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Mike Radford is a television executive producer based in London, England. He began working for BBC Current Affairs as a reporter and producer in the early 2000s. In 2004, Radford joined the Channel 4 News Independents Fund as an Executive Producer, and he was promoted to Commissioning Editor in 2009.
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Is This Rape?: Sex On Trial
Executive Producer
event2015
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In a unique event to find out what British teenagers understand about rape, 24 of them are shown a specially written drama about a sexual encounter and are put to the test to see if they can work out if it is consensual sex or if a crime has been committed.
Inside the Dark Web
Producer
event2014 star_border 7.3
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Twenty-five years after the world wide web was created, it is now caught in the greatest controversy of its existence - surveillance. With many concerned that governments and corporations can monitor our every move, Horizon meets the hackers and scientists whose technology is fighting back. It is a controversial technology, and some law enforcement officers believe it is leading to risk-free crime on the dark web - a place where almost anything can be bought, from guns and drugs to credit card details.
How the Middle Class Ruined Britain
Executive Producer
event2019
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Working-class Tory and Leave-voting comedian Geoff Norcott is on a mission to expose the middle-class hypocrisy that he believes is ruining Britain.
R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes
Executive Producer
event2018 star_border 7
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Benjamin Zand investigates the bizarre and disturbing allegations surrounding the sex life of the U.S. R&B star, including accusations of holding women against their will at his home in Atlanta and running a degrading 'sex cult'.
One Day in Gaza
Executive Producer
event2019 star_border 7
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How mass protests on the Israel-Gaza border led to one of the deadliest days in a generation. One year later, a moment-by-moment investigation, drawing on exclusive interviews in Gaza and Israel and videos of the protests and bloodshed.
How to Break into the Elite
Executive Producer
event2019
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Amol Rajan investigates how much class still matters in Britain’s elite professions. What does it take for bright working-class youngsters to break into the elite?
Is This Coercive Control?
Executive Producer
event2020 star_border 6
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Journalist and presenter Ellie Flynn brings together a group of 20 young people aged 18-25 for a social experiment, to see if they understand what constitutes coercive control.
AstraZeneca: A Vaccine for the World?
Executive Producer
event2022
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BBC medical editor Fergus Walsh examines the extraordinary ambition behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab. Intended as a vaccine for the world, did politics get in its way?
Andrew Tate: The Man Who Groomed the World?
Executive Producer
event2023
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Reporter Matt Shea uncovers the truth behind notorious influencer Andrew Tate and his secretive, all-male society, the War Room. Through interviews with alleged victims, internal whistleblowers and Tate himself, this four-year-long investigation uncovers that Tate’s cult-like organisation has been grooming scores of women into online sex work through seduction, manipulation and what it sees as 'psychological conditioning.' The film also confronts the mysterious mastermind behind the organisation, who helped craft Tate into a global figurehead while remaining in the shadows - until now.
Who Stole Tamara Ecclestone’s Diamonds?
Executive Producer
event2022 star_border 7
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Who is really behind Britain’s biggest ever burglary? The police, the victims and even the suspects talk for the first time about the £26m series of raids on celebrity homes.
Tim Westwood: Abuse of Power
Executive Producer
event2022
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For 40 years, Tim Westwood dominated the UK black music scene. The white DJ was an early adopter of hip hop in the 1980s and presented BBC Radio 1’s Rap Show for almost 20 years, before moving to Capital Xtra in 2013. The self-styled ‘Big Dawg’ had everyone from Jay-Z to Nicki Minaj on his shows, and his stint presenting MTV’s Pimp My Ride made him a household name. In a joint investigation by the BBC and The Guardian, allegations of sexual misconduct have been brought to light. In this explosive documentary, six women speak out about their experiences for the first time, claiming he misused his powerful position in the music industry to take advantage of them.
Scandalous: Phone Hacking on Trial
Executive Producer
event2023
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Candid and exclusive testimony from Sienna Miller, Hugh Grant, Steve Coogan, Heather Mills and others on claims of unlawful information gathering at some of UK's biggest papers. The documentary unpicks the evidence and examines the claims now emerging out of the civil courts in unprecedented detail, via celebrities who claim they were targeted unlawfully by the papers, as well as private individuals who were caught up in the news.
Can You Beat the Bookies?
Executive Producer
event2019
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Comedian and presenter Lloyd Griffith embarks on an experiment to find out if he can uncover the secrets of gambling success and in the process learn the truth about how the industry operates.
Ukraine: The People's Fight
Executive Producer
event2023 star_border 7.8
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Filmmaker Olly Lambert spends two months on Ukraine’s southern frontline with volunteer special forces as they begin the push to capture Kherson. The film follows “Hummer”, an experienced military commander who now finds himself a chaperone to completely inexperienced forces on the frontline.
