This is a DRAFT Proposal for a Regular, Weekly Television Series.

To understand the context of this proposal, it would be a good idea to see The Big Idea

The 360 Squadron

The 360 Squadron's home base is Plaistows Farm, on the doorstep of London in the clichéd English countryside. Plaistows is essentially a huge grass field with some slightly eccentric backdrop activity: a windsock, a radio tower, microlights of all shapes and sizes, taking off and landing throughout the daylight hours. On the perimeter of the airfield is a motley collection of sheds/hangers.

The interior of Mission Control is in sharp contrast to the grass strip. Hi-tech and dominated by a large flat screen showing video feeds from around the world and an astonishing world map.

The 360 Squadron Leader is in complete control, always improvising, always asking the hard question the 360 volunteers might shy away from. The Leader can zoom in and out of the interactive map to see the position of every 360 story - past or present - or log onto the latest video coming from the webcams of his 360 squad's planes.

Throughout the programme the Leader is the spontaneous on-air commissioner, clicking on a screen to chat with a 360 member/potential interviewee, who might be based in the Oymyakon, Siberia. If intrigued, the Leader will immediately despatch one of his intrepid 360 Squadron pilots to the coldest place on Earth.

The 360 Squadron pilot/researcher stories will be improved in the editing room with archive material from the BBC's extensive library, and supplemented by others stories on the 360 site that do not lend themselves to being shot from microlight filming platforms

The 360 Squadron Leader's primary job is to make great television so, if a story doesn't pan out, it will be cheerfully pulled with advice to the audience to follow it up on the net. Interactive Television viewers will be able to make their own selection.