Barbie MacLaurin

Barbie MacLaurin (born 1964) is an Emmy award winning, BAFTA nominated British Documentary Director.[1]

Director

MacLaurin started directing on the BBC's Holiday and Airport television series'. Thereafter, she filmed several documentaries including Final Chance to Save Tigers.[2] In 2008 MacLaurin was nominated for two awards for her work on Paul Merton in China.[3] Her recent work includes Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets for Sky Atlantic, The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital for the BBC which was nominated for a Grierson and won Feature of the Year at the Medical Journalist Awards 2017, and The Abused, a feature-length documentary for Channel 5 which was nominated for a BAFTA,[1] and won Best Documentary at the Edinburgh TV Festival 2019. Her latest feature doc Queen of Speed for Sky Docs, [2]won an International Emmy for Best Sports Documentary 2022,[3].

Filmography

Year Film/Programme Credit
1998-2004 Holiday Director - Numerous
2001-2002 Airport Director - 3 episodes
2002 SAS: Are You Tough Enough? Series one Director - 3 episodes
2003 No Going Back Director - 2 episodes
2005 Peaches Geldof: Teenage Mind Director
2006 Final Chance to Save: Tigers with Sanjeev Bhaskar Writer and Director
2007 Paul Merton in China Director - 4 Episodes
2008 Dangerous Jobs for Girls Producer and Director - Episode 1
2008 Transvestite Wives Director
2009-2011 Banged Up Abroad Director - 5 episodes
2010 Martin Clunes:Islands of Britain - The North Producer and Director - Episode 1
2011 Taking On Tyson Director - 2 episodes
2012 Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways Director - 1 episode
2012 Married to the Moonies Producer and Director
2014 Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets Producer and Director - 3 episodes
2014 The Gift Director - 2 episodes
2016 Women in Prison Director - 2 episodes
2017 The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital Writer, Director and Producer
2018 Breaking Bad in Britain Writer and Director
2019 The Abused Director and Producer
2021 Queen of Speed Writer and Director

Awards and nominations

  • 2008: Nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Factual Series or Strand with Paul Sommers, Mark Chapman and Paul Merton for Paul Merton in China.[3]
  • 2008: Nominated for a Broadcast Award for Paul Merton in China.
  • 2017: Winner Feature of the Year, Medical Journalist Awards for The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital
  • 2017: Nominated Best Science Documentary, Grierson Awards for The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital
  • 2018: Winner Best Science Program, Banff Awards for The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital
  • 2018: Nominated Best Documentary, Broadcast Awards for The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital
  • 2019: Winner Best Documentary, Edinburgh Festival TV Awards for The Abused
  • 2019: Winner Best Domestic Affairs, International Broadcasters Awards for The Abused
  • 2020: Nominated Best Single Documentary, BAFTA for The Abused,[4]
  • 2020: Nominated Best Documentary, Broadcast Awards for The Abused
  • 2022: Winner Best Sports Documentary, International Emmys for Queen of Speed

References

  1. ^ "Barbie MacLaurin". The Guardian. 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Barbie MacLaurin". Channel 5 (UK). 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Barbie MacLaurin". British Academy Television Awards. 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2014.


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