News Archive
Lindsay Lohan's Indian Journey
Thursday 1st April 2010, BBC 3, 9pmHollywood actor, Lindsay Lohan travels to India to investigate the issue of child trafficking.
Panorama: Passports To Kill
Monday 29th March 2010, BBC 1, 8.30 pmJane Corbin investigates the murder plot that was all caught on camera in Dubai and sparked an international diplomatic storm.
Edward VII - Prince of Pleasure
Tuesday 23rd March 2010, BBC 2, 9pmPlayboy? Wastrel? Or a visionary modernizer and accomplished diplomat? Edward VII - known as Bertie - was all of these, and more.
The Berlusconi show
Wednesday 17th March 2010, 7pmSex scandals, divorce and a brutal assault in Milan 2009 was a tough year for Silvio Berlusconi. Reporter Mark Franchetti returns to the country of his birth to assess one of the world's most controversial and flamboyant leaders.
A WALK IN THE PARK - PANORAMA
Monday 18th January 2010, BBC 1, 8.30pmThe fight is on for the holiest city in the holy land. The Israelis say Jerusalem must never be divided; the Palestinians say the east of the city is theirs and must become the capital of a new state.
The Nobel Peace Prize Documentary 2009
Friday 11th December 8:30pmPresident for less than a year and yet awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Nobel Laureates 2009
Saturday 12th December 2,30PMNobel Highlights 2009 explores the lives and careers of this year's Nobel Laureates
Lords, Billionaires and the Russian Connection
Monday 30th November - Channel 4 8pmDispatches investigates the elusive Russian oligarchs who have been trying to buy up our football teams, newspapers and car companies. Reporter Antony Barnett examines the relationship between Russia's richest men and Britain's political elite. He discovers that members of the House of Lords are a prized attraction in Moscow.
Dispatches: Do you know what's in your breakfast?
Monday 26th October - Channel 4 8PMBlakeway Productions is producing an hour-long Dispatches programme for Channel 4 which aims to look at food, in particular breakfast foods, widely consumed in Britain and help consumers make more informed choices.
The 1930s: A Tale of Two Britains
21st October 9pm BBC4The conventional view of 1930s Britain is of slag heaps, unemployed men hanging round street corners with nothing to do, hunger marches and economic depression. George Orwells The Road to Wigan Pier has set the tone for an era that is now seen in a predominant shade of grey.
Balmoral
Sunday 13th September on BBC4 at 9amThe story of Balmoral, the Royal Family's most private residence, home to traditions of picnics, stag hunting and kilts. From Prime Minister to Princess Diana, life at this tartan-bound holiday home hasn't appealed to everyone.
Thinking Big (3-part series)
September 12th, BBC World NewsEvery so often someone comes up with an idea that changes the world - ideas about how we organise and run our society or the way we live our lives that can have a dramatic impact on millions of people. This series looks at some of the most ambitious schemes of the 21st Century.
Future of Food
17 August 2009 - 21.00 (3 part series)A Blakeway North production for BBC2. George Alagiah investigates the global food chain in the FUTURE OF FOOD.
Victim's son to front Madoff documentary
28th May 2009BBC commisions Ten Alps for Madoff documentary. The son of a British soldier who killed himself after his family's life savings were swallowed up in Bernie Madoff's $50bn swindle is to front a BBC2 doc on the subject. Flickr Slideshow
Engineering Britain's Superweapons
Wednesday 22 July, More 4After WWII, Britain was desperate to retain its status as a great power alongside the United States and the Soviet Union. Investing millions in increasingly powerful weapons seemed the only option. V-Bombers
More 4 airing Blakeway 'Strike'
29th June 2009Blakeway's 'Strike! When Britain Went to War', will be shown as part of a special night of themed programming on More4 to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1984 miners' strike.
Blakeway wins Nobel commissions
19th June 2009Blakeway Productions has won a double commission for two shows on this year's Nobel Prize awards. Both shows will be executive produced by Blakeway Productions managing director Fiona Stourton.
Fighting Passions
24 May 2009 - 22.50Blakeway production for BBC2. For us, it's a crime. For them, it's a job. In extraordinary candid testimonies, five former soldiers reflect on what it means to kill. In this remarkable film five former British infantrymen recall the reality of combat in compelling and candid detail.
Going Postal
Monday 25 May 2009 - 22.00Blakeway production for BBC2. GOING POSTAL tells the story of the school and workplace shootings which have cast a shadow over American society since the 1980s. This April sees the 10th anniversary of Columbine, but the phenomenon is twice as old. Hundreds have been killed. The film, directed by the award-winning Paul Tickell, seeks to build up a picture of how and why this violence occurs.
'Afghanistan - Mission Impossible?'
7th April 2009Blakeway production for Channel 4. Dispatches programme ‘Afghanistan – Mission Impossible?,’ aired on Channel 4 on Monday 6 April, investigating the Head of Britain's armed forces’ claim that NATO allies failed to ‘adequately resource’ the troops in Afghanistan.
Motownship - Ten Alps produces radio show in celebration of Motown's 50th birthday
11th April - 10.30Blakeway production for BBC Radio 4. Motown has been celebrating its 50th birthday this year. To mark the occasion, Midge Ure travels to Cape Town to meet a group of young township musicians who are using traditional African instruments to record covers of classic Motown and soul hits.
The Dog that Saved our Marriage
10th March 2009An intimate portrait of a family and their struggle to survive... Brain damage, memory loss and attempted suicide... And a yellow labrador called Endal who changed their lives.
1929: The Great Crash
22nd January 2009The Wall Street Crash was the biggest financial catastrophe since records began. We hoped it would never happen again...
Prince John: The Windsor's Tragic Secret
17th November 2008This film unravels some of the mysteries and misconceptions that surround Prince John, and presents a more complete story than has ever been told before. The portrait that emerges is both surprising and moving – and it sheds new light on the extraordinary family life of the House of Windsor.
Dispatches - The Human Cost of the Credit Crunch
22nd September 2008In 1997, the Labour Part swept to power accompanied by the theme tune, ‘Things Can Only Get Better’. Eleven years later and on the eve of the Labour Party conference, Dispatches discovers shattered dreams across the country and conducts a new poll that reveals three quarters of us are not confident that Gordon Brown can rescue us.
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