Lorraine Sylvia Heggessey (born 16 November 1956) is a British television producer and executive. From 2000 until 2005, she was the first woman to be...

down-market rival and would not compete for viewers on ITV's terms." Lorraine Heggessey became Controller of BBC One, a post she took up on 1 November 2000...

Director of BBC Sport. His successor was eventually confirmed as being Lorraine Heggessey, who had been widely speculated as replacing Salmon even before his...

wanted "a new challenge and a new adventure". BBC One controller Lorraine Heggessey's appointment to his old post opened up the vacancy at BBC One, which...

was Sara Geater, who took up the post in October 2010, replacing Lorraine Heggessey, who had been CEO of Talkback Thames from 2005 to 2010. She in turn...

better on television. The three pitched it to Lorraine Heggessey, controller of BBC One at the time. Heggessey passed on the format, opting to commission...

lasted just over 18 months. The then head of BBC children's programmes Lorraine Heggessey went on air to explain Bacon's dismissal to CBBC viewers. Bacon was...

Ninth Doctor. However, events rapidly overtook this. In September Lorraine Heggessey, the Controller of BBC One, managed to persuade BBC Worldwide that...

cocaine and punching a wall, following reports in a tabloid newspaper. Lorraine Heggessey, then the Head of BBC Children's programmes, apologised on air. Before...

less popular with viewers. In 2002, the new controller of BBC One, Lorraine Heggessey, deemed the package which had been in place since 1997 too "slow and...

on stories from the local area. Commissioned by BBC One controller Lorraine Heggessey, the programme began on 9 September 2002 and replaced a number of...

Studios–BBC–20th Century Fox 1996 Doctor Who film, and the Controller of BBC One Lorraine Heggessey and Controller of Drama Commissioning Jane Tranter approached Gardner...

typically cost £100,000 to £150,000. In return, BBC One's then controller Lorraine Heggessey expected MacIntyre Investigates to deliver the ratings, a pressure...

idea for Planet Earth was born, and the series was commissioned by Lorraine Heggessey, then Controller of BBC One, in January 2002. A feature film version...

behind the schedule changes. The incoming Controller of BBC One, Lorraine Heggessey, defended the move, claiming that the programme's audience would have...

Studios–BBC–Fox 1996 Doctor Who film, leading the Controller of BBC One Lorraine Heggessey and Controller of Drama Commissioning Jane Tranter to approach Gardner...

sad to be leaving the BBC but that he and the channel controller, Lorraine Heggessey, could not agree on a suitable slot for his show following the return...

idea for Planet Earth was born, and the series was commissioned by Lorraine Heggessey, then Controller of BBC One, in January 2002. A feature film version...

language English No. of episodes 7 Production Executive producer Lorraine Heggessey Producer Richard Dale Production companies BBC The Learning Channel...

was replaced as controller of BBC One. However, Salmon's successor, Lorraine Heggessey, proved to be equally enthusiastic about the idea of new Doctor Who...

Campbell-Jones (1992), Susan Spindler (1993–94), Tim Haines (1994), Lorraine Heggessey (1995–97), Michael Mosley (1998–99) Producers Alec Nisbett Liz Tucker...

Kudos again pitched the show, albeit reinvented, and as a result Lorraine Heggessey, controller of BBC One, commissioned the show after planning to introduce...

notably, the Christmas holiday. These included: On 1 November 2000, Lorraine Heggessey became controller of BBC One and immediately ordered a review of the...

favourable and I am confident the Ferreiras will regain their popularity." Lorraine Heggessey, controller of BBC One, said the show became overdependent on the...

correspondent Alexandra Hall Hall, former British ambassador to Georgia Lorraine Heggessey, controller of BBC One 2000–2005 Nick Holtham – BA Geog., MA Theol...

shortest-lived ident package of the colour television era. The new controller, Lorraine Heggessey, made no secret of her hate for the Balloon idents, as she believed...

appointed the broadcaster's new Director of Sport. 14 September – Lorraine Heggessey is appointed Controller of BBC One, becoming the first woman to hold...

Crowd (series 1) Ash Atalla, Graham Linehan, Derrin Schlesinger, Lorraine Heggessey Pulling (series 1) Sharon Horgan, Dennis Kelly, Phil Bowker, Tristram...

Greenwood (Trevs) – plant pathologist, appears on BBC Gardeners World Lorraine Heggessey (Collingwood) – BBC One controller (2000–2004) Sally El Hosaini (Collingwood)...

caricature of himself falling down a sewer in a Dennis the Menace cartoon. Heggessey and Root were jointly awarded fourth position on the 2003 TV comedy list...