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Binge Drinking & Me
BBC journalist Hazel Martin goes on a personal journey to find out why alcohol-related deaths from liver disease among women under 40 have risen sharply over the last decade.
Signs for Living with Rose Ayling-Ellis
This new series will see Rose take a group of older people on an extraordinary and emotional journey as they take up the challenge of learning British Sign Language.
The Kingdom: The World’s Most Powerful Prince
★★★★ ‘Revealing’ Daily Mail
★★★★ ‘Incredibly fascinating’ Mail on Sunday
★★★★ ‘Enthralling, engrossing’ The Times
★★★★ ‘A fascinating psychological profile’ Telegraph
★★★★ ‘A vivid portrait of a Machiavellian prince’ FT
Skint: The Truth About Britain’s Broken Economy with Tim Harford
★★★★ Daily Mail | ★★★★ The Times
‘Elegant & simple’ Telegraph
‘A sobering investigation...Harford asks a crucial question before the polling stations open next week: how can this actually be fixed?’ The Guardian
The Search for Nicola Bulley
★★★★★ 'Excellent' The Times
★★★★ 'Superb' Telegraph
★★★★ 'Deeply Moving' Daily Mail
★★★★ 'Fascinating' The i
A Very British Sex Scandal: The Love Child and The Secretary
Edwina Currie, Matthew Parris and Ian Hislop lead a cast of politicians and journalists sharing personal memories of Cecil Parkinson and the scandal that ended his political ambitions - a secret affair with his secretary Sara Keays that lasted 12 years and would threaten the stability of the Conservative government.
The Final: Attack on Wembley
'Slick' Sunday Times
'A must-watch' Heat 'Gripping' Daily Mail
'Emotional' 'Brilliant' Nihal Arthanayake Radio 5 Live
Nominated for Sports Documentary of the Year - Broadcast Sport Awards
Paying More For Less: Councils In Crisis
Filmed over five months inside a council on the verge of bankruptcy, Panorama explores why many town halls across the UK are in financial crisis.
Original Sin: My Son The Killer
Gerhard Jansen van Vuuren stabbed his girlfriend 14 times, killing her in broad daylight. A violent murderer and charismatic manipulator, who evaded prison in two different countries, assumed three different identities, and started families with two different women, before being brought to justice, all with help from his mother.
Defiance: Fighting the Far Right
★★★★ 'Moving' The Guardian
★★★★ 'Powerful' The Times
★★★★ 'Important' Telegraph
★★★★ 'Necessary' Evening Standard
“Incredible viewing whether you’re Asian or not” Nihal Arthanayake, Radio 5 Live.
ABBA: Against the Odds
'Glorious' Radio Times | 'The most personal telling of the ABBA story yet' The Times
★★★★ Daily Mail | ★★★★ Heat
★★★★ Evening Standard
★★★★ TV Times
The Secret of Me w/t
Directed and produced Grace Hughes-Hallett (producer of Three Identical Strangers) the documentary lifts the lid on a medical scandal that started in America in the 1960s and exploded into the public eye in the 2000s.
Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse
'Intriguing' The Times
'First-rate' Sunday Times
'Absorbing' Radio Times
Body on the Beach: What Happened To Annie?
