WINGSPAN produces high-quality, original, distinctive, factual television.

WINGSPAN'S wingspan extends to history, science, arts, religion, celebrity travelogue, observational documentary, current affairs, popular factual, and formatted factual entertainment. WINGSPAN is dedicated to rigorous journalism, clear, sharp story-telling and entertaining, witty and accessible treatment of its subject matter.

WINGSPAN was founded in December 2008 by Archie Baron, who co-ran Takeaway Media for 10 years and had previously been an in-house BBC producer/director and series producer. Archie and the accomplished film-makers who work at Wingspan have made many award-winning British and international documentaries.

Recent WINGSPAN productions include The Pendle Witch Child with Simon Armitage, an innovative combination of animation and presenter-led Specialist Factual and Ian Hislop: When Bankers Were Good, a follow-up to WINGSPAN's critically acclaimed, high-rating series for BBC Two Ian Hislop's Age of the Do-Gooders.

WINGSPAN's The Joy of Stats with Swedish statistical guru Hans Rosling won rave reviews at the end of 2010 and won the Grierson 2011 Award for Best Science/ Natural History documentary. This clip from the film was an unlikely viral sensation (topping the Youtube Xmas charts) and is one of the most viewed clips from a BBC programme of all-time.

WINGSPAN's first production was Ian Hislop's Changing of the Bard, a history of the poet laureateship, hailed as 'funny, intelligent, informed and provocative' by The Times. Getting Our Way, Sir Christopher Meyer's insider's history series on British Diplomacy, won similar plaudits. The Mail dubbed it 'an unmissable champagne treat of a show.' Wingspan is working with Sir Christopher again in the upcoming six-part series Network of Power for Sky Atlantic.

WINGSPAN has never been busier - and is currently in production with compelling commissions in ob doc, music, history, science, arts and travel. We welcome strong, rigorous, focused ideas with scope for commission within the British or international broadcasting landscape.