Our Work - Documentaries

Featured Programmes

At the heart of Lion Television's slate is our documentaries output which spans a wide variety of subject matter, style and tone. We have an exemplary track-record in access-based films and our work has offered fascinating insights into some of the UK’s leading institutions. We also specialise in talent-led series and make popular observational documentaries.

British Army Girls

British Army Girls

Channel 4 / 2016 / 3 x 60

British Army Girls follows the gruelling 14 week training period of 47 women aged between 17 and...
Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man for Sport Relief

Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man for Sport Relief...

BBC Three / 2016 / 101 x 5 & 4 x 10 & 1 x 60

Eddie Izzard takes on the challenge of his life for Sport Relief.
18 Kids and Counting

18 Kids and Counting

Channel 4 / 2015 / 1 x 60

In 18 Kids and Counting Britain’s biggest family, the Radfords, is about to get even bigger.

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World of Weird

World of Weird

Channel 4 / 2015 / 1 x 50

A group prepared for the end of the world, a man with 39 wives, and a convention for...
17 Kids & Counting

17 Kids & Counting

Channel 4 / 2014 / 1 x 60

BBB This documentary follows the Radfords over the course of a year, as Britain's biggest family...
A Very British Airline

A Very British Airline

BBC Two / 2014 / 3 x 60

A look behind the scenes at one of Britain's most iconic airlines, British Airways.
Rebuilding The World Trade Center

Rebuilding The World Trade Center

Channel 4 / 2013 / 1 x 60

An unconventional documentary exploring Marcus Robinson's artistic project which has entailed...
Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals

Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals

BBC Two / 2013 / 1 x 60

Witness the battle for Formula 1 supremacy between Britain's swashbuckling James Hunt and the...
Eddie Izzard's Mandela Marathons

Eddie Izzard's Mandela Marathons

Sky One / 2013 / 2 x 60

This series follows Eddie Izzard attempting to run 27 marathons in 27 consecutive days across South...
16 Kids & Counting

16 Kids & Counting

Channel 4 / 2013 / 6 x 60

Following the lives of the UK's supersized families coping with sibling rivalry, domestic duties,...
15 Kids and Counting

15 Kids and Counting

Channel 4 / 2012 / 3 x 50

A three-part series exploring the lives of some of the UK's biggest families.
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