Gareth Malone is back with his latest Choir project
Gareth Malone, the choirmaster at the heart of award-winning hit BBC series The Choir is creating a new choir of members and veterans of the Armed Forces in the build up to The Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida this coming May.
Published: 29 January 2016
I hope that this choir will give its members a real and lasting pride. We want to tell their stories and celebrate their achievements.
BBC One has commissioned a two-part documentary series which will follow Gareth Malone as he searches the country to create a choir of serving personnel and veterans of the Armed Forces, many of whom have started to rebuild their lives after injury and trauma.
The documentaries will follow Gareth as he holds auditions and finally selects his choir. We will watch their rehearsals and the musical tasks as part of the build-up to the Invictus Games.
Gareth Malone says: “I hope that this choir will give its members a real and lasting pride. We want to tell their stories and celebrate their achievements. It’s a huge responsibility but I’m looking forward to the challenge.”
The series will broadcast later this year on BBC One. It is made by Twenty Twenty and the executive producers are Tim Carter and Michele Kurland, and the series producer is Matt Smith.
The documentaries have been commissioned by Charlotte Moore, Controller, TV Channels and iPlayer, and Maxine Watson, Commissioning Editor for Documentaries.
Notes to Editors
BBC One will be the UK broadcast partner for the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando this year.
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