Award-winning producer Camilla Lewis co-founded Curve Media in 2014, building the company up to be one of the top UK independent unscripted producers with a reputation for returnable, quality factual programming for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Discovery Networks, Disney+, Paramount+ and Netflix.
Life-and-death medical series are hugely popular on British TV but tricky and emotionally draining to make. Winning the trust of hospitals and patients is only part of the story, crews also have to work with sensitivity and face heartbreak and loss.
BBC Studios Creative Director, Factual Entertainment Adeline Ramage Rooney executive produced new Channel 5 series The Hospital: Life on the Line, which is set in the UK’s busiest heart transplant unit, at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank.
Alarm bells are ringing in the unscripted world. Concern for the health of the sector has soared following two recent events: Channel 4’s decision to axe a number of shows and a survey by broadcasting union Bectu revealing that nearly half of UK freelancers working regularly in unscripted TV are now unemployed.
The Channel 4 casualties included the cancellation of Four Weddings and Andrew Neil’s Sunday-night political show being put on hold.
Writers Jeff Pope and Neil McKay, the duo behind The Moorside and Appropriate Adult, will shed new light on the story by shifting the perspective to the friends and families of the four young men who were killed by Port.
The police investigation into the deaths of Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth and Jack Taylor was widely condemned, and forced their relatives to take the case into their own hands.
In a wide-ranging discussion, hosted by True to Nature founder Wendy Darke, the duo talked about creating “content worth paying for”, with Reynolds commenting that the “fight for audiences has never been bigger”.
Dixon was delighted at the first 18 months of Sky Documentaries, particularly its Factual Channel win at the recent Broadcast Digital Awards.
DJ Target and Krept and Konan will return to mentor the rapping talent as they search for the next biggest player in the game.
High-profile rappers such as Ms Banks, Wretch 32, Aitch and AJ Tracey have helped mentor in previous series, and the BBC has promised names just as big for the third.
The programme was filmed across new locations in Manchester.
There is also a new £20,000 cash prize up for grabs along with a mentor scheme to aid the winning artist create and launch new music after the competition.
One in four of us will experience mental health difficulties in our lifetime, and that’s without the added pressures of the pandemic.
The programme will discuss the findings of Imperial College London and the BBC’s national survey of our mental health, which, with over 350,000 participants, provides a unique insight into the impact of COVID-19.
The five-part series explores race in contemporary Britain and why the need to challenge racism is a matter of urgency.
The films look at the systemic racism and injustice black people continue to face in Britain through testimony from comedians, politicians, nurses and doctors in the NHS, and members of the public who have experienced racial abuse.
BBC Three and BBC England have collaborated to form a new Factual Development Scheme for the North of England called Northern Voices.
The partnership is offering commissions to local independent production companies for new ideas for documentaries that reflect the experiences of young people in the region.
A new documentary talent must be attached to the pitch with a view to nurture them throughout production, as the partnership aims to improve both the production supply and talent pool from the region.
Produced by Barcroft Studios, the series of short films will explore a range of topics that surround young people in 2019 Britain.
A new style of debate show, Fix Up takes place inside the best-loved beauty salons and barbers in the UK.
The series tackles current issues and topics that impact Britain, including knife crime, abortion, cosmetic surgery, relationships and sex.
