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Current projects in production include
TEACHERS’ TV - a wide range of programming and multi-platform projects.
THE POLITICS SHOW - 36 live programmes for series 3 of the South-East opt.
SELECTED CREDITS
WELCOME TO MY WORLD
Tx: September 2007 / C4 / 10 x 30-minutes
A 10-part series exploring the very different worlds of teenagers and their parents.
GAY-Z
TX: November 2006 / C4 / 5x30-minutes
RTS NOMINATED AND WINNER OF C4 CREATIVE CITIES AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR GRIERSON AWARD 2007-BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
The series takes you on a journey into the everyday lives of gay and bisexual young people.
A DIFFERENT LIFE
TX: October-November 2006 / C5 / 2x25-minutes
HORS CONCOURS, BANFF 2007
Two programmes in the series about children from diverse and different lifestyles and backgrounds.
A PROPER HOME follows 8 year old Josh who is living in a hostel and waiting to move into a new house with his family. LIFE WITHOUT MUM follows 12 year old Hattie whose mum died 5 years ago.
THE POLITICS SHOW
TX: From October 2005 / BBC1 / 20-minutes
The south-east opt for the weekly show. 36 live programmes from OBs to studio shows.
DISABLED AND LOOKING FOR LOVE
TX: March 2006 / BBC3 / 60-minutes
GRIERSON AWARD 2006 - Winner for the Best Newcomer Director for Clare Richards.
Four disabled people look for love.This film follows them in their search to see if they can find the partner of their dreams. video
EMOTIONS IN MOTION
TTV / 15-minutes
SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAPAN PRIZE FOR EARLY EDUCATION
Pupils present a show about their feelings in school.
WHAT DID YOU DO AT SCHOOL TODAY?
TX: Jan 2006/ TTV / 4 x 30-minutes
A fresh and revelatory education format. So what exactly does your child do at school? How do they learn and how do they behave? Led by an expert child psychologist these programmes reveal and explore what a range of children do at school. video
SCHOOL MATTERS: COPING WITH BEREAVEMENT
TX: Nov 2005 / TTV / 30-minute
RTS NOMINATED.
Every 30 minutes in the UK a child under 18 is bereaved of a parent. This film explores how they can be helped. video
A-Z OF YOUR HEAD
TX: May 2005 / C4 / 1 x 50-minutes
MENTAL HEALTH AWARD WINNER 2005.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to hear voices, wash obsessively or make yourself sick 15 times a day? Young people who know tell us what it’s really like to live with mental illness. Everything from a-z. video
TRANSFORMING LIVES
Documentaries following a special school helping children with severe behavioural problems. video
WORKING WITH FAMILIES
The work of the Marlborough Family Centre, as they help excluded children back into school. video
GET ORGANISED
How to manage your mountains of paperwork, endless meetings and constant phone calls with the advice of a time-management expert. video
RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
The story of students running a deli in a Jewish school. video
THE TROUBLE WITH BOYS
The inside story on why boys are failing in school
TX: from February 2005 / Teachers TV/6 x 30-minutes/60 x 15-minutes
All part of a range of programming for TEACHERS TV.
THE A-Z OF DRUGS
TX: September 2003 / C4 / 3 x 25-minutes
BAFTA NOMINATED.
The complete guide to drugs for 14-19 year olds, using a range of techniques from animation to personal testimony to explore legal and illegal drugs and the reasons why people use them. video
QUIT
TX: October 2003 / C4 / 5 x 5-minutes
An anti-smoking education campaign aimed at teenagers. video
GROWING UP GAY: SCHOOL’S OUT
TX: Feb 2002 / C4 / 1 x 30-minutes
BAFTA NOMINATED.
A 25-minute drama, written by Tom McCrae, about homophobic bullying.
GROWING UP GAY:FRIENDS AND LOVERS
TX: March 2002 / C4 / 1 x 30-minutes
RTS NOMINATED.
An insight into the lives and loves of young gay people through their
video diaries. video
THE A-Z OF LOVE AND SEX
TX: Feb 2001 / C4 / 3 x 30-minutes
RTS AWARD WINNER, BAFTA NOMINATED.
Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask. A frank, open-minded approach to sex education for 14-18 year olds, using a mix of animation, drama and interviews with forthright and unashamedly honest teenagers – even boys. video
SUPERSTITION
TX: Oct 2001 / C4 / 4 x 3-minutes
Touching wood and counting magpies…the history of superstitions through personal stories. video
PLEASE MR PRESCOTT
TX: Jan 2001 / C4 / 4 x 3-minutes
Four travellers struggling with their journeys record their thoughts for the benefit of
the Transport Secretary. 4 x 3-minute films for THE SLOT.
REFUGEE TALES
TX: July 2000 / C4 / 4 x 3-minutes
Successful refugees tell their stories: a model, a novelist, a musician and an actor.
IN MY EXPERIENCE
TX: March 2000 / C4 / 3 x 30-minutes
RTS NOMINATED
Video diaries recorded by young people over a year, following their relationships. Programme one looked at friendships, programme two explored the thorny issue of dating, and programme three focused on pressure – to have sex, to be thin, to be straight. video
HOOKED ON HORROR
TX: April 1999 / C4 / 3 x 30 minutes
Documentaries exploring the work of Stephen King, MR James, Edgar Allan Poe and the
popular horror genre. video
WORDSWORTH
TX: October 1998 / C4 / 1 x 30-minutes
A documentary on the life and work of William Wordsworth presented by poet
Tobias Hill. video
HG WELLS
TX: Feb 1998 / C4 / 2 x 30-minutes
Two documentaries exploring the legacy of the science fiction writer. video