BBC Global News compiled a series of programmes
drawing on reporters from the BBC language services
who brought their home cities to life.
Each of the reporters goes home with a film crew
to give the viewer an insight into what life is really like
in their city. From Ho Chi Minh’s scooter club to the
boxing suburb of Bukom in Accra, My City conveys
the vivid sights and sounds of the diverse places
people inhabit.
Our judges liked the way the programmes get
quickly to the heart of each city’s special atmosphere.
Every episode is colourful with the personality of each
correspondent - and the way they feel about their
home towns - coming through clearly.
Ensuring that children understand how to deal with
the problems of modern life as they grow up should
be a key goal for kids’ television.
Our judges were pleased to see My Great Big
Adventure - Body Image from ABC which tackled the
challenging issue of how young audiences consider
their body as they are bombarded with manipulated
photos portraying a “super-race” of models.
The judges remarked that this programme handled
a delicate and difficult topic sensitively and sensibly.
Skillful moderation disarms as it informs. There was
excellent use of cartoons and animations, making the
painful stories related by the young people featured in
the programme more accessible.
Overall it was a dynamic and well-paced production
that well deserves its top place in this category.
AIBs
2013
Children
’
s factual
programme or series
BBC World Service
Specialist programme
ABC
Sponsored by
Highly commended
Danmarks Radio
The Duel
Danish journalist Mikkel Frey Damgaard examines his
options of gaining satisfaction from a former rival who
beat him to his love interest in The Duel.
What’s unique about this production, said the judges,
is the main subject itself: duelling. It’s an
extraordinary topic to explore as it goes into great
detail about how to set up, and win - or lose - duels.
There’s much to learn about an all but forgotten art.
RTG TV
Journey to the Solovetsky Islands
A beautifully shot programme in stunning high
definition, wonderfully colourised, noted the judges,
as they were taken on a journey to a remote
destination in northern Russia. Engaging, colourful
and definitely makes you want to visit, they said.
Highly commended
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
Matanglawin (Hawkeye): Sabang Dragons
Really entertaining and a genuine adventure, said the
judges about this programme from the Philippines.
The crew clearly overcame daunting logistical
challenges to produce a highly informative, skillfully
shot and edited show.
BBC Newsround
Hard Times - Newsround Special
Powerfully moving narratives, told simply and with
tasteful cartoon graphics that offer hope amid
suffering for young people faced with the harsh
realities of the global economic downturn. Sensitive
treatment of a complex contemporary issue.
