Nick Fraser

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Nick Fraser (born 21 January 1948) is a British documentary producer and journalist.[1]

BBC and Storyville[]

Fraser spent seventeen years at the BBC, where he created and ran the international documentary strand Storyville.[2] In 2016 he left the BBC to launch the documentary streaming platform Docsville.[3][4]

Books and The Why Foundation[]

Fraser is also a founder and executive producer of the Danish nonprofit organisation The Why Foundation,[5] and has authored several non-fiction books.[6]

Honors and awards[]

Fraser received the 2017 BAFTA Special Award for his work in the field of documentary.[7]

Bibliography[]

  • 2019 Say What Happened: A Story of Documentaries. Faber & Faber, ISBN 0571329578, 9780571329571.
  • 2012 The Importance of Being Eton. Hachette UK, ISBN 1780721595, 9781780721590.
  • 2012 Why Documentaries Matter. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, ISBN 190738409X, 9781907384097.
  • 2000 The Voice of Modern Hatred: Encounters with Europe's New Right. Picador, ISBN 0330372122, 9780330372121.

References[]

  1. ^ "The Guardian: Nick Fraser", The Guardian, London, retrieved 5 May 2017
  2. ^ Simon Horsford (30 September 2008), "Storyville: Nick Fraser", Telegraph, London, retrieved 5 May 2017
  3. ^ Lodge, Guy (2019-01-07). "Streaming: next stop Docsville". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  4. ^ "Docsville | Welcome to Docsville". Docsville. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  5. ^ The Why Foundation: About The Why, London, retrieved 5 May 2017
  6. ^ Books by Nick Fraser, London, retrieved 5 May 2017
  7. ^ "Nick Fraser | Special Award 2017". www.bafta.org. 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
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