SIMON BATTERSBY Documentary Editing Credits
Rhythms of India – Classical Music Soumik Datta, musician and music lover explores the Hindustani music of his birth in the North and also that of the South, the tradition of Carnatic music. Director Ashok Prasad BBC Studios for BBC4
Charles The Monarch and the Man The life of Prince Charles as told by journalist and broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby Director Jamie Muir ITV
Africa: A Journey Into Music – South Africa DJ Rita Ray travels around South Africa listening to the extraordinary vocal harmonies which are enmeshed in their culture and added power to their political struggles during apartheid. Director Ruhi Hamid Producer Alex Emanuel Sundog Pictures for BBC4
Army: Behind the New Frontlines Behind the scenes in the British army as they head into uncharted territory and deal with new threats across the globe against a backdrop of budget cuts and reorganisation. Director Matt Haan Wild Pictures for BBC2
The Cruise – Sailing The Mediterranean Two episodes of this lighthearted series following the fortunes of magicians, dancers, engineers, trainee captains and of course the passengers, sailing around the Mediterranean. Director Nicola Bathurst Wild Pictures for ITV
24 Hours in A&E Series 12 Episode 2 Mark 52 fights for survival after being thrown from his motorbike in a crash. HEMS rush him to St Georges. Director Lucy Morgan – The Garden for Channel Four
24 Hours in Police Custody An historic missing persons case from 2003 is opened up and investigated, and a murder is uncovered… Director Natasha Zinni – The Garden for Channel Four
Trawlermens’ Tales The lives of Cornish trawlermen who battle bad weather, sharks and the very real danger of death to provide for their own families. Director Deborah Lovett - Wild Pictures for ITV
In the Shadow of Mary Seacole A statue by the artist Martin Jennings, celebrating the life of this Jamaican woman who travelled across the world to care for British soldiers in the Crimean War has been commissioned and is due to be erected in the gardens of St Thomas’s Hospital in June 2016. Director Jamie Muir – Potato for ITV
HMP Norwich How do prisoners cope being away from their partners and children? This single documentary looks at 4 men serving sentences in this Victorian prison. Director Kim Duke – Wild Pictures for ITV
Meet the Penguins Adrian the Head of Birds at London Zoo sets off to Peru to see his beloved Humboldt penguins in the wild for the first time and sees the real problems these endangered birds face. Director Paul Glynn Producer Alicia Kerr – Wild Pictures for ITV
24 Hours in A&E Series 7 2 films shot in the new hospital St Georges Tooting - elderly husband and wife run over by a motorbike, an actor desperate to make the show and an 88yr old sparky woman. Directors Lucie Holmes and Sophie Waldron -The Garden for Channel Four
The Zoo The moving of Lucifer the male lion from London to Paignton zoo to encourage breeding, a baby giraffe not being able to suckle and the mating of rhinos at Whipsnade. Director Alicia Kerr- Wild Pictures for ITV
The Secret Life of Students Last in a series about students in their first semester at Leicester Uni who shared their uses of social media with the viewers. This one followed 3 students through the pitfalls of academia. Director Vicky Bennetts - Raw for Channel 4
Danny Boy “The Ballad that Bewitched the World” 60 minute documentary about the history of a song thought to be wholly Irish but written by an English barrister from an old Irish folk tune “Londonderry Air “. Director James Maycock- BBC Arts for BBCNI and BBC4
What Do Artists Do All Day ? Jack Vettriano 30 mins The Fyfe born son of a miner who has become a successful and popular figurative painter, but who critics like to lambast. Director Colette Camden- BBC Arts for BBC4
Britain’s Lost Treasures Returned : How Houghton Got Its Art Back Dan Cruickshank tells the story of how Robert Walpole’s great art collection was sold to Catherine the Great of Russia and how it returned to its original home Houghton Hall in the Summer of 2013 Director Alex Leith- BBC Arts for BBC4
Secret Knowledge – Lucy Worsley ‘Bolsover Castle & the Playboy Cavalier’ Historian Lucy’s passion for Bolsover Castle where she worked in her twenties. Director John Hodgson -BBC Arts for BBC4
Secret Knowledge – ‘The Kimbolton Cabinet’ 30mins John Bly’s family relationship with this extraordinary cabinet Director John Hodgson-BBC Arts for BBC4
