WINNER: Popular Features


Blood, Sweat and Takeaways - Episode One "Tuna"

BBC Three

When it comes to food, we're spoilt for choice. Would we feel the same if we knew the human cost of food production? Six young Brits lived and worked alongside the millions of people in South East Asia's food production industries, seeing behind the scenes for the very first time.

The judges said:

'Vivid, human, informative and entertaining - the judges praised this documentary for successfully bringing home the reality of working on a low wage in Indonesia's tuna industry. Part reality show, part documentary, the film-makers achieved a clever balance of facts, humour and entertainment without detracting from the seriousness of the subject.
This was a memorable film that the judges felt told the audience far more about the lives of people in a developing country than many conventional documentaries.'


The jury panel:

  • CHAIR: Mary Wilkinson, Commissioning Editor, BBC World News
  • Fiona Campbell, Executive Producer, Current Affairs Independents BBC
  • Chris Shaw, Controller, FIVE

Click here to download the jury's full citation (pdf)

L to R - Tim Quicke and Mark Rubens

L to R - Tim Quicke and Mark Rubens

'It's fantastic to win this award - we're very pleased. Hopefully it'll help spread the word of what's happening in other countries to a younger audience.'
- Tim Quicke
"They are the awards the media really want to win, a unique set of awards that recognise commitment, originality and verve."

Jon Snow, Channel 4 News