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Kate Middleton vs The Paparazzi |
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Channel 5 / Mentorn
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2007 |
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Channel 5 documentary about Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton's battle with the press.
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C4 / Mentorn Productions
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2005 |
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Weighing the same as five baby elephants and a shade less than a Mini Cooper, Patrick Deuel is one of the heaviest men ever and a medical miracle. BodyShock anatomises the science of extreme weight loss and the bewildering lives of the growing number of people who seem intent on eating themselves to death.
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South Bank Show Special
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2005 |
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Epic documentary about the remarkable life of England's most famous ballerina. Commissioned by Melvin Brag, directed by Tony Palmer. Thornquest digitally restored some of the archive source materials used in this film. Broadcasted on ITV and avaliable as a DVD.
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Ricochet
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2006 |
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Professor David Wilson examines the science behind some of the most notorious crimes and the ground-breaking modern forensic techniques used to crack them.
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Clarity Productions
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2005 |
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Fifteen years since independence from the former USSR, the Ukraine - Europe's 2nd largest country - is struggling to regain economic and social stability. One little known consequence is the estimated 1,000,000 children now living homeless of Ukraine's streets.
Filmed undercover over four months and told through the eys of a gang of Kiev's street kids - offers an intimate and uncompromising portrayal of young people paying the ultimate price for political reform. official site
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The Truth about the Hells Angels |
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Channel 5 / North 1 Television
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2005 |
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The start of the biggest-ever show trial of outlaw motorcycle riders. A 2002 face down between the Hells Angels and the Mongols in a Nevada casino left several dead and many more seriously injured from knife and gunshot wounds.
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Oasis: Making of Lyla Music Video |
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Big Brother Productions
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2005 |
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A 'behind the scenes' documentary all about the making of the video for Lyla, Oasis' first single from their new album Don't Believe The Truth. | |
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Phantom of the Opera- DVD extras |
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The Really Useful Group
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2005 |
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A 'behind the scenes' look at the making of the highly popular film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.
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Jane Birkin - "Mother of all Babes" |
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Edit Video
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2005 |
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Icon of the 60's, star of more than 70 films, human rights activist and musician Jane Birkin talks intimately about her life. | |
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Bryn Terfel profile for BBC Imagine |
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BBC - Wales
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2005 |
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Whether it's opera, art song, folk song, oratorio or popular song, live or recorded, Bryn Terfel is a towering presence in the international music world. Alan Yentob meets the man in this BBC profile.
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BBC / Ricochet South
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2004 |
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With divorce on the increase, a new breed of older woman is emerging. Free from the constraints of children, work and husbands, they're gaining glamorous, liberated lifestyles and are enjoying life to the full.
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Making of "Beatles First USA Visit" |
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Apple Corps
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2005 |
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Any fan of Richard Lester's A Hard Day's Night won't want to miss the documentary The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit by Albert and David Maysles. The Maysles brothers were given extraordinary access to the Beatles during their first trip to the U.S., in February 1964, for several concerts and their seminal first appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. Like Hard Day's Night, which came out later that year, this film (also known as What's Happening! The Beatles in the U.S.A.) shows lots of spontaneous cheekiness with the press and fans; the Beatles' wide-eyed bemusement at the hysteria they caused; as much cutting up as a tiny hotel room allows; and even specific scenes--goofing off on a commuter train, mod dancing in a nightclub--that would later appear in Lester's film. The only thing missing is Paul's grandfather.
The performance segments alone are a must for fans. The three Ed Sullivan appearances show a great cross section of their hits at the time, including "All My Loving," "I Saw Her Standing There," a beautifully delivered "This Boy" by John Lennon, and a wobbly "I Saw Her Standing There" so out of tune George Harrison nearly cracks up as he listens to Lennon and Paul McCartney struggle for harmony. The blurry, badly mic'd footage of the concert at the Washington Coliseum shows the Beatles acting as their own roadies, setting up their instruments; the platform Ringo Starr drums on lurches ominously with each downbeat. It was a more innocent, exuberant time, to be sure, and this sweet documentary lets the Beatles phenomenon speak for itself. |
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Hipgnosis
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2005 |
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The Queen Mary 2 is the largest and one of the most presitgious passenger ocean liners in the world. The launch documentary covered the history of ocean travel and the company behind the QM2, Cunard.
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C4 / SFX
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2005 |
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This documentary looks at the central role soccer now occupies in our society. It's written, presented and directed by former Dominican friar and lifelong Manchester United fan Mark Dowd, who wonders if devotion to football is now filling a space once occupied by conventional religious belief.
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ITV / SFX
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2005 |
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The 2003 Rugby World Cup was an unforgettable experience and the closing moments of the final against Australia brought a new English sporting saviour into the limelight - Johnny Wilkinson. This documentary presents a portrait of the unassuming hero and BBC sports personality of the year.
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Oxford Scientific Films
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2002 |
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In 10 x 30 minute episodes, Mark Williams shares his passion for Industrial Revolution Britain, taking us on a tour of magnificent Canals, Railways, Steam engines, Potteries, Ironworks and showing how they are still influencing our lives today.
