Broadcast credits include:
Treasures of St Petersburg & The Hermitage
3 x 23’ 30” (First Freedom/Allfilm) arts series shot in Russia & Britain. For Channel 5, in association with distributor Beckmann International.
Fear and Counting in Las Vegas
52’ (First Freedom) direct access documentary for the ITV Network following Dominic O’Brien, the World Memory Champion, as he ‘card-counts’ his way across the USA.
Mushroom Magic
6 x 30′ (Bamboo) 6 x 30’ series on mushrooms for Channel 4.
Treasures of Athens & Olympia
3 x 23’ 30” (First Freedom/Allfilm) arts documentary series shot in Greece and the UK. For (channel) Channel 5, in association with distributor Beckmann International.
Where Were You?
60’ (Bamboo) documentary on the 30th anniversary of the JFK assassination for the ITV network.
Outback Investigator
1 x 48’ (First Freedom) documentary on the only Forensic Pathologist in Australia’s Northern Territory – an area larger than the UK or the State of Texas, for Discovery.
The Lost Gardens of Heligan
6 x 25’ (Bamboo) award-winning series on the restoration of a Victorian garden for Channel 4. Co-production with Cicada Films. Garden Writers Guild ‘Television Broadcast of the Year’ Winner.
There’s Something About a Convent Girl
60′ (Bamboo) documentary on convent education for the ITV network.
Supership
3 x 48’ (First Freedom) series for Discovery following the design and construction of the P&O superliner ‘Oriana’.
Killing For Fun?
30′ (First Freedom) current affairs documentary for the ITV network investigating Zimbabwe’s controversial use of elephants as a renewable resource.
Strip School
1 x 48’ (First Freedom) documentary on the UK’s first ‘school for striptease artists’. For Channel 5 & distributor Beckmann International.
Tall Ship
1 x 48’ (First Freedom/Allfilm/BMC) documentary for Discovery on the Russian Tall Ship, Kruzenshtern.
Slang
30’ (Bamboo) ‘Without Walls’ for Channel 4 on the history of slang presented by Jonathon Green.
Wildshots
6 x 30′ (Bamboo) series on wildlife stills photography for Channel 4.
Bike Squad
30’ (First Freedom) documentary on ‘off-road’ m/cycle squad for HTV Wales (ITV).
21st Century Liner
3 x 47’ (First Freedom) documentaries about the design and construction of the P&O liner ‘Aurora’ for Discovery & international distribution.
From Here To Hollywood
30’ (First Freedom) documentary on the early life of actress Deborah Kerr for HTV West (ITV).
Gamble On The Ocean Wave
38’ (First Freedom) business documentary for Channel Four looking at the boom in the holiday cruise business.
Men In a Woman’s World
6 x 30’ (First Freedom) documentaries on men who do what are generally perceived as women’s jobs for ITV West.
Press comments on some First Freedom programmes
‘Treasures of St Petersburg & The Hermitage’
Directors: Rein Kotov, Graham Addicott. Series Producer: Pille Rünk
“If St Petersburg’s spectacular 300th birthday celebrations whetted your appetite, then this series …….. is for you.” – Mail On Sunday
“…. almost perfectly mimics the arts output of the BBC when the corporation was still regarded as a bastion of high culture ………
serious and methodical the programme eschews tricksy camerawork, reconstructions of any kind and the ill-formed opinions of the nearest passer-by in the street.” – Time Out
“….. what you see is what you get, and what you get is an inspiring tour through one the architectural wonders of the world.” – The Times
“This is more than a story of the fine city, it is also a tribute to the courage and determination of its people” – Daily Mail
‘The Thai Way’
Director/Co-Producer: Graham Addicott. Co-Producer: Pille Rünk
“One….. to watch out for” – TV Times
‘Bomb Squad’
Director: Rein Kotov. Producer: Pille Rünk.
Exec Producers: Graham Addicott & Paul Andersen
Broadcast Awards ‘Best cable or satellite programme’ nominee.
