BBC2 | BBC Studios (1 x 1 hr) Giles Coren and Monica Galetti head to Mashpi Lodge – a spectacular isolated hotel in the middle of the Ecuadorean Cloud Forest. Through meeting the owner and staff, they discover how the hotel has helped to save the forest and changed the lives of the local community. Director/Producer: Tom Peppiat; Series Producer: Rebecca Templar; Executive Producer: Samantha Anstiss; Commissioner: Craig Hunter
Channel 4 | Swan Films (1 x 1 hr) Documentary – Psychotherapist Phillipa Perry looks into bipolar disorder, hoping to uncover more about what causes this debilitating condition, and how it affects those who have been diagnosed. Producer/Director: Christian Watt; Executive Producers: Neil Crombie, Joe Evans
Channel 4 | Fresh One Productions (1 x 1 hr) First episode of a two-part documentary series. Acclaimed classical pianist James Rhodes believes every child should be given the chance to learn an instrument, so he embarks on a nationwide campaign starting with a struggling primary school in Basildon, Essex. Edit Producer: Kim Boursnell; Series Director: Tom Coveney; Executive Producer: Jeremy Lee
BBC Four/BBC 2 | Silver River (2 x 1 hr) Dr. Lucy Worsley presents the story of British domestic life from the middle ages to the present day by looking into the history of four rooms – the kitchen, the bedroom, the bathroom and the sitting room. RTS Nominated for Best History Series. Series Producer: Emma Hindley