This PBS documentary recounts the story of the ill-fated cruiser and a recent expedition that uncovered the wreckage. (extract) It seems a pretty good bet that if people are familiar with the tale of the USS Indianapolis they’ve also seen “Jaws.” During the famous, half-drunken soliloquy by...
Weeks after unveiling its long-gestating, multi-million-dollar collaboration with David Attenborough, Netflix made another strong statement in the factual space at this week’s World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) where new recruit Sara Edelson – Los Angeles-based manager for original docs – eschewed the...
A Greek merchant ship dating back more than 2,400 years has been found lying on its side off the Bulgarian coast. The 23m (75ft) wreck, found in the Black Sea by an Anglo-Bulgarian team, is being hailed as officially the world's oldest known intact shipwreck. The researchers...
A naval observational docuseries and a documentary on The Queen are among the programmes making up London-based production funding agency and distributor Drive’s Mipcom slate. Warship: Life at Sea (4×60’) explores everyday life onboard Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duncan, one of the most advance warships in...
Drive has landed the international rights to “Queen of the World,” the upcoming ITV documentary about Queen Elizabeth’s role on the world stage. The two-parter will look at the Commonwealth – the international group of nations that were formerly part of the British Empire – and...
The Duchess of Sussex gave her first major interview since her royal wedding Meghan Markle was interviewed as part of ITV documentary Queen of the World Interviews have also been given by Prince Charles, Prince William, Princess Anne and the Countess of Wessex The Duchess of...
A new factual series detailing catastrophic events on board aeroplanes is in the offing after Arrow Media and sales agency Drive announced a new partnership. The two companies say they will work together on a new show, Flights From Hell, which has been commissioned by Channel 5...
The Guardian writes about Carry On Brussels (also known as Inside the EU): One of the more pertinent truths of the EU referendum is that a great deal of those who voted in it – on both sides – did so without knowing much about the...
Monday 4th June, 9PM, ITV1 Alexander Armstrong celebrates the 65th anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation on 2 June 1953. Illustrated with the very best colour footage and rare film from the Royal Family archive, we hear exactly what happened behind the scenes from insiders who were...