An hour long documentary for BBC Scotland. Carl MacDougall tours Scotland in search of the rich diversity of contemporary Scots language. From border homelands of Lallans to the most northerly reaches of the British Isles in Shetland, Carl meets up with local people using and promoting their dialect and discovers the distinct voices of the country.
Director: Paul Murton
Producer: Beatrix Alexander
Abbas Kiarostami is the most acclaimed Iranian film director whose films have won prizes all around the world. In this film he gives a rare and frank interview about his work, and journeys out of Tehran to meet Babk Ahmadpoor the now grown up star of his famous trilogy which started with Where is the Friends House. On the journey Kiarostami picks up the camera himself, producing images of pure poetry.
Director: Mark Cousins
Producer: John Archer
Carl MacDougall explores the importance of Scots language in defining who we are and where we come from. Scots was once not only the language of the people but also the language of the royal court, the government and judiciary. Carl traces the history of the language to the present day advocating that it should return to its rightful place in the heart of every day life.
Director: Paul Murton
Producer: Beatrix Alexander
For more than two decades Iranian filmmakers have been acclaimed around the world. Here the country's landmark directors explain why, many of them speaking on camera for the first time. This documentary was part of a season for Channel 4 with introductions made by Hopscotch Films for eight Iranian feature films.
Filmed on three continents, Cinema Iran tells the remarkable David and Goliath story of a small national film industry which went against the trends in Western Cinema and changed movie-making forever.
Director: Mark Cousins
Producer: John Archer
For Scottish Televison/Grampian Television. We follow poet Liz Niven, writer in residence at Inverness Airport, on a poetic journey through the Highlands and Islands.
Director Aimara Reques
Producer Beatrix Alexander
For Scottish Televison/Grampian Television.
When the model railway that forty-three year old Nicholas built as a child is threatened with destruction, he vows to restore it to its former glory for one last journey. The friends who helped him build it come back for the train’s last run.
Director Kirsten Simonsen
Producer Inge Sorensen
A ONE Life for BBC1. David is desperate to come off drugs. He's tried and failed many times. Detox or Die follows David as he risks all on an unauthorised and potentially lethal method of detox: Ibogaine, a drug that clears withdrawal in one day and sends the user on a soul-searching, gut-wrenching, 36-hour trip facing up to the ghosts of his past.
Director David Gordon Scott
Producer John Archer
An eight part documentary series for BBC Scotland and BBC4. A stylish and dynamic history of Scottish writing presented by novelist Carl MacDougall. Features interviews with the best of Scotland's contemporary writers, including Alisdair Gray, Liz Lochhead, Irvine Welsh, A L Kennedy, Andrew O'Hagan and Jackie Kay.
Directors Sarah Barclay, Angus Cameron, Paul Murton
Producer John Archer
An oral history series for Border Television about the effects on families of the fathers coming back from the second world war.
Presented by Melvyn Bragg
Director Carolyn Mills
Camera Aimara Reques
For Scottish Television/Grampian Television. A touching, funny and affectionate look at Scottish nudists - why do they do it?
Director Carolyn Mills
Producer John Archer