The Big Hospital Experiment is a four
part documentary which follows a group of 18-23 year olds from all walks of
life as they volunteer at Royal Derby Hospital. Working in different wards
across the hospital this will be a life-changing experience as they learn for
themselves what life on the frontline of the NHS is really all about. Taking on
some of the toughest jobs, the volunteers get a chance to perform real tasks
across all departments and make a significant impact – from assisting the crash
team in A&E to holding a cancer patient’s hand in their last moments of
life, to bed-bathing dementia patients. Armed with determination and two weeks
of training our volunteers join a brilliant team of doctors, nurses, porters, domestic
staff, midwives, registrars and healthcare assistants. Guiding them through the
intricacies of hospital life will be the senior nurses and matrons, mentoring
our group through one of the toughest experience of their lives.
Badger who edited the second part said it was a “difficult project particularly because we were trying to show care and how untrained young people could make a difference, not complicated surgery or dramatic accidents. This was a very tricky idea and challenge to get across in a way that held the viewers attention, but I’m really happy with the finished programme and so pleased it’s getting such good reviews.
The series is getting excellent reviews. Episode 2 which was edited by Simon Badger Cooper will be on Wednesday 11th September 9pm on BBC2.
Channel 4 is marking the twentieth anniversary of Jamie Oliver’s first TV series, The Naked Chef, with a new, hour long documentary presented by Davina McCall, highlighting memorable Jamie moments from the past two decades: the highs and lows, his accidental discovery at The River Café, his rise to fame as iconic Brit-pop chef, his restless campaigning to improve the food system, and the more recent closure of his much-loved restaurant group.
In 20 Years of The Naked Chef: Jamie Bares All, Channel 4 gets under the skin of Jamie Oliver and looks back at the rollercoaster of his past 20 years, uncovering emotional revelations and personal insights along the way – showing viewers the true Jamie, as never seen before.
Editor Abraham Teweldebrhan talks about his experience of working on this project sharing that this documentary was both challenging and interesting to work on. ‘It was commissioned and started off as a nostalgic look back over Jamie Oliver’s life and career for the 20th anniversary of his debut as he hit our screens with the Naked Chef. Then half way through filming, his UK restaurant groups collapsed so the film took a massive turn. It was challenging for us in the edit to get that balance of a celebratory look back at Jamie’s life and career as well as an honest report on his current, painful business problems.’
In this South Bank Show, Melvyn Bragg meets Steve Pemberton and ReeceShearsmith – two of the country’s most original and versatile television screenwriters and actors.
They first made a name for themselves in the mid-‘90s as
masters of comic horror with the groundbreaking BBC Two series, The League
of Gentlemen, alongside Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson. The show became an
instant cult hit, and picked up multiple awards including a BAFTA for Best TV
Comedy in 2000. Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith talk to Melvyn Bragg
about their early influences and inspirations, which stem from a mutual love of
both horror films, and British comedy. They discuss the genesis of The
League of Gentlemen, and the stories behind some of its most infamous
characters, including the murderous Tubbs, and the vicious Pauline, with
contributions from fellow Gentlemen Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson.
The South Bank Show edited byAndreas Torner includes exclusive access to Steve and Reece’s writing process, as we see them working on scripts for the new series of Inside No. 9, and follows them on the set as they film one of the new episodes of their fifth series.
This film is a unique insight into the motivations and ideas
behind some of the most ambitious, twisted and funny storytelling on
television. Inside No. 9’s blend of comedy, horror and pathos
combined with devilish plot twists, stellar casts and ingenious innovations in
form has allowed Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith to break new ground with
their distinctive brand of dark humour and storytelling.
Over the twenty years they have been working together, Steve
and Reece have proved themselves to be two of the most talented writers of
their generation.
Tuesday 30th July, 10:00pm on Sky Arts and NOW TV.
We are super proud that several projects that our editors have worked on have been shortlisted in the Grierson Awards. The Griersons are the biggest event in the UK documentary calendar with the ceremony taking place in November.
A big congratulations to Charlie Hawryliw.Three amazing projects that he edited have made it on to the shortlist:
Massacre at BallymurpheyAwen Media for Channel 4 has been shortlisted in the ‘Best Historical Documentary category.
Graham Taylor edited the wonderful Children of Snowland which has been shortlisted in the Best Cinema Documentary. Picture on the Wall Productions & Mayfly TV for General theatrical release.
Matt Loweedited ‘Drowning In Plastic’ Raw TV for BBC One which has been shortlisted in the Best Natural History Documentary category.
ARMSTRONG
is a dramatic and emotional documentary that features never-before-seen family
home-movie footage, along with still and moving images that chronicle Neil
Armstrong’s incredible life.
Armstrong is in all cinemas
nationwide on July 9th for one night only then will be on general
release from July 12th.
Paul spent nearly 9 months
editing this film and it was quite possibly the most painless experience he’s
ever had in an edit suite- he even uses the word ‘fun’! He puts
this down to the director who used to be an editor and therefore understood
exactly when Paul needed support and when to let go of the reins. The small
team behind the project also contributed greatly in the shaping of the film and
the whole process felt like a truly collaborative experience between 5 people.
