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Current affairs documentary
Documentaries on TV and radio
can be powerful pieces of
factual story-telling. They can
help audiences make sense of
major stories across politics,
religion, science and many
other subjects.
We are looking for single
documentaries, or an extended
themed programme sequence or
series, that has covered a topical
subject in an interesting and
perhaps unusual way.
The programme should provide
the audience with an insight that
is difficult to get elsewhere.
There are two TV awards in
this category: best international
current affairs documentary and
best domestic current affairs
documentary.
For the international award,
your entry might be a
documentary that reports on a
major international incident or it
might reveal a hidden story from
somewhere in the world that has
not been covered in mainstream
news bulletins.
For the domestic award, your
entry might cover the reaction to
a particular situation in your
country, and its aftermath.
We’re looking for superior
production values, clear and
understandable presentation and
first class editing.
The story must be explained
without bias and provide
sufficient context to enable
people unfamiliar with the story
to understand the subject.
See page 20 for full details
about what you need to submit
for the TV or radio categories.
All documentaries entered
must have been transmitted or
distributed online between 1 June
2012 and 30 June 2013.
TV category
Radio category
2012winners For international TV
current affairs - TV2 for The Price of
War - TheHardWay Out; for radio The
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