The Trouble With Working Women / BBC2

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The Observer: ‘most interesting… most surprising… a TV investigation that encourages debate rather than providing all the answers’ The Times: ‘lively and thoughtful’ The Sunday Telegraph: ‘surprising’ The Sunday Times: ‘excellent’ Forty years on from the introduction of legislation intended … Continue reading

Who Is Nelson Mandela / BBC3

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Radio Times: ‘delivers a thoughtful portrait of a complex nation’ The Guardian: ‘marvel anew at Mandela’s quiet determination’ Time Out: ‘excellent’ The Observer: ‘starkly relevant’ The Telegraph: ‘infectiously enthusiastic’ This stand alone hour long film explores how Mandela has shaped … Continue reading

I’m A Hairy Woman / BBC3

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Sunday Times: ‘a stirring programme’ The Observer: ‘Shazia Mirza tackles a different form of politics with this amusing and interesting look at the pressure placed on women to shave and beautify themselves… What follows is funny, thought provoking and a … Continue reading

Remembering Mum / Channel 4

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Time Out: ‘engages completely… an absorbing film. It raises many questions about the nature of memory and its role in our lives, but is also a vivid and compelling personal portrait.’ Daily Mail: ‘a quietly extraordinary film … it is … Continue reading

Gods & Monsters / Channel 4

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The Telegraph: ‘colourful … a welcome relief from Saturday night reality TV’ Radio Times: ‘really interesting’ The Guardian: ‘striking’ Daily Mail: ‘weird and wonderful’ The history of belief, superstition and religious experience in Britain – told through compelling drama reconstructions. … Continue reading

From Scratch / Channel 4

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Broadcast expected winter 2012 This four part series explores the global system of mass production and asks if one man can make the essentials of every day life using raw materials he himself gathers from the earth.

Revolution / Channel 4

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Financial Times: ‘Required watching for anyone with even a passing interest in the war, and indeed in good television’ The Times: ‘eye opening and extraordinary’ Daily Mail: ‘Outstanding. Unmissable’ Time Out: ‘Simple, smart and powerful … a lesson in what … Continue reading