One Born Every Minute Series 4 episodes 7 and 10 3 couples having babies and the intricacies of their relationships. Directors Sophie Jones and Tom Pullen - Dragonfly for Channel 4
Queen Victoria’s Children – The Sons 60 minute documentary on poor parenting skills by the lonely Queen after her husband Albert’s death. Director Richard Sanders – Blakeway for BBC2
Pensioners Behind Bars 50 minute observational documentary looking into the new wave of older people who get into crime. Heroin dealer , fraudster , prostitution and money laundering pensioners. Director Kim Duke – Wild Pictures for ITV
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 2nd 1953 90 minute documentary about the London preparations for the Coronation during the age of austerity, and the day itself. Beautiful archive of London in the 50s. Director Jamie Muir – Blakeway for BBC4
Howard Goodall’s The Story of Music –The Age of Invention The years 1650-1750 are covered in this personal insight into how classical music came of age. Director David Jeffcock – Tiger Aspect for BBC2
One Born Every Minute Series 3 Asian couple, teenager plus friend and singing couple strive to give birth in Leeds General Director Anna Llewellyn - Dragonfly for Channel 4
Stoke Mandeville Observational film about the re-habilitation process and the relationships which grow within this spinal unit. Director Satnam Authi - Twofour for Channel 4
Gershwin’s Summertime ‘The Song that Captured the World’ 60 minute Documentary about how this operatic aria composed in the 1930s became a jazz standard and took over the subsequent decades in a way no song before or after it has achieved. Director James Maycock – BBC Arts for BBC 4
24 Hours in A&E Series 1 BAFTA nominated series 2013 - A man comes in with a splinter in his thumb, another falls 25ft from a tree - drunk, Ted is dying from cancer and the nurses, doctors and porters who attend them are vocal in Kings’ College Hospital Emergency Department. Director Lucy Morgan – The Garden for Channel Four
One Born Every Minute – Series 2 Pregant teenager Kaycey struggling with the pain of labour without any drugs, and Hayley an older first time mum who has an epidural Director Dominique Foster – Dragonfly for Channel Four
Horizon – One Degree Comedian and Physicist Ben Miller discovers how one degree of temperature can be measured – and also a degree of comedy Director Dan Clifton – BBC 2
British Writers “ In Their Own Words 1950-1969” Programme 2 in this series about novelists talking in their period, and the social context Director Alex Leith – BBC 4
One Born Every Minute – Series 1 Last episode of this BAFTA award winning series set in a maternity unit about 2 lesbians having their second baby, one for each mum – and 2 young mums ill-prepared for the pain and expectation of childbirth Producer Lucy Bowden – Dragonfly for Channel Four
Who Do You Think You Are ? USA 2 x 40 min US versions for UK - Lisa Kudrow and Matthew Broderick Producer Anna Kirkwood Wall to Wall for BBC2
Underage and Pregnant 3x30 min obs docs about teenagers who are pregnant through to birth – 15yr old twins from Devon, horse lover Rebecca South London and strange Zena from Great Yarmouth Director Catherine Hagan – Mentorn for BBC3
Desperately Hungry Housewives Sensitive 50 min film about 4 women anorexics. Jane is in her 50s and eccentric, Tracy, Zoe and Giorgia are young mums in their 30s and are also still battling with their demons Director Suzanne Lynch – Betty tv for BBC1
Asthma Island 30 minute doc about the in-bred population of Tristan da Cunha, a remote South Atlantic island which has a terrible asthma problem Director Naomi Austin - BBC Science for BBC4
Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food Ep 3 Jamie campaigning to get the nation to cook Director Katy Lock Fresh One for C4
Strong City 50 minute recut from C4 version of Michael Trevesser aka Wayne Bent and his cult followers who believe that he is the Messiah, despite his lying down naked with young girls. Director Ben Anthony - Firefly for National Geographic
Teen Mum High 60 min observational documentary set in a pupil referral unit for girls aged 13-16 who are pregnant or have recently become mums. Personal stories combining their struggle with education and motherhood Director Nick Poyntz Films of Record for BBC
The Blair Years Episode 3 60 min doc about ex PM, his views on power and religion, and the views of others. Director Sally Brindle - Juniper for BBC1
