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13 x 30′, CBBC

Directors: Jonathan Gershfield / Chloe Thomas
Editors: Alan Levy / Adam Bokey
Executive Producer: Gina Cronk
Producer: Simon Nelson
Line Producer: Stephen Abrahams
DOP: Nick Tebbet

Feel-good family comedy with colourful characters and bags of belly laughs, about a feisty 13-year-old girl. Series 2 of the popular CBBC comedy, shot on Arri Alexa and edited in Avid.

Editor – ‘Behind the Scenes’ footage
Edit Assistant – All episodes

10 x 60′, Raw Television for National Geographic

Series Producer: Richard Bond
Executive Producers: Dimitri Doganis / Bart Layton

Locked Up Abroad returns with more eye-popping tales of smuggling, abduction and incarceration. The new season kicks off with Henry Hill, the iconic gangster who inspired Goodfellas, revealing why a drugs bust turned him into a mafia supergrass.

In later episodes, David Scott and his girlfriend Cynthia must become fugitives to avoid adultery charges in the Philippines; Gordon Malloch is sentenced to 400 lashes for bootlegging in Saudi Arabia; and drugs mule Brigene Jones is busted in Mauritius and forced to take part in a dangerous sting operation.

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1 x 90′, Raw Television for National Geographic / Channel 4

Director: Ben Chanan
DOP: Paul Kirslop
Line Producer: Vanessa Tovell
Executive Producers: Dimitri Doganis / Bart Layton / Louise Norman

Using interviews with those involved with the operation, as well as dramatic reconstructions, Liquid Bomb Plot tells the inside story of Britain’s biggest counter-terrorist operation.

Editor: 2 x Web-shorts – see links below

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Raw Television for Channel 4

Editor: Céin McGillicuddy
Executive Producer: Lucy Willis
Series Producer: Vicky Bennetts

Battlefront is an online/on TV project for Channel 4, starring a crew of 14-21-year-olds on a mission to change the world.

Back for a second series, the Battlefronters, with help and support from their experienced mentors and the Battlefront community, turn their issues into fully-fledged campaigns and set off on a journey to achieve something incredible.

Battlefront.co.uk website

Carney Bonner’s ‘Keeping It Safe Online’ campaign launch-night
Bella Tommey meets The Crookes

6 x 60′, Flashback Television for Channel 4

TXing October 30th at 8pm

This is the Second World War as you have never seen it before.

The international production team has scoured the film archives of the world for the finest images of World War Two and these have then been digitally colourised in a painstaking process that took three days to colour each minute of film. The result is that the war looks as though it happened yesterday, not seventy years ago.

There have been countless images, newsreels, documentaries and films about the Second World War and many would argue that we have seen all that has to be seen. Apocalypse offers a completely new insight into the war with evocative and provocative footage brought alive in colour, alongside the personal accounts of those who witnessed and fought the war at first-hand.

The digital colourisation has been scrupulously done using existing colour images as guide.

Amongst the most moving segments are extraordinary scenes from the Eastern Front, horrifying images from the Warsaw Ghetto, the battle for Stalingrad, the D-Day landings and barbaric scenes from the Final Solution.

TX Dates:
EP1   WAR BEGINS     TX 30/10/10 at 20.00
EP2   BRITAIN STANDS ALONE   TX 6/11/10 at 20.00
EP3   INVASION OF RUSSIA   TX 13/11/10 at 20.00
EP4   PEARL HARBOUR AND WAR IN THE EAST   TX 20/11/10 at 20.00
EP5   STALINGRAD AND EL ALAMEIN – THE TIDE TURNS   TX 27/11/10 at 20.00
EP6   FROM D-DAY TO VICTORY   TX 4/12/10 at 20.00

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1 x 60′, Flashback Television for Channel 4

TXing April 2010

This documentary, originally from NOVA/PBS in the USA, sheds new light on the sinking of the USS Arizona during World War II.

For decades it has been thought that a bomb dropped by a Japanese aircraft sank the Arizona. However, the discovery of a group of small Japanese submarines in and around Pearl Harbour has raised questions about the battleship’s final hours.

