BULLDOGS AWARDS 2008
Barclays
SPECIALIST FACTUAL
Andrew Marr's A History of Modern Britain

Winner

Andrew Marr’s A History of Modern Britain

May, BBC2, (BBC)

The modern history programme’s very healthy ratings came as something of a surprise, even to the BBC, who found themselves with a major hit on their hands as journalist and presenter Andrew Marr took the viewer through the major aspects of post war British history in very straightforward, but extremely compelling, decade long chunks. There were no bells and whistles nor any flashy format pushing in the programme and the large number of viewers that tuned in to watch seemed to appreciate this refreshing change. The series producer was Chris Granlund. Tom Giles was the producer/director on programmes one and five. Fatima Salaria was the producer/director on programme two, Francis Whateley was the producer/director on programme three and Robin Dashwood was the producer/director on programme four. The team is now to make a follow up series, again fronted by Marr, that will trace British history from 1900 to 1945.

RUNNERS UP
The Human Footprint

2nd

The Human Footprint

May, Channel 4, (Touch Productions)

An essay on man’s impact on the environment, this landmark film used science and art to explore the huge impact each individual has on the planet in an average lifetime, demonstrating the massive scale of everything we will consume and produce. It featured a series of arresting art installations created from those statistics, including filling Trafalgar Square with thousands of cups of tea. The writer/ producer and director was Nick Watts and the exec producer was Malcolm Brinkworth.

Earth: Power of the Planet

3rd

Earth: Power of the Planet

November, BBC1, (BBC)

After 2006’s Planet Earth, this series stepped up as the BBC’s flagship natural history blockbuster for 2007 aiming to tell the story of how the Earth was formed from its birth 4.6 billion years ago. It was presented by the massively enthusiastic and somewhat gung-ho geologist Dr Iain Stewart with each episode revealing a different force critical to the development of Earth including volcanoes, the ocean, the atmosphere and ice. Phil Dolling was executive producer, it was commissioned by Emma Swain.