Russia's Hooligan Army
Executive Producer
event2017
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At the 2016 European Championships, violent clashes between Russian and English supporters in Marseille put the spotlight on Russian hooliganism. Russian hooligans injured over 100 English supporters, beating two into a coma, and it raised serious concerns ahead of Russia hosting the 2018 World Cup. Filmmaker Alex Stockley von Statzer travels to Russia to experience the country's football fan culture first hand. Featuring footage filmed in Marseille in 2016, rare interviews with members of some of the most feared firms like the Spartak Gladiators and Orel Butchers, and new footage of an organised fight for wannabe recruits, this show uncovers a world where brutal violence has become a mark of honour and a symbol of newly resurgent Russian masculinity.
The Other War
Executive Producer
event2024
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Isobel Yeung and a team of BBC Investigative journalists navigate gun battles, combat raids and secretive meetings as they conduct an investigation deep inside the occupied West Bank. What they find raises serious questions about the conduct of the Israeli Military and uncovers a dangerous situation that is on the brink of exploding.
Labour: The Summer that Changed Everything
Executive Producer
event2017
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Film-maker David Modell follows Labour MPs through an extraordinary six months in the life of their party, through the election and its aftermath, as the shocking result changes British politics in ways few of them predicted.
Billion Dollar Downfall: The Dealmaker
Executive Producer
event2023 star_border 7
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He was welcomed at the White House, met billionaires like Bill Gates and counted cricket legend Imran Khan as a friend. Silent since his 2019 dawn arrest at Heathrow Airport, tycoon Arif Naqvi is now seen and heard for the first time.
The Man Who Squeezes Muscles: Searching for Purple Aki
Executive Producer
event2016
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Across Merseyside, there is a name which has been whispered for decades – "Purple Aki". Benjamin Zand goes in search of the truth behind one of the UK's strangest stories.
Extinction Rebellion: Last Chance to Save the World?
Executive Producer
event2019
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A huge new global protest movement is changing public attitudes to climate change. Reporter Ben Zand gains access to the most high-profile activist group, Extinction Rebellion.
Al Fayed: Predator at Harrods
Executive Producer
event2024 star_border 6
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A shocking BBC investigation into serious sexual abuse allegations by Mohamed al Fayed, the former owner of luxury department store Harrods. The Egyptian billionaire businessman, who died last year aged 94, is accused of multiple counts of rape and attempted rape by the women who worked for him. At the time of many of the alleged attacks, Al Fayed was the owner of London’s luxury department store Harrods, the iconic Ritz Paris hotel and English football club Fulham FC. The BBC has heard testimony from over 20 survivors, with 13 featured in the film. With horrifying accounts of abuse that spanned Al Fayed’s 25-year reign at Harrods, for the first time the scale and seriousness of these allegations are exposed, as well as the system that helped cover it up. A web of corruption and fear that extended from the shop floors to the highest levels of the organization is revealed. Brave survivors now break their silence.
The Men Who Made Us Thin
Director (1 ep.)
event2013
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Jacques Peretti investigates the connections between obesity and weight loss, confronting some of the men making a fortune from our desire to become thin.
The Men Who Made Us Spend
Producer (3 ep.)
event2014 star_border 8.3
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This three-part series lays bare the secrets of why we buy what we buy. Jacques Peretti investigates what keeps us hooked on spending, and confronts some of the men behind bestselling products and sales strategies that get inside our head.
The Super-Rich and Us
Producer (2 ep.)
event2015
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Jacques Peretti investigates how the super-rich are transforming Britain. What does the arrival of their astronomical wealth really mean for everyone else?
House of Saud: A Family at War
Executive Producer (3 ep.)
event2018 star_border 8
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A definitive look at how the new challenges facing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia could change our world. This investigative series takes an in-depth look at one of the most important international stories of our generation, examining a crucial moment in Saudi Arabia's history - one that could impact the future of the world at large.
The Princes and the Press
Executive Producer (2 ep.)
event2021
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Amol Rajan tells the story of one of the most dramatic periods in modern royal history, looking at how the younger royals' relationship with the media changed following the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
India: The Modi Question
Executive Producer (2 ep.)
event2023 star_border 6.1
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Tensions in the world’s largest democracy. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been dogged by accusations over his attitude to the nation's Muslim minority. What's the truth?
Britain’s Housing Crisis: What Went Wrong?
Executive Producer (2 ep.)
event2023
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Britain’s housing market is broken. With spiraling prices and record rents, key figures reveal the roots of the crisis. How did we get here - and what could happen next?
The Hot Shoe Show
Writer (6 ep.)
event1983 star_border 6
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Ensemble variety dance show headed by Royal Ballet principal and choreographer Wayne Sleep.
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