This film follows a team of expert investigators, who journey to the seafloor to explore the wreckage of a newly discovered sub, and questions whether this mini-sub, and its two-person crew, made it into Pearl Harbour to fire torpedoes at the Arizona.

With unprecedented access to the remains of the Arizona and other unique evidence, including aerial photos taken by Japanese aircraft and testimonials from US and Japanese veterans, Killer Subs in Pearl Harbour investigates the possibility that these tiny but lethal mini-subs may have played a crucial and previously unsuspected part in the tragic events of that ‘Day of Infamy’.

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8 x 3’40″, Flashback Television for More4

Bettany Hughes tells the definitive history of the ancient world and classical civilisation, beginning with a new film about Alexandria.

Once mightier than both Rome and Athens, it was founded by Alexander the Great to be the seat of all knowledge.

With a cast of characters that includes Archimedes, Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, this is the story of its rise and its dramatic collapse: the destruction of the Great Library and the incalculable loss of nearly all the knowledge of the ancient world, from the dawn of civilisation to the fall of the Roman Empire.

The season – coming to More4 in early 2010 – will also provide a chance to see Bettany’s classic histories of the ancient world, from Helen of Troy to the military might of Sparta and from the glories of Mycenae to the achievements of the Moors in Europe.

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1x 85′, Flashback Television for More4

Corradino Durruti’s film, showing in the True Stories strand, is a chilling insight into the ‘Ndrangheta, the ‘Cosa Nostra’ of the Calabria region of Italy, told through the cat-and-mouse game in one small city between the local boss Toto Crea, the forces of law-and-order out to nail him and the corrupt officials who protect him.

The ‘Ndrangheta are just as fearsome and just as feared as their Sicilian brothers but being family based, rarely admitting non-blood members, are all the harder to infiltrate or divide. But in 2000, the people of the small city of Rizziconi had had enough and through a fierce anonymous letter writing campaign, managed to get the city council dissolved by the Italian president.

In addition, the government appointed prosecutor Roberto Pennisi and Inspector Nico Morroni to look into the activities of the Crea family, an inquiry that was to take seven years before the truth was reached.

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12 x 30′, Maverick Television/Redbird Media for Channel 4

Executive Producers Hilary Durman / Jim Sayer
Series Producer Wendy Ottewill
Directors As listed per episode

New Shoots is twelve very distinctive films, which give deaf and disabled directors a chance to make their first documentary for Channel 4, ranging from polemics to observational documentaries. Across the series, New Shoots will go sightseeing in Florence with a blind dinner lady and her nightclub bouncer guide, watch breakdance crews battling it out on the dance floor, explore the personal stories of children living with pain, investigate the emotional consequences of knife crime, and meet two couples who have made wild monkeys part of their families.

Redbird Media and Maverick Television were commissioned by Channel 4 to select 12 new directors from a wide field and support them in developing their ideas into distinctive, contemporary 30-minute programmes.

With thanks to Redbird Media for the write-ups.

Gone to the Dogs Klaus Fried

Gone to the Dogs, is an intimate and exhilarating portrait of a night at the races at Walthamstow Dog Track. It focuses on the mixed fortunes of John and Betty Beck, two impassioned greyhound owners; 88 year old bookmaker Dougie, fighting the odds; and Gerry the gambler with a an ego as big as his winnings. Klaus Fried began as a runner in commercials and music videos, graduated to AD and has also written and directed drama. He is a lecturer in directing and screenwriting at LCC.

Sightseeing Blind Amar Latif

Linda, a blind 46 year old ex-dinner lady from Bradford, has never travelled anywhere without her family. But she’s off to Florence, and this time her guide is a complete stranger. Hashi is a 21 year old nightclub bouncer from Brixton who has never travelled overseas and has never met a blind person before. The only way Linda can fulfil her ambition to explore the visual treasures around her will be if Hashi can be her ‘eyes’ and find a way to describe them to her. The outcome is a remarkable journey of independence, visual perception and sight-seeing blind. Amar Latif is blind and appeared in the BBC series Beyond Boundaries. He runs his own travel company, Traveleyes, which organizes holidays and trips for blind and sighted travellers.

