Formula 1: Drive to Survive is a gripping, high-octane 10 part series which is the first to give exclusive and intimate access to the greatest racing competition in the world. From the makers of Senna and Amy, this series will reveal the true story of the sport – not only the fight to be number one, but the battle for the heart, soul, and direction of this multi-billion-dollar business.
The series will launch on 8th March. Check out the trailer here.
The Royal Television Society Programme Awards celebrate the best that the UK television industry has to offer. Congratulations to all the nominees including Duncan, Simon, Joe, Tim, Hugo and Alex who have all worked on programmes that have been nominated!
My Life: Locked in Boy- Sugar Films for CBBC- Edited by Simon Bennet
The Ruth Ellis Files: A Very British Crime Story- Wall to Wall for BBC4- Edited by Duncan Buchanan
The Art of Drumming – Wall to Wall for Sky Arts- Edited by Joe Swanson
Britain’s Got Talent- Thames for ITV- Editor Tim Fielding
The Repair Shop-Ricochet for BBC2- Hugo Fowler and Alex Marshhave edited on the series.
The Awards will be presented at the Grosvenor House Hotel, on Tuesday 19 March 2019. Good Luck to everyone nominated!
The BAFTA nominated actor Joseph Fiennes has ticked off a childhood dream, by retracing his cousin Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ second expedition 50 years ago. Charlie Hawryliw edited one episode of this three part series which shows Ranulph, 74, tutoring his 48-year-old protégé on how to deal with scorpions and how to defuse an anti-tank mine with a Swiss Army knife! They cover a 2,500km journey in up to 51°C heat, spending a night in the Great Pyramid of Giza, crawl through a network of never-before-filmed underground tombs in Al Minya and fish in the crocodile-infested Lake Nasser. It starts 27th February 9pm National Geographic.
Every day millions of Americans are caught on CCTV. Most people are usual citizens going about their everyday lives, however some are guilty of unspeakable crimes. See No Evil is a ground breaking series which looks at how real crimes are solved with the help of surveillance cameras. Police reveal how CCTV footage has answered cases that otherwise might have remained unsolved. The series features real footage and dramatic reconstruction, combined with first-hand testimony from police, witnesses, and families. Teddy Bekele has worked across series 5.
In this series Actors Nigel Havers and Sally Lindsay visit some of the UK’s poshest hotels, experiencing some of the glitz and glamour on offer to wealthy guests gaining an insight into the lives of the staff and having a go at their duties. Tonight’s episode edited by Aidan Sansom is based in Dartmoor National Park. Sally, Nigel and poodle Charlie explore Bovey Castle, a luxury golf and spa resort. Nigel’s suite comes with a complimentary Barbour jacket for Charlie. Sally prepares a venison dinner for the hunters’ return, part of a £500-per-head dining experience, before enjoying a round of golf on Bovey’s famous championship course.
Friday 22nd Feb 9pm Channel 5, other
episodes in the series can be watched on MY5
Revolution in Ruins The Hugo Chávez Story BBC2 Editor Graham Taylor Available on IPlayer
This documentary edited by Graham Taylor with additional editing by Ella Newton explores the extraordinary story of Venezuelan politician Hugo Chávez’s 14-year presidency, which saw incredible short-term achievements in health and education overshadowed by a tragic legacy. Chávez was at the helm of the country with the largest proven oil reserves in the world, and set about spending Venezuela’s vast oil wealth, but his idealism, populism and ruthless pursuit of absolute power has left the country in a state of poverty and disarray.
Graham enjoyed the challenge of tackling such a complex story and was involved from before the film was commissioned and had a large role in shaping the narrative and the thesis, as well as the aesthetic tone of the piece, which could have easily been a feature length film and was approached with that ambition before being focused down and tailored to its eventual form.
It’s had some fantastic reviews, Carol Midgley from The Time said “This excellent documentary used the solid, old-fashioned format of splicing old news footage with expert commentators, some of whom had worked with Chávez and fell under his populist spell, but now, with the benefit of hindsight, see the problems with ‘romantic revolution’. It felt, two decades after Chávez came to power, like an eloquent parable.” Chitra Ramaswamy at The Guardian said “This may be a documentary about a man leading a specific revolution, but it’s also, unfortunately, a story as old as civilisation: how power corrupts men, idealism gets warped, and the cult of personality ends up a one-way track to megalomania.” Finally Benji Wilson from The Telegraph stated “It was a fascinating study, depicting Chávez as both a genuine socialist revolutionary and yet the ultimate populist despot. Yet to its credit, Revolution in Ruins came neither to praise Chávez nor to bury him. This was dispassionate analysis, and it was all the more riveting for it.”
Revolution in Ruins The Hugo Chávez Story is now available on IPlayer
Actor Bradley Walsh and his 20-year-old son Barney are hitting the road together for a brand-new four-part series, travelling over 2000 miles from Los Angeles to New Orleans. They might be father and son but when it comes to travelling they are worlds apart, with Bradley keen to relax while Barney wants to live life a little more on the edge. Worried his old man is too stuck in his ways, Barney has decided to take matters into his own hands with an adventurous trip that his dad will never forget.
