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- August 17 2008 "Pacific Abyss" BBC1 (3x60), Starts Sunday Aug. 17th at 8pm - "...this lavish series...a thrilling insight into an unspoiled pocket of underwater heaven." - Radio Times
- July 23 2008. Al has started work on a major x120 minute cold war drama doc, "The Raising Of The K129" for Michael White Films, Vienna. This film is set to raise the bar for CGI in drama doc, and has an explosive and controversial narrative.
- TX TBC 2008: "Wilderness Explored" BBC 4 & 2 (3x60) and "Last Flight To Kuwait -The Mystery Of BA Flight 149" Discovery USA and ASIA (x90minutes)
- July 12. 7.30pm CH4. DarlowSmithson's "The Day Of the Kamikaze". This film reached no 4 in the "Broadcast" top ten feature length docs of 2008 so far.
- May June 2008 "Across The Andes - Beyond Boundaries" BBC2, (4x60)
- Easter Monday Al provided music for "Bear Grylls' Mission Everest" a feature length doc (x90) screened at 9pm CH 4. This film reached no 8 in the "Broadcast" top ten docs of 2008 so far.
- 18 Feb CH4. DarlowSmithson's "The Day Of the Kamikaze" screened to rave reviews - Radio Times Documentary Of the Week, and pick of the day in much of the national press. "..pure cinema, astonishing..heartbreaking, and beautifully shot.." "..sensitive..breathtaking.." "..Rivetting.."
- Jan/Feb 2008 "Paradise Or Bust" - Transmitted: 9pm pm BBC2 Mondays - Al provided music for the 5 x 60 mins series made by Shine for BBC2. Eco warriors have created a new community on the remote Fijian island of Vorovoro - follow their adventures and visit the site - www.tribewanted.com
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- April/May 2008 Al is scoring "Wilderness Explored"- a 3x60 series for the BBC Natural History Unit - telling the stories of early European explorers who reached the wildernesses of Canada, The Congo, and Australia. This series has masses of beautiful footage and a fascinating narrative TX TBC 2008.
- August 2007. "Nuremburg - Goering's Last Stand" has won the prestigious 2007 BAFTA Hugh Weldon award (Specialist Factual including performance - series and single films). An amazing drama documentary directed by Peter Nicholson, it won this "best film" award in a field of very strong nominees, including a spectacular episode of David Attenborough's "Planet Earth".
- September 2007. Al has now finished the score for "Pacific Abyss", a three part flagship series for BBC1 and Discovery. Produced by the BBC's Natural History Unit, the series goes in search of new marine species off the deepwater reefs of Micronesia.
- May 2007. )Comic Relief 2007: providing music for the fundraising films being produced by the BBC.
- May 2007 Completed the score for " Day Of The Kamikaze", (Director - Peter Nicholson) a one and a half hour drama doc about the Japanese suicide pilots of WW2. Produced by DarlowSmithson for CH4 and Smithsonian TV - delivery in early 2008.
- April 2007 Work completed on a major new dramadoc for the BBC, Discovery USA and ZDF Germany - "Last Flight To Kuwait -The Mystery Of BA Flight 149" for Blakeway Films. TX April 2007 BBC2
- Jan 2007 Provided music for a BBC1 xfifteen part series, "Mission Africa" - adventure with a conservation theme. It ran from Wed. 3rd Jan @ 8.30pm for 3 months . A Diverse West production for BBC1
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MORE ABOUT "LAST FLIGHT TO KUWAIT - THE MYSTERY OF BA FLIGHT 149":
The making of this film has proved controversial . It investigates allegations that successive UK governments have been guilty of deception, lies and coverups in the wake of Saddam's invasion of Kuwait in 1991. The story has now broken in both the Sunday times, and the Mail On Sunday. It is set to run, Liberal democrat MP Norman Baker has called for a full independent public enquiry in a recent press conference at the House Of Commons.
Full article from the Sunday Times here:
www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2404675.html
And From the Mail On Sunday:
www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=410436&in_page_id=1770
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