Discovery UK unveils lockdown content

Cabsat broadcaster Discovery in the UK has unveiled a slate of four lifestyle and entertainment shows filmed at home for its Food Network, HGTV and TLC channels.

Presenter Gok Wan

Production is already underway on two new Food Network shows, starring Rachel Khoo and Gok Wan, with new commissions for HGTV and TLC set to go into production imminently.

Rachel Khoo’s Simple Pleasures (8×30’) is produced by Bristol-based indie Hungry Gap Productions in coproduction with Peas in a Pot for Food Network and follows the eponymous cook in her country kitchen as she makes her favourite recipes using everyday ingredients.

Gok’s Easy Asian (8×30’), meanwhile, is produced by London-based Sidney Street Productions for Food Network and takes viewers into the former How to Look Good Naked star’s London home as he prepares simple versions of Asian food classics.

Clare Laycock

HGTV commission Restoring the Good Life (8×60’) is from UK indie Angel Eye and follows upcycling and design enthusiasts Kate Humble, Zoe Pocock and Max McMurdo as they work their magic on a range of redesigns and reinventions.

Lastly, Countdown To I Do (5×30’) is being made by Studio 71 for TLC and revisits couples one year on from filming the channel’s intimate wedding YouTube show Countdown To I Do.

Clare Laycock, senior VP and head of lifestyle and entertainment brands at Discovery UK and Ireland, ordered the programmes and Charlotte Reid is head of commissioning for lifestyle and entertainment channels.