04.04.2012  |  FIRST CUT: MARRYING PRINCE HARRY, CHANNEL 4 FRIDAY 6TH APRIL 7.35PM

31.01.2012  |  PLEASE WATCH CONFESSIONS FROM THE UNDERGROUND THIS THURSDAY 10PM CHANNEL 4

22.12.2011  |  PRESS FOR “WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT DAD”

We had a fantastic response to Elizabeth Stopford’s film, “We Need to Talk About Dad”, both on twitter and in the press. Here are some choice quotes:

‘heartbreaking’ ‘riveting’ Daily Mail
‘This was a remarkable documentary’ Sunday Telegraph
‘This might be the most English documentary ever made’ The Times
‘As spooky as What Lies Beneath… credit to the producer/director Elizabeth Stopford and editor Alex Fry for weaving it together so chillingly.’ The Times

21.12.2011  |  THE PRINCE AND THE COMPOSER

Merry Christmas Everyone! If you’re looking for something to watch on Christmas day, please tune in to watch The Prince and the Composer on BBC2 at 3.10pm.

17.11.2011  |  WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT DAD, CHANNEL 4 21ST NOV 10.20PM

30.08.2011  |  DONOR MUM: THE CHILDREN I’VE NEVER MET

23.06.2011  |  REVIEW FOR LET US BE GOLDEN IN THE HERALD

Co-produced by our favourite ex-Smash Hits writer Miranda Sawyer, Colin O’Toole’s new documentary charts the hopes and dreams of three acts trying to carve out a career in the music industry. Watching it, we learned nine things about musicians and the music industry (plus one movie-related discovery too):

1: Geordie singer-songwriter Beth Jeans Houghton has an imaginary 56-year-old manager called Ryan. It seems people are more willing to listen to a 56-year-old called Ryan (even if he doesn’t really exist) than they are a barely twentysomething singer.

2: Wannabes The Cheek clearly know the name of a good hairdresser.

3: Beth Jeans Houghton is very, very untidy. You should see the floor of her flat. Sorry, I forgot. You can’t see the floor of her flat. There are too many clothes covering it.

4: There are still some musicians in the world (okay, The Cheek) who have a touching, if misplaced, faith in a major label (Universal in their case) doing right by them.

5: Glasgow’s uberproducer Hudson Mohawke can lay down a banging track in about two minutes flat.

6: Beth Jeans Houghton keeps a bag of hair in her wardrobe.

7: Beth Jeans Houghton has a rather low pain threshold (as a trip to a tattooist proves).

8: Wannabe pop stars these days are heartbreakingly young. (Or is it just that we’re not any more?)

9:We had never heard of the singer Fatima before. Now we have. This is a good thing.

10: Oh and if you want to capture the smeary fuzz of London nights on film phone director of photography Jonas Mortensen. On this evidence, he’s your man. He’s the real star of this film. Someone give this man a Jason Statham movie to shoot.

Teddy Jamieson

17.06.2011  |  RARE DAY PHONE LINE DOWN!

I’m afraid we’re having some problems with the local BT exchange and the Rare Day main number is currently down. Please call our other line: 020 7749 0051 Happy friday! Emily

15.06.2011  |  GET IN TOUCH: ARE YOU UNDER 25 AND GETTING MARRIED?

Rare Day is making a landmark series of five documentaries for Channel 4 about growing up in Britain today. Each film will be about a young person (or number of young people) going through a transition in their lives.

We’d really like one of films in the series to explore what it means to form committed relationships. As part of our confidential research, we’re hoping to speak to young, engaged couples about making the positive decision to commit to a lifelong partner. At this stage we’d like to hear from young people who come from a background where their parents have separated, to find out whether they feel this has influenced how they see and value their own relationship. We’re particularly interested in speaking to young people who feel their current relationship has enabled them to ‘reclaim’ a belief in life-long commitment.

We want this to be a positive and inspiring documentary, featuring thoughtful young people making sense of their family situations and coming to a realisation of who they are and what they want in their own lives.

We’re a BAFTA award winning team used to working responsibly and collaboratively with young people. We will be carrying out our duty of care according to guidelines we’ve established with Channel 4 and hope that filming itself will be an empowering experience for the people involved, and a chance to tell their stories in their own words.

If you would like more information about the project, please contact assistant producer Ayesha Tariq on ayesha@rareday.co.uk / 0207 729 8699. There’s absolutely no obligation for anyone we speak to as part of our confidential research to be involved in any filming.

27.05.2011  |  SOME PREVIEWS OF THE PRINCE AND THE COMPOSER, TONIGHT BBC4 7.30PM

“A Fascinating insight into both the Prince and Parry” ****Daily Mail

“The Prince of Wales presents what amounts to an informed, affectionate tribute to one of his favourite composers…A sincere, rewarding introduction to a very complex character” Pick of the Day, The Observer.

“The Prince of Wales adores the choral works of Hubert Parry…but he believes his other output is under-appreciated and wants to know more about Parry, the man. His fan’s quest…is deftly blended by John Bridcut…in a film as good on Parry’s techniques as it is on his life and passions.” Pick of the week, Sunday Times Culture.