This new two-part
documentary series in ITV’s Crime & Punishment strand sees Susanna Reid
travel to Huntsville in Texas, home of the most active death chamber in the
United States, to come face-to-face with death row inmate Patrick Murphy, who
is confronting the imminent prospect of being put to death as his execution
date draws ever closer. Murphy was one of the members of the notorious ‘Texas
7’ gang who violently murdered a police officer while on the run, after he and
six other criminals launched one of the most infamous prison breakouts in
American history. Delving into the details of the crime, Susanna
discovers that Murphy may not be as culpable as she first thought of the murder
itself. He didn’t pull the trigger that killed the police officer, and he
wasn’t at the scene of the murder in the year 2000. Susanna meets lawyers
fighting for and against his execution, the family of the victim, as well as
Murphy’s son, who grew up not knowing his father until he broke out of prison
and became one of the most wanted men in the United States. As Murphy lives out
his last few days and hours, she gains a vivid insight into the impact his
execution will have on them all.
Episode 1 on air Thursday 13th June (Pick of the week in
Radio Times)
The shortlist for the 2019 Broadcast Digital Awards has been announced and we are excited to see that several programmes that our editors have cut have been shortlisted.
After the Screaming Stops’ has been shortlisted in the Best Documentary Programme. Made by Fulwell 73 for BBC4 Matthew Henleywas edit support on this documentary about the tense reunion of pop band Bros.
In the Best Entertainment Programme is Lime Pictures ‘Celebs Go Dating’ edited by Mike Kerr, Chris Naggs and James Moriarty and ITV’s ‘Love Island’ Series 4 which has also been shortlisted. Tim Fielding worked on this series and is lucky enough to be out in Majorca now cutting the current season 5!
Britain’s Youngest Football Boss has been shortlisted in the Best Popular Factual Programme category. Made by Curious Films for BBC Three, this series follows top flight football club West Ham United Women’s team and their 19-year-old Managing Director Jack Sullivan. Editors: Jamie Williamsand Mark Pickles.
In the Gamechanger Programme category, Avalon’s ‘Al Murray; Why Does Everybody Hate the English’ has been shortlisted. This programmes sees Al Murray, the award winning comedian and history fanatic find out what lies behind England’s greatest feuds with its closest neighbours: Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Germany and France. Broadcast on The History Channel. Roy Williams– Editor for Ep 1.
The winners will be announced on 3rd
July, best of luck to all the nominees!
As training centres for first-time dog owners spring up across the UK, new Channel 4 series, Puppy School will invite puppy parents to a bespoke school, to help them contend with the challenge of bringing a puppy into their lives. Set against the stunning backdrop of Chatsworth, its curriculum will include exercises to develop doggy IQs and social skills, and help the furry family members successfully settle into their new home. Each episode of Puppy Schoolwill chronicle the puppies’ first six months, covering the highs and lows of becoming a new puppy parent, as well as recording the moving, heart-warming and sometime tumultuous events in the lives of the owners as they face a challenging or exciting new chapter.
Adam Mitchellworked on all four episodes of the series.
Episode
one will be aired Friday 17th May Channel 4
One Day in Gaza is a BBC Current Affairs production for BBC and WGBH/Frontline made by award-winning documentary maker, Olly Lambert and edited by Ella Newton. It examines moment by moment what happened on that fateful day. The 14 May 2018 started as a day of mass protest at Gaza’s border with Israel, and would end as one of the most deadly days in Gaza for a generation. For weeks, Palestinians had been protesting along the border fence, but tensions were running particularly high due to the opening of the new United States embassy to Israel in Jerusalem – the controversial step ordered by Donald Trump. As Ivana Trump, Jared Kushner and other senior US officials gathered in Jerusalem to inaugurate the new embassy, tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered at sites along the Gaza border, barely 40 miles away. As the sun set that day, over 60 Palestinians were dead or dying, and over 2,000 lay injured, many by live ammunition.
Drawing on more than 120 hours of archive
footage filmed on both sides of the border that day – including exclusive
videos released by both Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that dominates
Gaza, and the Israel Defence Forces, this film reveals the complex reality and
human toll of the day – and asks who is to blame for the bloodshed.
What really happened that day? Israel said
its troops only opened fire in self-defence or on people using the protests as
cover for an armed infiltration, while Palestinians and human rights groups
have accused Israeli troops of using excessive force against unarmed civilians
who posed no threat. This 60-minute film reveals extraordinary new details of
what happened.
Made by The Science Unit, BBC Studios, co-produced with PBS
and The Open University. Executive Producer: Andrew Cohen, Producer: James van
Der Pool, Director: Anthony Philipson.
Eight days, three hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds. That’s the total duration of the most important and celebrated space mission ever flown – Apollo 11 – when we first stepped foot on the moon. Eight days that created some of the most iconic images in human history and changed the way we think about our place in the universe forever. But what was it really like for those three men in that high-tech tin can through each of those extraordinary eight days? This feature-length drama documentary edited by Duncan Hill tells the real story of the mission as it happened. With access to hours of declassified cockpit audio recorded by the astronauts themselves, ‘8 Days’ is a stunning 21st century retelling of the story of the men who went to the Moon.
There will be a special screening 28th
June at The Science Museum followed by a Q&A of lunar experts and key
figures involved in the making of ‘8 Days’.
Nutopia for Nat Geo and Disney+ Through the prism of Jeff Goldblum’s always inquisitive and highly entertaining mind, nothing is as it seems in this new series. Each episode is centered around something we all love — like trainers or ice cream — as Jeff pulls the thread on these… Read More
