Articles by: Barnaby

The Baby Has Landed

THE GARDEN for BBC TWO

An intimate four part documentary series lifting the lid on one of the most intense and extraordinary times in any family’s life – the arrival of a new baby.

Following six families over their first …

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Last Chance Lawyer NYC

PLUM PICTURES for BBC TWO

A four-part observational documentary series revealing the law as you’ve probably never seen it before.  Howard Greenberg is a criminal defense attorney in Brooklyn.  Every day is a war to be fought on many fronts. …

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Trump: An American Dream

72 FILMS for NETFLIX AND CHANNEL 4

Series director for this four part epic history of the extraordinary life and times of Donald J Trump.  Over four hours the series traces his rise from 1970s New York City to the …

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Mr v Mrs: Call the Mediator

WILD PICTURES for BBC TWO

Series producer and director for this 3 x 60’ ground-breaking access documentary series inside the hidden world of family mediation.  Former couples come face to face to try to try to resolve disputes over property, …

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Rolex Awards – India

PROUDFOOT COMPANY FOR THE ROLEX AWARDS

This summer I was lucky enough to be asked by the lovely team at Proudfoot to make another film for the Rolex Awards for Enterprise.  I spent a a week in Bangalore, shooting with …

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WATCH THIS: Cutie and the Boxer

Missed this at the Sheffield Docfest this year but finally caught it in Covent Garden last night.  A beautiful and moving portrait of a relationship between two artists.  Highly recommended.

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The Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane

THE GARDEN for BBC TWO

Series producer and director for this 4 x 60’ major access series about the hidden army who run 100 miles of the M6 motorway in the Midlands.

“An effective piece of no-frills television that shone

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How to Get a Council House

STUDIO LAMBERT for CHANNEL 4

Series Producer/Director of the first 3 x 60’ series revealing the winners and losers amongst the 4.5 million people fighting to get one of the handful of properties available each week through their local council.…

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Keeping Britain Alive: The NHS in a Day

THE GARDEN FOR BBC TWO

One of the large team of contributing directors who set out to capture what happened in the NHS on a single day.  I was working in Neuro Intensive Care Unit at The National Hospital.

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The Boy Who Can’t Forget

STUDIO LAMBERT for CHANNEL 4

A British student has come forward claiming an unbelievable ability to remember exactly what he was doing on most days of his life.  Scientists can’t make sense of it.  Who can tell me what’s going …

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Dirty Britain

WILD PICTURES FOR ITV1

 

 

Executive Producer:  Paul Hamann
Commissioning Editor:  Jo Clinton-Davis

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The Real Thumbelina

WILD PICTURES FOR ITV1

Amelie Gledhill is four but she’s still only the size of a baby. She has a rare form of dwarfism called Russell Silver Syndrome.  Some with the condition remain small all their lives but other families …

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Paradise or Bust

SHINE FOR BBC TWO

Concluding film in 5 x 60’ following two Brits building a unique eco-community on a remote Fijian island.

 

Series Producer: Simon Bisset
Executive Producers: Sara Brailsford & John Silver
Commissioning Editor:  Emma Willis
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WATCH THIS: Tabloid

I love the films of Errol Morris although his subjects can be a little bleak.  Not so Tabloid.  Morris applies his trademark forensic interviewing skills to the extraordinary and hilarious tale of Joyce McKinney, the former American beauty queen who …

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You Can’t Take It With You

TALKBACK THAMES FOR BBC TWO

2 x 60’ films in formatted series. Gerry Robinson helps people struggling with one of the biggest decisions of their lives – when they die how will their affairs be settled? Which family members should …

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My Child Won’t Speak

LANDMARK FILMS for BBC ONE

A 50 minute observational documentary about three girls who can speak but don’t and a six month effort to get them talking to their teachers, their friends, their grandparents and me.

“grown men will weep”

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The Restaurant

Opening episode of the revised second series of this observational format following nine couples as they open their first restaurant and do battle to secure a business deal with Raymond Blanc.…

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Keep It In the Family

TWO FOUR FOR BBC TWO

 

“great edition of an inspired series” DAILY TELEGRAPH

“extremely watchable ****” TV TIMES

EDITOR:  Adam de Wan        
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:  Bridget Sneyd
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Brits Who Built the Modern World

RAW TV for CHANNEL 5

2 x 30’ documentaries: including the sorry tale of the ill-fated British Rocket programme – told by the men who set out to blast Britain into space.  Oral history with reconstruction.  Presented by Peter Snow.…

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Demolition

OXFORD FILM AND TELEVISION for CHANNEL 4

Directed the 60-minute finale of the series tackling Britain’s worst buildings. Presented by Kevin McCloud and Janet Street-Porter.  Presenter-led arts documentary with observational stories.

Editor:  Elliot McCaffery
Executive Producer:  Nick Kent
Commissioning Editor:  
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