Sky 1 HD today (Monday, 18th August, 2014) announces a raft of new commissions as part of Sky 1 Director, Adam MacDonald’s priority investment in the channel’s 8pm slot that he outlined last November. Focusing on fresh thinking factual and entertainment formats, these new series are GORDONSTOUN, RELATIVELY CLEVER and FRIGHT CLUB.

GORDONSTOUN is a 6 x 60 observational documentary seriesfrom ITN Productions (Harrow: A Very British School) thatfollows the up’s and downs of life at elite boarding school Gordonstoun.The School is world famous with Old Gordonstounians including writer WilliamBoyd, Olympian Heather Stanning and numerous members of the Royal familyincluding Prince Charles.  Gordonstoun firmly believes that it takesmore than academic excellence alone to succeed in life, which is why someof the school’s most important lessons take place in the spectacular Scottishwilderness surrounding it.

RELATIVELY CLEVER is a 7 x 60 quiz tournament series fromJohn Stanley Productions that pits families against each other in knockoutrounds. It’s a test of Intelligence and general knowledge but family dynamicswill also be under the spotlight as teams of mums, dads, children and grandparentscome together to compete for the RELATIVELY CLEVER trophy.

FRIGHT CLUB, from Maverick TV, is a 6x 60 series that sees people with the same crippling fear or phobia joinforces to overcome their problem once and for all. Each week ten fellowsufferers will take part in an extreme form of exposure therapy that willinvolve them helping each other through their worst nightmare scenariosas they tackle their fear head on.

Adam MacDonald, Director of Sky 1 said “I am delighted to announce these fresh and exciting new additions to Sky 1’s emerging slate of 8pm programming, a celebration of people’s passions and real life journeys that the whole family can enjoy together.”

These new commissions follow the announcements of THE SUN SET, WELCOME TO MY GARDEN, THE KINGS & QUEENS OF SPEECH and FLINTOFF: LORD OF THE FRIES.

This year Sky will invest £600 million a year in original British contentand production across its portfolio of channels.  This commitmentincludes entertainment shows GOT TO DANCE and DUCK QUACKS DON’T ECHO;dramas such as STRIKE BACK and MOONFLEET;comedies including STELLA, DOLL & EM and MOONE BOY andfactual shows as diverse as 50 WAYS TO KILL YOUR MAMMY, THE SOUTH BANK SHOW and ROSS KEMP EXTREME WORLD.

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Notes to editor

 Further information:

Susan Collins 

Publicity Manager, Sky 1 HD

susan.collins@bskyb.com

www.skypressoffice.co.uk

@sky1insider

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