Arena – Flames of Passion 90 min doc about the quirky side of British cinema in the 1940s to 1960s. Director Mick Conefrey Illuminations for BBC2
Desperate Virgins 50 min obs doc about 3 virgins in their 40s and 30s keen to lose their virginity Director Gillian Pachter Betty TV for Channel Four
John Buchan Biography of the man who wrote 39 Steps, was an MP, Barrister, Publisher and eventually Governor-General of Canada. Director Alex Leith 3BM for BBC4
Who Do You Think You Are ? Jeremy Irons The actor looking up his ancestry and discovering Irish ancestry in this well-known series. Director Clare Lewins - Wall to Wall BBC 1
Warlords 4 x 50 min films exploring the duel relationships between Stalin, Hitler, Churchill and Roosevelt – live action, archive and colourised stills Director Simon Berthon - 3BM for Channel Four
Mandela – Beneath the Halo Modern look at Mandela’s legacy in South Africa and the ANC today. Director Martin Herring - Juniper for Channel Four
Children of Abraham 2 films in 3 part series about modern day attitudes to the three Abrahamic faiths Director - Mark Dowd 3BM for Channel Four
Real Life – Size Matters Film about 3 short people who would rather be taller! Directors – David Wise and Zac Beattie RDF for ITV
Dogfight- Who killed the Red Baron? Lots of First World War aeroplanes and CGI , dramatised doc about the story of who really killed the Red Baron Manfred von Richtofen Director Peter Nicholson 3BM Television for Channel Four
Make me a Man 2 films exploring how 4 women became or wanted to become men - ftm transsexuals. Director – Katie Buchanan RDF for Channel Four
Cutting Edge “House of Usher “ Aristocrat falls on hard times and fights for his family honour whilst serving hotdogs to tourists Director – Dave Nath – LWT for Channel Four
Love in Oldham 28 year old Asian Man and 18 year old white girl struggle to keep their relationship going in the midst of the Oldham riots. Director – Shona Thompson – Ideal World for Channel Four.
Queer and Catholic 76 minute documentary on the plight of priests in seminaries, gay , celibate or both ? Writer/Producer Mark Dowd - Director Peter Nicholson – 3BM Television for Channel Four.
Cutting Edge “ Brian’s Story ” 50 minute documentary following the last 6 months of Brian’s life. Cambridge graduate, journalist, manic depressive and homeless man trying to break free from his illness. Director Dave Nath – LWT for Channel Four.
Real Life -Psychic Detective 50 minute documentary about an ex CID detective who is also a psychic. Director Dave Nath – LWT for ITV
Real Life “ White Van Man “ 50 minute documentary about three men in their fifties who earn their living driving white vans. Director Dave Nath – LWT for ITV
Gordon Ramsay’s Boiling Point 4x 30 minute programmes featuring this irascible and brilliant 3 star Michelin chef Director Dave Nath – LWT for Channel Four
Clockwatch 5x 10 minute films about famous clocks and makers. Big Ben, Wells Cathedral, a modern day Harrison and the clock at the station in Brief Encounter. Directors Mick Conefrey, Colin Spector and LD Creanor - BBC 2
Designs on your..Car 50 minute documentary about Seymour and Powell’s attempt to redesign a plastic electric eco car – the Norwegian PIV. Director Mark James - TV6 for Channel Four
Heart By-Pass Jonathan Meades view of Birmingham, its architecture and rock stars – 30 mins Director David F Turnbull – BBC 2
Vintners Tales Jancis Robinson 10x10minute films about wine people. Winner 1999 Glenfiddich Best TV series. Director David F Turnbull – BBC2
The Sci-Fi Files 2x 50 minute films on the history of science fiction – movies, comics, books Director Chris Lethbridge – Discovery and Channel Four
Shopping 2x 40 minute documentaries about the history of department stores, and of mail order catalogues. Director Renee Knight – BBC 2
QED – Sleeping it Off 30 minute film about drug abuse and detox treatment under anaesthetic. Director Andrew Palmer, Producer Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall BBC1
Building Sites Germaine Greer on the new Glyndebourne building Director David F Turnbull - BBC 2
Building Sites USA 3x10min films about Grand Central Station, John Hancock Center, and LAX Airport . Directors Sandra Goldbacher and Chris Hale –BBC2
Fly Me to the Moon One off film about peoples’ aspirations to get to the Moon. Director Lucy Blakstad BBC Docs for BBC2