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Nick Fraser (born 21 January 1948) is a British documentary producer and journalist.[1]

Education

Fraser was educated at Eton,[2][3] and graduated from Exeter College, Oxford in 1969.[4]

BBC and Storyville

Fraser spent seventeen years at the BBC, where he created and ran the international documentary strand Storyville.[5] In 2016 he left the BBC to launch the documentary streaming platform Docsville.[6][7]

Books and The Why Foundation

Fraser is also a founder and executive producer of the Danish nonprofit organisation The Why Foundation,[8] and has authored several non-fiction books.[9]

Honors and awards

Fraser received the 2017 BAFTA Special Award for his work in the field of documentary.[10]

Bibliography

  • 2019 Say What Happened: A Story of Documentaries. Faber & Faber, ISBN 0571329578, 9780571329571.
  • 2012 The Importance of Being Eton. Hachette UK, ISBN 1780721595, 9781780721590.
  • 2012 Why Documentaries Matter. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, ISBN 190738409X, 9781907384097.
  • 2000 The Voice of Modern Hatred: Encounters with Europe's New Right. Picador, ISBN 0330372122, 9780330372121.

References

  1. ^ "Nick Fraser". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. ^ Donald, Dominick (24 June 2006). "Still a four-letter word". The Guardian. London.
  3. ^ Mount, Harry (16 April 2010). "The importance of being Eton". The Times. London.
  4. ^ "BBC Storyville Editor awarded Grierson Trust Trustees' Award" (Press release). BBC Press Office. 11 November 2005.
  5. ^ Horsford, Simon (30 September 2008). "Storyville: Nick Fraser". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. ^ Lodge, Guy (7 January 2019). "Streaming: next stop Docsville". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Welcome to Docsville". Docsville. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  8. ^ The Why Foundation: About The Why, Copenhagen, retrieved 5 May 2017
  9. ^ "Books by Nick Fraser". Goodreads. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Nick Fraser | Special Award 2017". BAFTA. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2020.


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