'You won’t be able to stop watching' THE SCOTSMAN
★★★★ 'Instantly intriguing' DAILY MAIL ★★★★ HEAT
'Engrossing' RADIO TIMES
'Sensitive but sharp reporting' THE GUARDIAN
'Excellent BBC journalist Hazel Martin uncovers some eye-popping theories' SUNDAY POST
Rose Ayling-Ellis: Signs for Change
★★★★★ 'A passionate hymn to sign language' The Sun
★★★★ Guardian | ★★★★★ 'Wonderful' The Times
★★★★ 'Powerful' Telegraph | ★★★★ Heat
★★★★★ 'Refreshingly candid' TV Times
'Her fire, passion and tenacity about bringing BSL to the fore is infectious. You can’t fail to be moved'
Radio Times
The Clinic
Winner - British Journalism Award, Health & Life-Sciences
★★★★ ‘An admirably unsensational look at one of the NHS’s most controversial institutions’ GUARDIAN
★★★★ ‘A a calm and non-judgmental look at an emotive subject’ TELEGRAPH
Becoming Frida Kahlo
Winner - RTS Scotland Awards - Documentary and Specialist Factual: Arts and History
★★★★★ 'Compelling' Daily Mail
★★★★ 'A stirring compassionate biography' The FT
★★★★ 'This joyful celebration makes the artist fascinating in a whole new way' The Guardian
★★★★★ 'Sumptuous intelligent series' The Telegraph
'Every bit as much a feast for the senses as her work' Sunday Times | 'BBC at its Best' The Conversation
Gay Under The Taliban
Semi-finalist – ‘Best Animation Documentary’ New York Animation Film Awards
Made in the 80s: The Decade that Shaped our World
★★★★★ Mail on Sunday
Documentary of the Day – Radio Times
Pick of the Day – The Guardian
Critic’s Choice – Times Weekend
A Very British Way of Torture
★★★★★ 'Disturbing…paints a bleak and distressing picture of abuses…carried out by colonial forces against the Mau Mau' DAILY MAIL
★★★★ 'This sobering Channel 4 documentary offered insight & empathy regarding the British colonisation of Kenya.' TELEGRAPH
My Daughter’s Killer
Nominated – Non-fiction Crime & Investigation – Realscreen Awards
‘An extraordinary Liam Neeson-level story of a father’s indefatigable fight for justice.‘ THE INDEPENDENT
‘...sometimes fact is far wilder than anything fiction could have come up with.’ THE i PAPER
What if Putin Goes Nuclear?
Jon Snow will explore what the threat of nuclear attack might mean now that Putin has announced he has put his strategic nuclear force on high alert.
Boris Johnson: Has He Run Out Of Road?
‘A chatty yet damning polemic about Johnson’s handling of allegations of lockdown parties and a “wine time” culture at Downing Street’ – TELEGRAPH | ‘Just as Boris Johnson brings the chaos, so Neil brings his gravitas and, just as important, his contacts book’ – HERALD
The Great British Truck Up
With Christmas looming and the UK in the grip of a crippling shortage of lorry drivers, one training school in Croydon is working round the clock to put new recruits behind the wheel in time to avert the crisis.
BBC Panorama Crisis in Care: Follow the Money
Reporter Alison Holt and the team behind Crisis in Care: Who Cares & Who Pays, are back, continuing their investigation into Britain's social care system. This time they focus on care homes which are owned by international investors.
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
WINNER– Arts – Rose D’Or Awards
WINNER – Arts Programming – Emmy Awards
★★★★★ 'Engrossing' DAILY MAIL
★★★★★ 'A wonderful tribute piece' DAILY TELEGRAPH | ★★★★★ 'Deeply moving' TV Times
★★★★ 'A moving and lovingly composed portrayal' INDEPENDENT | ★★★★ 'Poignant and Tender' NME
Uprising
WINNER – Non-fiction Archive Based – Realscreen
WINNER –Documentary Series BAFTA Television
WINNER – History – RTS Awards
WINNER– Best Popular Factual Series – Edinburgh TV
★★★★★ 'Raw and powerful' Daily Mail | ★★★★★ 'Furious, devastating TV' The Guardian
★★★★★ 'Superb' iNews | ★★★★★ 'Visceral' TV Times
★★★★★ 'Unforgettable' Mail on Sunday
★★★★★ 'Excellent' The Times
Subnormal: A British Scandal
★★★★★ 'This is a sobering story, told with skill and compassion and it is a compelling and devastating account' THE GUARDIAN | ★★★★ 'an uncomfortable but vital watch' THE TIMES | ★★★★ HEAT | ★★★★★ A 'cool headed account of a true scandal' MAIL ON SUNDAY | ★★★★ 'Precise and professional journalism, fuelled by an anger that was never permitted to overwhelm the facts.' DAILY MAIL
Black Power: A British Story Of Resistance
Nominated ‘Specialist Factual’ BAFTA Television Awards
★★★★★ 'Candid' 'Affecting' THE GUARDIAN | ★★★★★ 'Mesmerising, horrifying' THE TIMES | ★★★★★ 'A fine documentary' MAIL ON SUNDAY | ★★★★★ 'Vital' 'Gripping' FT | ★★★★ 'Food for thought' 'TELEGRAPH | ★★★★ 'Powerful' DAILY MAIL
Dark Secrets of a Trillion Dollar Island: Garenne
★★★★ SUNDAY TIMES Critic’s Choice | ★★★★ 'Haunting' MAIL ON SUNDAY | 'Fascinating' THE GUARDIAN | 'Troubling' THE TIMES | 'Enlightening' THE iPAPER | 'A haunting account of a story that beggars belief' RADIO TIMES | 'Shines a light into a very dark rabbit hole' THE TELEGRAPH
Diana: The Interview that Shocked the World
‘A cut above most backward looking royal docs’ The Guardian | ★★★★ Radio Times
Coronavirus: Destination New York
A BBC Panorama reporting from the heart of America’s coronavirus crisis, New York City, asks why 16,000 people have died in a city with some of the best health care in the world.
