It was originally made by ABC Weekend TV for the ITV network, with its production being continued by Thames Television from the 1968 Christmas special onwards. Lists that are made official cannot be deleted and mods will be granted the ability to modify the entries or official title (in addition to the original creator). Last year, we had 164 hours of religious programming on BBCs 1, 2, 3, and 4 — the vast majority of that, 138, on BBCs 1 and 2. Each movie version of a British sitcom had wide angle cameras and depressing outdoor scenes to moviefy something that should not be moviefied!

In other departments, the posts are usually separate, and it is the commissioning editor who holds most of the cards. The next time you’re faced with a particularly brutal challenge, perhaps ask yourself what you may learn from it. That’s what I used to shout after gently putting the phone down on yet another employer who was incapable of making a decision on the candidates I had submitted.Nostalgia Central covers the period 1950 to 1999 and contains some words and references which reflect the attitudes of those times and which may be considered culturally sensitive, offensive or inappropriate today. THE first contact with the religious department came when Mr Ahmed was invited to act as executive producer for the BBC’s first-ever Islam season. Although the series no longer exists in its entirety, this set contains every remaining episode of Series Three to Six, originally screened between 1969 and 1971, and the 1968 Christmas Special.

John Bluthal had previously supplied the voice for Commander Zero in the Gerry Anderson puppet series, Fireball XL5.

Nor is he persuaded by the argument that religious programmes are pushed to the edge of the schedule. The large audiences it got may indicate that it had a broad appeal that is unlikely for a destructive or biased programme (though not impossible, as the big audiences for "Love thy neighbour" may prove). I think people in the industry found it quite bizarre, the fixation on one aspect of the job, when it’s the other job that actually has the strategy, the direction, the commissioning power, the money, etc.

He also praises A History of Christianity by Diarmaid MacCulloch, which he describes as “fantastic”. When Mr Ahmed was appointed, one criticism was not that he was a Muslim, but that his pro­grammes were not very good.Volume and speed seem to have taken over from matching and selection, from the ‘ throw as many CVs their way and they’re bound to hire someone’ approach of many 3 rd party recruiters to the ‘ have you got any more CVs, I don’t think that we’ve seen enough’ procrastination of many internal recruiters/hiring managers.

THE professional record is impressive: more than ten years at the BBC, working first in current affairs, then latterly in religion, followed by more than six years at Channel Four as commissioning editor for religion and head of multicultural programming — not bad for someone who had planned a career in print. Low self esteem is leading many recruiters to be pushovers, instead of the professional consultants they need to be. Even if Mr Ahmed is avowedly thick-skinned, he admits to finding his critics “a bit disrespectful” for ignoring his professional record. In addition, on BBC2 will be The Private Life of a Masterpiece, looking at Christ’s descent from the Cross.Then the two decide to combine forces and form a partnership, recognising that each needs the others skill.