Dom Bird’s New Indie Lands Debut Greenlight With Extended Series Of BBC’s ‘Marvellous Miniature Workshop’ Presented By New Radio 2 Breakfast Host Sara Cox
Dom Bird's new indie production company, EarlyBird, has received its first commission for an extended edition of the BBC series 'The Marvellous Miniature Workshop'. The new season will feature 20 episodes, each lasting 45 minutes, compared to the previous eight episodes. Sara Cox will return as the host, bringing her experience from the Radio 2 Breakfast Show to the program.
- ▪EarlyBird has secured a 20-episode order for 'The Marvellous Miniature Workshop'.
- ▪The episodes will be extended to 45 minutes each, allowing for deeper storytelling.
- ▪Sara Cox will continue as the host of the show, having recently taken over the Radio 2 Breakfast Show.
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Sara Cox Dom Bird’s new indie EarlyBird has landed its first commission, an extended edition of BBC series The Marvellous Miniature Workshop. The Gladiators exec and former Amazon MGM Studios UK unscripted chief is behind a 20-episode order of the show that sees a team of expert miniaturists recreate cherished buildings and locations tied to contributors’ personal histories. The episodes have been extended to 45 minutes and there are now 20 of them compared to eight in the first season. Sara Cox, who just replaced Scott Mills as presenter of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show, the BBC’s most-listened-to radio program, returns to host The Marvellous Miniature Workshop.
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