Kim Shillinglaw Named BBC Two & BBC Four Controller

Kim Shillinglaw has been named Controller of BBC Two and BBC Four. She succeeds Janice Hadlow, who stepped down from the role earlier this year, and takes over from acting controller Adam Barker.

Shillinglaw joins from her post as the BBC’s Head of Science and Natural History Commissioning, where she oversaw around 200 hours of programming a year and was behind titles including Frozen Planet, Stargazing Live and Horrible Histories. In her new job she will be responsible for the output of both channels and take a seat on BBC Television’s board, with BBC Four channel editor Cassian Harrison reporting to her.

Shillinglaw said she was delighted and honoured to take on the role, and spoke of wanting to lead both channels into a new phase of thought-provoking television. Danny Cohen, the BBC’s Director of Television, welcomed the appointment.