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  • iEntertainment announces its first commissions from the BBC
    BAFTA winning artist Alison Jackson has teamed up with iEntertainment to bring you Breaking News – an exciting new topical comedy show which merges real news footage with lookalikes, blurring the boundary between parody and reality. We give you a cheeky glimpse into the private world of celebrities, politicians, and royals, speculating on how the great and good might behave when they think no-one’s looking...
  • Ewan McGregor’s Cold Chain - 2 x 60 BBC2
    iEntertainment partners with UNICEF in Ewan McGregor’s Cold Chain. An inspiring and personal adventure across Nepal, Congo and India, Ewan helps to deliver life-saving vaccines to children in some of the most remote and inaccessible parts of the world. This epic journey is a race against the clock with a heart-warming prize.
  • Iambic Media Reaches the Highlands
    Iambic Media reaches the Highlands, having acquired Scottish indie Muckrach Media. Producers Andy Picheta and Rebecca Ferrand will run Iambic Scotland extending the areas of arts and cultural programming presently at the heart of Iambic’s programming.

About Iambic

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Iambic Media is a lively, multi award-winning independent television production company specialising in the fields of arts, music, drama and entertainment. Since its creation in 1988, Iambic has successfully produced a long string of major documentaries and performances, both in the UK and internationally, winning 4 Emmys and over fifty nominations and awards in the major festivals around the world.
It works with many of the top names in musical entertainment, counting Michael Jackson, Abba, The Beatles and Placido Domingo amongst its recent subjects. Iambic also has a reputation for capturing great performances, from Ian McKellen’s ‘King Lear’ to Hugh Jackman in ‘Oklahoma’, from ‘Elaine Stritch At Liberty’ to ‘José Carreras & Friends’, from ‘The Eric Clapton Session’ to ‘Midsummer Classics from the Albert Hall’.

Chief Executive – Chris Hunt


Chris Hunt Founder and Chief Executive Chris Hunt is one of the most respected producers and directors of music and arts programming in the UK and beyond. Chris was a producer at the BBC, then became a Director at LWT’s The South Bank Show and went on to found Iambic in 1988. Since then he has been responsible for an eclectic range of the highest-profile films in the music, arts, drama and entertainment genres. Today Chris continues to direct and produce films and also heads up the sister company, Iambic Rights. He is a Member of the Board of the International Emmys and President of the IMZ, the international UNESCO-affiliated trade body for broadcasters, record labels, venues, producers and distributors of serious music programming.

Director – Steve Cole


Steve Cole In his sixteen years as a director, Steve Cole as amassed a wealth of experience, ranging through arts, music, history, profiles, observational docs, live studio, current affairs and investigative journalism. Since he joined Iambic in 1999. Steve has directed a number of award-winning programmes, including ‘Maria Callas – Living and Dying for Art and Love’ (BBC2/4), ‘The Michael Jackson Story’ (ITV1) ‘Wallace & Gromit Go Chicken (BBC1) and ‘Greta Garbo – A Lone Star’ (ITV), thus contributing to making Iambic Media a high profile leader in its field. He was also co-director of ‘The Winner Takes It All’ for ITV, the BAFTA nominated profile of the Swedish super-group ABBA.

Programmes

Recent Titles

Imagine... Placido Domingo: The Time of my Life
Imagine... Placido Domingo: The Time of my Life

Looking back at the singer’s astonishing career, Alan Yentob meets Domingo and discovers how this opera legend earned the title of ‘Greatest Tenor in History’.
The Michael Jackson Story

The story of the King of Pop, including exclusive interviews with friends and family.
The ABBA Years

The story of the Swedish pop band.
King Lear

Co-produced with The Performance Company, the RSC’s King Lear starring Ian McKellen.
Roy Orbison – The Big O in Britain

A biography of Roy Orbison concentrating on his relationship with British fans and performers.
Placido Domingo: My Greatest Roles
Placido Domingo: My Greatest Roles
A profile of the greatest living tenor.
Imagine... Werner Herzog: Beyond Reason
Imagine... Werner Herzog: Beyond Reason
One hour documentary for BBC1 about the acclaimed German film director, screenwriter, actor and opera director.
The Truth About Boybands
The Truth About Boybands
A 2 part special for ITV that explores the highs and trawls the lows of this remarkable music genre, with a sense of wonder, humour and celebration.
Imagine... The Beatles in “Love”2
Imagine... The Beatles in “Love”
A spectacular collaboration combining The Beatles’ music and the imagination of Circque du Soleil.
ABBA: Thank-You For The Music
ABBA: Thank-You For The Music
Taking a close look at the ABBA story, and looking at the band’s relationship with the stage musical, including ‘Chess’ and ‘Mamma Mia!’
The People’s Chorus
The People’s Chorus
The story of an extraordinary performance of Thomas Tallis’s Spen in Alium involving 800 members of the public.
Joan Sutherland: The Reluctant Diva
Joan Sutherland: The Reluctant Diva
How the ‘Diva from Down Under’ became ‘La Stupenda’. With exclusive interviews from Zeffirelli, Pavarotti Domingo and more.
ABBA’s All Time Greatest Hits
ABBA’s All Time Greatest Hits
Twenty ABBA songs measured against present day artists and the latest chart releases.
Maria Callas – Living and Dying for Art and Love
Maria Callas – Living and Dying for Art and Love
BBC4 profile of the great and tortured opera diva and her doomed love affair with Aristotle Onassis, based around her performance of Tosca.
Super Troupers – Thirty Years of ABBA
Super Troupers – Thirty Years of ABBA
An ITV special, following ABBA as they travel to London for what will be their first public reunion in 20 years.
Stuart Sutcliffe – The Lost Beatle
Stuart Sutcliffe – The Lost Beatle
The tragic story of the fifth Beatle who left the band to follow his calling as an artist, only to die at the age of 21.
Romeo et Juliette
Romeo et Juliette
An original feature length film of Gounod’s opera, starring Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiou.
Midsummer Classics
Midsummer Classics
A star-studded gala from the Royal Albert Hall in London – featuring some of the greatest names from the worlds of opera, ballet, musicals and flamenco.
Kiss Me, Kate!
Kiss Me, Kate!
Stage to screen production of Cole Porter’s classic musical. Co-produced with The Performance Company.
The South Bank Show: José Carreras – A Life Story
The South Bank Show: José Carreras – A Life Story
The inspiring story of the world’s greatest and most unassuming tenor, covering his early triumphs, his battle with luekemia and his courageous comeback concerts.
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Stage to screen version of the award winning Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, starring Hugh Jackman and Maureen Lipman. Co-produced with Oklahoma Screen Productions and RPTA.
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Elaine Strich at Liberty
A Emmy award winning recording of this highly-acclaimed one-woman show, which was a huge critical and commercial success in New York and in London.
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Caballe Family Christmas
Christmas celebration from Beaulieu, Hampshire, with Montserrat Caballe and Cher
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Haydn’s Creation
Recording of the oratorio by the Academy of Ancient Music from Gloucester Cathedral
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King’s Singers: From Bryrd to The Beatles
One of the world’s most renowned a cappella vocal ensembles perform diverse works, including Thomas Tallis’s 40-part motet Spem in alium. The program culminates with their rendition of this magnificent work.
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Masterclasses
Recordings of the acclaimed London masterclass series with:
Norma Fisher (piano)
Ralph Kirshbaum (cello)
Sherrill Milnes (baritone)
Gyorgy Pauk (violin)
Ben Zander (conducting)

Iambic Rights

Buyers’ contact: Emma Whittle

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Contacts

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Iambic Media Ltd
89 Whiteladies Rd
Clifton
Bristol
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