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Kirsty Hanson

Senior Commissioning Executive, Factual & Factual Entertainment, UKTV

Kirsty Hanson is an experienced Commissioning Editor and Executive Producer with a raft of high-profile primetime series to her name from popular factual and documentary to formats and features. Kirsty has managed major international brands, series with ambitious scale and extreme environments as well as sensitive and compliance-heavy series.

Since joining UKTV in 2018, Kirsty has commissioned shows including Alex Jones: Making BabiesSpecial Ops: Crime Squad UKAt Home with Katherine RyanBlackadder: A Cunning Story and Blackadder: The Lost PilotBack from the Dead: Who Kidnapped Me? and Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

Prior to UKTV, Kirsty was a Commissioning Editor at BBC Worldwide, where commissions include Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond The LobbyMeet The Humans with Michael MosleySpecial Forces: Ultimate Hell WeekThe Secret Helpers, all for BBC2. Other freelance credits include The Hoarder Next DoorThe Restaurant ManHow Not To Get OldWould Like To Meet, What Not To WearAntiques Uncovered with Lucy Worsley and Turn Back Your Body Clock.