Dave Berezai edited episode 1. He said “It was great to work on an ITV prime-time show with all those at Hungrybear. Brad provided real moments of comedy and the situations he found himself in created genuine drama. It was great fun putting it all together and crafting the show”.
Dan Knight edited episodes 2 (Arizona) and 3 (Texas). He said “The team were great, especially series director Phil Ashton.The biggest challenge was finding the nuggets of reality when the talent let their guard down. They had very clear ideas of what the show should be, but the best moments came when they were just being themselves. Bradley is a big character and will always give great material but it’s fun to find the real moments of terror and joy when their guard slips, like the Skydiving or the cowboy college. Then to build that into something that feels really special”
Executive producers are Leo Pearlman and Ben Turner.
Lem Lawrence– Online using Flame
Post Production Facility: Halo
Commissioned by Netflix, Sunderland Till I Die is an
eight-part series produced by James Corden’s production company Fulwell 73. The
behind the scenes documentary looks at the town’s passion for the club,
following the team during their first season in the Championship after a
painful relegation from the Premier League under former Manchester United
manager David Moyes in the 2016/17 season.
Lem Lawrence who worked on the series said “It was different for me working on longform, I really enjoyed it, althoughparticularly at the start, there was a lot of keeping track of the graphics(There was a whole heap of graphics on this series). Also I had to devise a wayto create end credit graphics and looks that were consistent with what wasbeing produced by the graphics company for different sections (For example,mobile phone footage, newspaper headlines, end credits etc), that would then befed across all the episodes that I wasn’t able to work on, due to other workcommitments. This meant I had to make these parts in a way that a freelancerwould be able to come in and easily be able to replicate in their episodes. Ifound it really interesting finding out what really goes on inside a footballclub, lots of parts I had never even considered”.
A press release from Fulwell73 said of the documentary: “In
the era of multi-million dollar sponsorship deals and transfers, where the
stakes have never been higher or the rivalries more fierce, this brand new
Netflix original series sets at its heart the unfailing passion of this UK
Northern town for its beloved football club”
Sunderland ’Til IDie is available on Netflix from Friday 14 December
The Broadcast Awards is the most highly anticipated event in the television industry calendar, celebrating the very best in British programming and channels and we are delighted to see that our editors have worked on several of the programmes nominated.
The Fight for Mosul- Mongoose Pictures for Channel 4. This Intimate documentary following a group of young soldiers leading the fight to re-take Mosul after more than two years of ISIS rule. Edited by Ella Newton, it has been shortlisted in the ‘Best Documentary Programme category’.
Massacre at Ballymurphy- The Outsider Movie Company and Dartmouth Films for Channel 4. Edited by Charlie Hawryliw, this feature length documentary tells the unknown story of the death eleven innocent people at the hands of the British Army in a Catholic Estate in 1971. It has been shortlisted in the ‘Best News & Current Affairs Programme’.
Hospital-Series 3- Label1 for BBC Two. Observational fixed rig documentary series set in Nottingham University Hospital, one of the country’s biggest and busiest Trusts. Shortlisted in the ‘Best Documentary series’, Rose Glandfield edited one of the 60min episodes.
Love Island Series 4. Shortlisted in the ‘Best Entertainment’ Catergory – Tim Fielding and Janet Shaw worked on this popular reality dating show.
Celebrity Hunted- Shine Television for Channel 4, Also shortlisted in the ‘Best Entertainment’ Catergory. Tanya Trochoulias and Jen Hampson worked on this series where seven famous faces join this hit real-life thriller, for Stand Up to Cancer.
Sounds like Friday Night- Fulwell 73 for BBC1. Shortlisted in the ‘Best Music Programme’ category. Gavin Ames edited the VT’s across the whole of this live music series presented by Greg James and Dotty.
The Repair Shop- Ricochet for BBC2 Best Popular Factual Programme. Alex Marsh and Hugo Fowler have worked on the series.
Escape to The Chateau: DIY – Martin Sole edited one of these episodes for Spark Media/Channel 4.
All Together Now- Tim Fielding worked on the series for the Endemol Shine Group for Remarkable Television.
The awards will take place Wednesday 6 February 2019. Good luck to everyone shortlisted!
Britain’s Youngest Football Boss (w/t) is a Curious Films production for BBC Three. Charlie Russell and Dov Freedman are the Executive Producers
The first two episodes in a brand new series following top flight football club West Ham United women’s team and their 19 year-old Managing Director Jack Sullivan.
Filming on and off the pitch across the season, the series will follow the progress of a squad of female players as they debut in the professional Women’s Super League. Having leapfrogged two divisions from the part-time third tier into the newly-revamped league, West Ham United women’s team will now, for the first time, compete at the highest level of the sport, against some of the toughest teams in the world.
Jack’s first full-time job since leaving school at 16 will be overseeing a squad of 18 outspoken, powerful women, and trying to raise the profile of a growing sport, one often dismissed and derided by male fans. With exclusive access to the club, players and backroom staff, as well as to Jack and his larger-than-life family, this is a revealing and inspiring behind-the-scenes story of what it takes to be a professional female footballer in today’s game, and whether a loveable but inexperienced teenager can change the face of women’s football.Mark Pickles and Jamie Williams are working on the series.
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