Planet 24 is a television production company, which produced ''

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'' and '' The Word'' for

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. It had an animation division called Impossible TV, founded in 1997.

History

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and Tony Boland (television producer) founded Planet Pictures which merged with 24 Hour Productions, headed by Charlie Parsons and Waheed, later Lord Alli. The company was bought by

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in March 1999 for £15 million and eventually merged with Carlton Productions, of which Lord Alli became managing director.

Creation of ''Survivor''

Planet 24 also developed the original concept for '' Survivor'', which was initially called ''Castaway''. Geldof and Parsons met with the BBC to pitch the program as a

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show. However, the BBC, which was intrigued by the concept, instead developed its own competing documentary-style show, '' Castaway 2000''. As a result, Planet 24 had to change the title, and the show was originally produced as '' Expedition Robinson'' in Sweden in 1997 before its U.S. success in 2000. When Geldof, Parsons, and Lord Alli sold Planet 24 to Carlton, they retained the rights to this program by transferring them to a new company named Castaway Television Productions. In July 2017,

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acquired Castaway Television Productions.

Filmography

*''Can You Pull…?'' (2004) *''The Richard Taylor Interviews'' (2003) *'' Survivor'' (2001–2002) *''

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'' (1999–2001) *''Take 2'' (1999) *'' Watercolour Challenge'' (1998–2001) *''Totally California'' (1997) *''American Visions'' (1997) *'' Hotel Babylon'' (1996) *''Surf Potatoes'' (1994) *''The Wednesday Weepie'' (1993) *''The Word: Access All Areas'' (1992) *''

'' (1992–2002) *'' The Word'' (1990–1995)

References

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