Sebastian Cody to receive Shiers Trust Award 2022
The American-born Kuehl, who died in 2018, founded the production company Open Media with Cody. Along with many documentaries and entertainment shows, Open Media made the late-night, live discussion show After Dark, which aired first on Channel 4 and then on the BBC.
Kuehl had joined the BBC in 1963 as a historical adviser on the documentary series The Great War, later working on ITV’s landmark Second World War documentary, The World at War.