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DVD / World's End Productions
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1999 |
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A documentary which explains the behind the scenes and history of "South Park", with interviews with Trey Parker and Matt Stone, along with other members of the SP crew.This special aired originally in the UK as part of "South Park Night." It was subsequentally seen in other markets and is available as part of one of the South Park video releases.
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C4 / Ricochet Films
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2003 |
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Three years in the making, Born to be Different is a frank, intimate and unsentimental portrait of the pressures and joys of life with a disabled child. It follows six families and their children who have been born with very different types of disability through all the major milestones of their young lives.
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Medical Mysteries - Growing Up Old |
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Discovery Europe
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2005 |
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An intimate portrait of three children who suffer from a rare disorder called Progeria - a Greek word meaning 'advanced ageing'. A disorder that puts their bodies, but not their minds or spirits, into fast forward. The children, who have an average life span of 13 years, talk openly about their hopes and fears and how they cope with day-to-day life. The story covers both the scientific and emotional stories, and calls upon experts to explain the condition and the treatments available.
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C4 / Initial
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1995 |
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Patients suffering Parkinson's can dance even when walking remains a challenge. Some children with cerebral palsy can learn to express themselves by singing simple songs even though they may never learn to speak.
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C5 / Falcon TV
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2005 |
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Egyptologist Dominic Monstserrat and archeologist Miriam Cooke go on a quest to find answers to some of the greatest mysteries of this ancient culture.
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Police Camera Action Special (The Future) |
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ITV / Optomen Television
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2000 |
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A special edition of this popular series looks into the bizarre and often terrifying behaviour of the world's motorists.
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DVD / Edit Video
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1996 |
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"Once upon a time, say somewhere between 1994 and 1997, I'm convinced that OASIS truly was the meanest, biggest and bleedin' greatest band alive. They held the world in their hands and threw it on a roller coaster ride, of which a piece is caught in this video. Noel Gallagher had the talent of 100 years of composers together, Liam had enough charisma for a millennium. Yes, it was there and then and today's Oasis perhaps only have the shell left ot these days - but it doesn't really matter, since the wonders this band made during these years (perfectly sumaried in this video) is enough for a thousand lifetimes. Even if they won't live forever, this will!" - taken from an IMDB user review.
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Brook Lapping
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2000 |
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This role-playing current affairs show for BBC2 simulates crises in politics, business, the media and law.
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Staying Alive 2 - 24 mins Aids docco |
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MTV productions Europe
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2005 |
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At the turn of the millennium, Ricky Martin and Staying-Alive took a look at lives at threat from HIV/AIDS in Thailand, France, Uganda and the US.
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South Bank Show - The Bee Gees |
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ITV
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1997 |
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A special tribute episode of the "South Bank Show" examining the lasting popularity of a band who have sold over 110 million albums worldwide.
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Surviving Extremes - Series One |
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C4 / Keo Films
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2001 |
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Oxford Don Nick Middleton explores some of the most extreme environments known to man - ice, jungle, sand, and swamp.
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Military Blunders "Unfit to lead" |
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Darlow Smithson Prods
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2000 |
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A documentary series filmed on 4 continents looks at some of the greatest mistakes made by military leaders over the last 1100 years.
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Lost Gardens - Eller Howe |
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Edit Video
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1999 |
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Each episode of the "Lost Gardens" series looked at a different derelict garden and followed the process of research and restoration. The final episode from a unique small garden at Eller Howe in Cumbria was perhaps the most exciting when a lost underground Victorian fernery built into the hillside was discovered.
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Grand National - 15 Years of SBI/Martell |
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Irish Screen
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1999 |
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A re-evaluation of the great composer and musician, Seán Ó'Riada, of whom the poet Thomas Kinsella said: "It is not often that a single person, however gifted, can alter the character of a nation's culture. Ó Riada managed to do this..." This film tells the story of Ó Riada's life and work, using the composer's own words as transcribed from various writings, lecture notes and tapes.
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Making of "Burn The Floor" |
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DVD / Vision Video
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2000 |
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Featuring 44 of the world's top latin and ballroom dancers "Burn the Floor" was a dance sensation. This featurette which accompanied the DVD release looked at the story behind the production.
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What Killed The Mega Beasts? |
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Darlow Smithson Prods
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2005 |
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Many people think of the "mega" beasts as dinosaurs, extinct long before humans walked the earth. But, as this program shows, many giant mammals died out only very recently, co-existing with modern humans.
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Spike Milligan - "A life" |
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P.M.I.
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1995 |
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A profile of one of the founding members of "The Goon Show", Spike Milligan was one of the "great" influences on British comedy, an anarchic (and often surreal) comedian as well as a sly comic tongue in children's poetry and writing.
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Wall to Wall Television
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1997 |
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"Everything you ever wanted to know about dinosaurs..." Shot around the globe following the work of the world’s leading paleontologists out in the field from Antarctica to the Sahara Desert.
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Cats - The making of Cats |
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DVD / The Really Useful Group
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1998 |
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Anthony Dowell - "A Life in Dance" |
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BBC - Classical Music
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2001 |
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Williams Sisters - Beyond the Baseline |
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Making of "Bombay Dreams" |
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The Really Useful Films
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2005 |
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