats across all three production bases.
Edwards, a former head of development at 12 Yard Productions, has developed entertainment formats for all the UK’s major broadcasters, and her credits include Hole In The Wall and The Weakest Link for BBC1.
She said: “I have had a fantastic time at Talkback Thames, working with some of the best entertainment teams in the business, but as a development person I couldn’t resist a job where there are real opportunities for big and exciting commissions.”
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