BBC - Commissioning Radio

Pitching Ideas

Proteus

Existing users: log on to Proteus now

Proteus is a system that will eventually be a "one stop shop" for all programme-related information for BBC Radio. The commissioning process is already managed in Proteus.

This page includes information for pitching ideas to the National Network Radio Stations:

Radio 1/1Xtra, Radio 2, Radio 3, Radio 4/4Extra, Radio 5 Live/Sports Extra, Radio 6 Music and the Asian Network.

If you wish to pitch to the World Service please click here for more information.

If you wish to pitch to BBC Wales please click here for more information.

If you wish to pitch to BBC Radio Cymru please click here for more information.

If you wish to pitch to BBC Scotland or Radio Nan Gaidheal please click here for more information.

Pitching Ideas to BBC Network Radio:

When a BBC radio network invites programme proposals it will require them to be submitted in Proteus unless otherwise specified. Any independent production company must therefore have access to Proteus before it can submit a programme proposal. Existing users can access Proteus via the Proteus login page.

If you are a new supplier, you will need to sign up to the Radio Independent suppliers list. Please fill in a Pro Forma (available in the downloads section of this page) and send to Radio Commissioning Enquiries (020776 51865) where you will also be set up a login to Proteus if your company doesn't already have one assigned.

Please let us know in good time if you require a Proteus login for submitting in a commissioning round as a Proteus login takes up to a week to be assigned after your initial request has been sent through.

The Proteus Terms & Conditions of usage are also included in the downloads section of the site, you will need to agree to them before a login can be issued.

Support and FAQs

A Proteus commissioning training guide is available in the downloads section of this page.

If you are having issues with Proteus, it could be your web browser as Proteus is best used in Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7. Please see the FAQs in the downloads section of this page for more details about web browsers.

You can change the registered email address where the email confirmations for submissions go to by logging into Proteus with your company's username and password and then in the "Admin" tab you select "change my details" where you get the option to change the email address to whatever you would like.

Where a time is given as the deadline for submissions, Proteus will cut off exactly at that point without submitting your idea in progress. Therefore you need to ensure that you submit your ideas in good time before the cut off deadline.