Anna Burns
Anna Burns is a British television and film development executive and producer known for her work in high-end scripted drama. In 2025, she joined Rogan Productions as Head of Scripted Development, leading the company's first major expansion into drama production after more than a decade of success in factual and documentary programming.
Before joining Rogan Productions, Burns worked at Buccaneer Media, where she served as Executive Producer on a number of acclaimed television dramas, including the thriller In Flight, the period drama The Doll Factory, and the crime drama Whitstable Pearl. Her work helped establish her reputation for developing ambitious, character-driven stories across a range of genres.
Earlier in her career, Burns was a Creative Executive at Blueprint Pictures, one of the UK's leading film production companies. During her tenure, she worked on notable feature films including Seven Psychopaths and The Riot Club, gaining experience in film development and production alongside some of the industry's most respected creative talent.
Recognized for her strong editorial instincts and broad creative range, Anna Burns has become an influential figure in British scripted television, with expertise spanning drama development, production, and strategic content leadership.
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Anna Burns joins Rogan Productions
Rogan Productions is delighted to welcome Anna Burns as our new Head of Scripted Development, a role that signals our next chapter as we grow from global documentary leaders into a home for distinctive scripted stories.
BBC studios and Rogan Productions renews first look deals following sales to over 200 territories over past five years
Today at its 50th annual Showcase event in London, BBC Studios announced that it is renewing its deal with the multi-award-winning Rogan Productions, which gives the global studio a first look deal at distributing the indie’s factual programming slate in return for development funding for another three years.
Actor Jessica Barden joins Becoming Victoria Wood
Actor Jessica Barden joins Becoming Victoria Wood - U&GOLD’s feature-length documentary celebrating the life of Victoria Wood. The 90-minute film is produced by Rogan Scotland, part of BAFTA-winning Rogan Productions, in association with Phil McIntyre TV and distributed by Dartmouth Films
BSL Legacy Continues At Hughenden Gardens Village
When the cameras stopped rolling at Hughenden Gardens Retirement Village, no one quite expected the legacy Old Hands, New Tricks would leave behind.
Jenny Popplewell joins Rogan Productions
Rogan Productions has appointed Jenny Popplewell as Head of Factual, joining the London team.
James Rogan talks about the making of the new BBC show ‘Old Hands, New Tricks’
This week Rogan Productions’ Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands, New Tricks launches on BBC1 and BBC iPlayer at 9pm on Wednesday. It’s always a journey making any documentary but it’s rare to be able to say we’ve done something that hasn’t been done before.
The Secret Of Me
Just announced! Our film THE SECRET OF ME will have its World Premiere at the SXSW Film Festival. Following the search for truth after an extraordinary discovery for one young student, the film uncovers a radical psychology experiment leading to a global medical scandal.