Old, Alone & Stuck at Home
★★★★★ ‘Determined to be heard’ The Daily Mail | ★★★★ ‘Poignant’ The Telegraph
NOMINATED – Lockdown Programme: News, Documentary & Factual – Broadcast Awards
Putin: A Russian Spy Story
WINNER – Outstanding Non-Fiction/Archive-Based Program – Realscreen Awards
★★★★★ THE GUARDIAN | ★★★★ ‘Compelling’ i
★★★★★ ‘Fascinating’ THE DAILY MAIL
★★★★ ‘Intriguing’ FINANCIAL TIMES
★★★★ ‘Mesmerising’ THE TIMES
NOMINATED – Specialist Factual – BAFTA Television
NOMINATED – Factual Editing – BAFTA Television Craft
NOMINATED – Documentary Series – Broadcast Awards
Farage: The Man Who Made Brexit
★★★★ 'Engaging' TELEGRAPH ★★★★ 'Insightful' INDEPENDENT | ★★★★ THE TIMES | 'Compelling' IRISH TIMES
The World According to Paul Dacre
Paul Dacre lifts the lid on 26 years of being at the centre of politics, culture and newspapers, as editor of the Daily Mail.
Stephen: The Murder that Changed a Nation
BAFTA NOMINEE for Best Factual Director
'Without doubt the finest long-form documentary to be seen on terrestrial TV this year,' THE GUARDIAN
★★★★★ 'Devastating' THE TELEGRAPH
★★★★★ THE TIMES
Stabbed: Britain’s Knife Crime Crisis
WINNER ‘Best Documentary Presenter’ & ‘Best Single Documentary – Domestic’ Grierson Awards
HIGHLY COMMENDED ‘Domestic Affairs’ AIB Awards
★★★★ THE GUARDIAN 'Heartbreaking'
★★★★ THE DAILY MAIL 'Deeply personal'
★★★★ THE TELEGAPH | ★★★★ TV TIMES
Crisis in Care: Who Cares? / Who Pays?
★★★★ THE GUARDIAN “The forces of austerity laid bare” ★★★★ THE TELEGRAPH “Excellent
★★★★ DAILY MAIL Pick of the Day | ★★★★ DAILY STAR Pick of the Day
The Confession
★★★★ THE GUARDIAN “a documentary of great clarity and gravitas” | ★★★★ HUFFINGTON POST “Gripping” | ★★★★ CINEVUE “Haunting”
Border Country: When Ireland Was Divided
'Engrossing' OBSERVER | 'Tough. Clever. Meaningful' NATIONAL SCOT | Critic's Choice SUNDAY TIMES IRELAND
Can Violent Men Change?
NOMINATED - Independent Journalism - Royal Television Society Awards
Waiting for Invasion
'Timely & Newsworthy' | 'Incredibly poignant'
'This film is a wake up call for Europe'
One Night in 2012
★★★★ THE TIMES Critic’s Choice | ★★★★ THE FT TV Pick of the week | ‘Captivating’ THE SUNDAY TIMES | GUARDIAN TV GUIDE Pick of the Day | ‘Joyous and Moving’ Documentary of the Week RADIO TIMES
The Gun Shop
NOMINATED AIB Awards for ‘Human Interest’
NOMINATED Documentary-Cultural category Mid-America Emmy Award
★★★★ THE FINANCIAL TIMES
THE INDEPENDENT ‘chilling eye-opener’
★★★★★ THE DAILY MAIL THE GUARDIAN ‘eye-popping’
★★★★ THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
Border Country: When Ireland was Divided
100 years of archival footage to recount the stories of people whose lives have been affected by a crucial dividing line.
Bringing Down Jammeh
The story of the democratic defeat of Yahya Jammeh, one of Africa’s most feared and brutal dictators.
A multi-award winning team of filmmakers
Our team is made up of some of the best talent in the documentary industry.