Bargain hunting

The latest BBC schedule-filling warhorse to be put through a Game-Of-Thrones re-commissioning process is Bargain Hunt. Made, currently, by BBC Cymru Wales - so to keep the out-of-London balance correct, indies wishing to bid will have to commit to a Welsh production base. In 2013 the show cost £2.4m for 72 hours of broadcasting over a year.

Bargain Hunt was moved from Bristol to Cardiff in 2014 under the aegis of Jeff Anderson as Head of Daytime Factual. Spookily, this month, Jeff has left the BBC for Elephant House Studios, part of Viacom's Channel 5, so will not be leading the BBC Studios pitch.