“A genuinely surprising and inspiring film….humbling” – The Times
“this compelling film” – Yvette Huddleston, Daily Mail
“shows it just like it is” – Simon Horsford, Daily Telegraph
“tragically compelling” – Anthony Troon, The Scotsman
‘Treasures of Athens & Olympia’
Directors: Rein Kotov, Graham Addicott. Series Producer: Pille Rünk
“……this thoughtful three-part series” – The Daily Telegraph
“…… examines the impact that the ‘Great Awakening’ in arts, culture and architecture of 5th century BC Greece had on the development of Western civilisation. Superlative.” – The Observer
“Interesting nuggets (for example, the original Olympic athletes were naked) intertwine with worthwhile points and ………leave you eager to visit Athens.” – Time Out
“….. a must-see for any for any semi-cultured person for whom Greece means something more than just football.” – The Sunday Times
‘Outback Investigator’
Producer/Director: Graham Addicott
Asst Producer: Natasha Sweeney
“Fascinating stuff” – Yvette Huddleston, Daily Mail
“absorbing and unsensational” – Rob Mackie, The Guardian
‘A Brief History of Slang’
Director: Phil Day. Producer: Rosemary Forgan.
“entertaining” – Daily Telegraph
“fascinating stuff” – The Observer
‘Wildshots’
Director: David Barlow. Producers: Graham Addicott & Rosemary Forgan
“has an air of appealing freshness that has long since deserted other wildlife programmes” – Time Out
“beguiling” – Peter Waymark, The Times
“highly original, entertaining” – Amateur Photographer
‘A Month of Living Dangerously’
(UK title: ‘Saving Paradise’)
Director: Gareth Morris. Producers: Natasha Sweeney, Graham Addicott
“This…. series has a real sense of wonder and self-discovery that those carefully staged ‘reality’ shows with big budgets can only envy” – Marsha Dunstan, Daily Telegraph
‘Lost Gardens of Heligan’
Producers: Rosemary Forgan & Frances Berrigan
“fascinating” – Financial Times
“This magical six part series” – Daily Mail
“I was hooked” – Jennifer Selway, Radio Times
‘Fear and Counting in Las Vegas’
Director: Paul O’Dell. Producer: Graham Addicott
“captures all the action” – Daily Telegraph
“I could have spent countless nights with this blackjack player extraordinaire”
– Pam Francis, Today
“this absorbing film” – Liz Jarvis, Today
“an astonishing testament to US gambling fever” – Graham Keal, Evening Mail
‘Mushroom Magic’
Director: Graham Addicott. Producers: Rosemary Forgan & Jackie Bennett.
“excellent” – The Independent
“it makes one’s mouth water” – Sean Day-Lewis, Sunday Telegraph
“ oddball……cult viewing and the surprise success of the year” – The Observer
“only Channel Four” – David Churchill, Financial Times
‘There’s Something About a Convent Girl’
Director: Paul O’Dell. Producer: Rosemary Forgan.
“shocking, witty and spot-on” – Sunday Telegraph, Sydney, Australia
“Let there be no faint praise: the programme was extremely entertaining, as funny as it was sad” – Sean Day-Lewis, Sunday Telegraph & The Scotsman
“Like a well trailed worm, it hauls up strange fish from deep places” – Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian
“Gem of the week” – Wales On Sunday
“The programme went out in nearly the middle of the night 10 days ago – people are still stopping me in the street to mention it” – Anne Robinson, Daily Mail
“compelling stuff” – Jim Taylor, The Sun
“You can always count on the independents to come up with fresh ideas for television.” – Julie Davidson, Glasgow Herald
‘Supership’
Director: Ken Craig. Producers: Amanda Lowe & Graham Addicott
“an unusually candid and enthralling series” – The Times
‘Killing for Fun?’
Director: Paul O’Dell. Producer/Reporter: Graham Addicott.
“a refreshingly different angle” – The Observer
‘Where Were You?’
Director/Editor: Paul O’Dell. Producer: Rosemary Forgan.
“cleverly cut” – Daily Telegraph
“a superb compilation of the memories” – Elizabeth Cowley, Daily Mail
“compelling” – The Times
“fascinating” – The Scotsman
“a treat” – Compton Miller, Daily Express