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BBC Documentaries Boss: “Audiences Trust The Man In The Street More Than They Trust Institutions” – MIP London
Clare Sillery said 'Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland' from James Bluemel is a great example of what viewers want.
That was the societal read delivered today at MIP London by Clare Sillery, who runs documentary commissioning for the BBC, greenlighting hundreds of hours of factual shows per year. Sillery’s remark around distrust in institutions conjures memories of ex-UK Home Secretary Michael Gove’s notorious line about the UK having “had enough of experts” during the period the nation was leaving the European Union. “Anything that is talent-led, [the presenters] are immersed in it.” She flagged Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams, in which the ex- Top Gear host trains a cricket team of young people from underprivileged backgrounds.
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