Elegy for the Elswick Envoy Nancy Willis

Nancy has driven her beloved Elswick Envoy for over 10 years. The Envoy was the first car designed to be driven from a wheelchair and it’s been Nancy’s loved and trusted friend. But lately it’s getting unreliable and starting to break down and she knows it has to go. As Nancy learns she will take possession of a brand new car in 4 weeks time, she sets off on a journey to uncover the history of the Elswick Envoy and find a suitable final resting place. Nancy is a visual artist and animator. She has worked as artist-in-residence at the Hammersmith Hospital, the Byam Shaw School of Art and is currently an artist-educator for the Whitechapel Gallery. Nancy has muscular dystrophy.

Crew Battles Bim Ajadi

A visually stunning exploration of the world of breakdancing, as champion Mouse, young pretender Kid and girl crew Flowzaic, battle it out on the dance floor. Crew Battles takes us on a compelling journey into the world of street battles, an urban subculture where dazzling physical performances replace guns and 4x4s as the measure of respect. From the city streets to an underground nightclub in Brixton, the film opens up the hidden world of breaking through the individual stories and powerful motivations of Mouse, Kid and Flowzaic as they reflect on their individual lives and experiences in the build-up to a major battle event, the Throwdown. Bim Ajadi worked as a short film director and an editor on VEE-TV, Channel 4’s groundbreaking entertainment show made by a young deaf team. He is also a graphic artist.

Monkey Lovers Peter Beard

Dawn and Lee have spent the last two years raising a family of twelve in their 3 bedroom house in Manchester: 4 kids, all under the age of 10 and a troop of 8 marmoset monkeys. Across in Yorkshire Jean and lodger Joe have turned their ordinary semi-detached house into a zoo with nearly eighty animals. It’s the monkeys that have really taken over though. There are 22 of them and just getting their breakfast is a three hour commitment. Monkey Lovers is an intriguing portrait of these two couples and their extended families. Dawn and Lee and Jean are Joe are passionate about monkeys, and happy open up the secrets of their daily routines, reflect on the ways the monkeys have taken over their homes and their lives, and share their fears and hopes for the future. Ex-doorman Peter, made his first film about an animal refuge centre in Bolivia as part of his graduation. He started working as a researcher with Darlow Smythson before being commissioned by 4 Real to make his first broadcast documentary.

Make Me A Tory Daniel Cormack

For film-maker Daniel Cormack, the thought of nailing his colours to the Tory mast is nothing short of horrific. But can this disillusioned Labour voter do the unthinkable and turn Tory? From swilling port with the pampered Hoorays of the Oxford Conservative Society, to picking up litter in a muddy field with the gung-ho teenage Tories of the Wirral, to a one-on-one chat with David Cameron himself, Daniel travels the country to find out exactly what it is that modern Conservatives believe and how they see the future of this country. Make me a Tory is an accessible and revealing look at the political movers and shakers who form the future of the Conservative party…and one man’s journey through their world. Daniel Cormack worked in development for various film production companies before setting up Actaeon Films and directing his own first short film. He also teaches excluded teenagers in West London.

Stabbed Ray Harrison Graham

Stabbed is a film led by raw testimony which explores the stories of 4 people who have been affected by knife crime. Frank led a violent life on the streets before becoming a victim himself; Mark and Dave both experienced unprovoked knife attacks; and Anne lost her son in a random and senseless killing in broad daylight. Stabbed examines some of the myths and realities of urban life on the streets. Programme support needed Ray Harrison Graham has worked in the theatre and as an actor, writer and director with award-winning experience in television drama. This is his first documentary.

