Tern

Current Factual output includes BBC2's hit landscape history series with Nick Crane 'Great British Journeys' (8 x 58mins), C4's returning pop science archive & animation format 'KNTV Philosophy' (10 x 23mins), UKTV Style's channel defining returning reality brand 'The Spa of Embarrasing Illnesses 3' (10 x 46mins), the sixteenth series of BBC Scotland's popular gardening format 'Beechgrove Garden' (26 x 29mins), regular production for BBC1's 'Songs of Praise', RTE/BBCNI/BBC4 Storyville's 90minute feature documentary 'At Home with the Clearys' (A.K.A. The Father, the Son & the Housekeeper'), STV's returning adventure cookery format 'The Woman Who Ate Scotland 2' (10x23mins) as well as several single films and funded development pilots.

 

In Drama we have several high profile drama docs in development and two scripts in funded development.  Channel 4's groundbreaking slabovia.tv is produced by Tern.

 

Recent single films have won awards and accolades around the world. 'Gutted' for the BBC won a BAFTA in Scotland but was also the highest rating doc of the season on PBS in America, where it won Cine Golden Eagle Jury award in 2007. 

 

In 2008 'At Home with the Clearys' won a 43% share on RTE and won IFTA Best Documentary, Prix Italia Best Documentary, Boston Irish Film Festival Best Documentary and Celtic Awards Best Director.  Also, Songs of Praise won Sandford St Martin Merit Award and KNTV won an RTS award.

 

The company enjoys excellent relationships with UK and International commissioners and is currently working for BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four, Channel 4, RTE, ITV, Discovery and UKTV.

 

Tern is a company where creative people find the space to grow in a secure and affirming environment. Our programming is renowned for both its integrity and depth, and its entertainment.