Lost Luggage Lucy Bennett

Ever wondered what happens to the hundreds of suitcases lost at airports each week? Well look no further. Lost Luggage tells the heart-warming story of where some of these suitcases end up. Set at an auction house in South London, the film follows auctioneer Christine Sachett and her customers as the suitcases go under the hammer, contents unseen. The colourful cast includes style-savvy Lillian, always on the look out for new clothes for her wardrobe and Tarot wielding Georgina who believes her cards will direct her to the best buys. Buying other peoples suitcases is often a gamble, but one thing is guaranteed. The contents offer an insightful glimpse of the journeys and identities of strangers – as well as the colour of their pants. Lucy Bennett has previously worked as an AP in television documentaries.

When The Drugs Don’t Work Twelve year old Joanne Ashurst and thirteen year old Kane Lewis’s lives have been dominated by pain. Joanne suffers from ulcerative colitis, a disease of the bowel, that causes chronic pain in her stomach. The pain has prevented her from going to school, seeing friends, and having any independence from her parents. Kane has complex regional pain syndrome in his his legs. On some days he’s out playing football, others he can barely walk. When the Drugs Don’t Work follows Kane, Joanne and their mothers on a unique three-week residential pain management course in Bath, in a last attempt to find freedom from the dominance of pain in their lives.

Racing Town Jocelyn Cammack

What happens to the local residents when the Cheltenham races come to town? Pensioners, Gwyn and Cyril live quietly in a suburb of leafy Cheltenham. But during Race Week, when the jockeys, gamblers, punters and tinkers converge on the town, Gwyn and Cyril turn into the ultimate landlady and landlord, moving out to the caravan on the driveway to accommodate six strapping lads from Kent. Having visitors during race week is the nearest thing they get to having family of their own. Second hand toy-seller Liz Coe becomes a one woman accommodation agency for race week – inspecting over 400 rooms and houses for the 65,000 visitors to race week. And this year, local snapper McKenzie is taking the opportunity to get a piece of the gold cup pie by becoming photographer-in-residence at Ladies Day. Racing Town explores the untold tales from behind the scenes at Race Week and the intriguing ways local people reinvent themselves and why. Jocelyn Cammack has previously developed and directed her own short film dramas and worked as as 1st AD in TV drama and feature films.

Driven Richard Butchins

When he lost his right arm in a motorbike accident 30 years ago, ex-policeman and champion racing driver Gareth set up Bulldog Spirit – the only driving school for the disabled in the UK. Left Hand Drive explores what it takes to make Gareth so determined to teach disabled pupils Phil and Sarah to drive. Richard is an independent film-maker currently working on a feature documentary about America’s last travelling freak show……

Quizzers Paul Whittaker

In backrooms across Britain the traditional world of the pub quiz is evolving and a new breed of ‘professional’ quizzers is emerging on the circuit. These are dedicated individuals who think nothing of quizzing four or five times a week and whose rigorous training regimes echo the intensity of Olympic athletes. CJ de Mooi, a regular on Eggheads, is a committed competitor who has one eye on the rankings and the other on his fiercest rival Beth. But will the six hours a day he trains be enough to secure him victory against her?  Quizzers CJ, Beth and a group of British hopefuls as they journey to Paris to compete at the European Championships for the title of Europe’s Top Quizzer. Paul Whittaker worked on over 30 short films before setting up his own Media Production Company in Cardiff. Quizzers is his first broadcast television production.

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1 x 60′, Flashback Television for HISTORY

Britain’s Oil Hunters tell the fascinating story of the exploration and drilling for oil since the first great discovery in south west Persia, today’s Iran, in 1908. It was this discovery that led to the formation of Anglo-Persian Oil, later BP.

The film tells the story of the hunt for oil in the North Sea as well as Alaska, and the current exploration in the Gulf of Mexico. One hundred years after the first great oil find BP have found a vast oil reservoir in the Gulf of Mexico, the Tiber field. This involves drilling at extraordinary depths of 35,000 feet and marks a new frontier in the hunt for oil. Britain’s Oil Hunters tells the dramatic story of a century of Britain’s oil exploration.

Producer/Director Dunja Noack
Executive Producer Taylor Downing