As an Exec and Series Producer Judith Bunting has led creative teams to produce popular prime time productions for BBC2, BBC3, BBC1, Discovery, National Geographic and CBeebies.
MAGIC HANDS – Flashing Lights Media for CBeebies 80 x 10′
Magic Hands became an instant hit with deaf and hearing children. The series blends spoken word with animation and music to bring poetry to young children – and adds Sign Language to the mix for good measure. The series has introduced the Cbeebies audience to classics ranging from from The Dog Ate My Homework to The Lady of Shallott to Singing in the Rain.
– Winner of Kidscreen Award for Best Inclusivity
BODY HITS – BBC Specialist Factual for BBC3 18 x 30′
Body Hits defined a new genre of popular health programmes for mainstream audiences for
the new BBC3. Presenter by psychologist John Marsden, the three six-part series revealed how extreme lifestyles affect our bodies, and provided a stylish mix of physiological insights, facts and human stories.
– Winner of 2 x Wellcome Trust Awards for Best Science Documentary
– Winner of a Banff Prix Concours
THE NEANDERTHAL CODE – Wall to Wall for National Geographic 2 x 60′
High-profile science documentary was the first to report the newly discovered genetic link between humans and Neanderthals. The highly talented creative team combined cutting edge science with unparalleled reconstructive drama.
– Shortlisted for a Grierson Award, Best Science Documentary
– Winner of RTS Craft Award for Makeup Design (Hybrid FX)
HEADSHRINKERS OF THE AMAZON – Diverse for National Geographic 1 x 60′
Piers Gibbon treks through the Amazon rainforest to investigate the truth and the tribesman featured in anthropological archive film from the 1960s which appears to
show the process of shrinking of a human head.
– Selected to open National Geographic’s Expedition Week 2010
THE MUSEUM – BBC Wales for BBC2 10 x 50′
Hugely popular ten-part history documentary series, tracking a year of life for curators, archaeologists and artists behind the scenes at the world-famous British Museum
MOUNTAIN MISSION – Windfall for National Geographic, Kabel 1, FIVE 1 x 60′
Part of the long-running Monster Moves franchise, this hour-long engineering and science documentary tells the story of a multi-million-pound construction project, moving a colossal telescope up five thousand metres to a mountain plateau in the heart of the Atacama Desert.
THE SECRET LIFE OF TWINS – BBC Specialist Factual for BBC1 3 x 60′
The Secret Life of Twins, presented by Professor Robert Winston. The series explored the unusual biology of identical twins and what their genetics and their experiences can tell us about the human condition.
– Audience = 7.8 million on BBC1.
– Most astonishing footage of the night – An ultrasound camera showed two foetuses in the womb, twins who were obviously and openly interacting.
TEEN SPECIES – BBC Specialist Factual for BBC1 3 x 60′
In a new concept in science programming, this three-part series tracked the development of teenagers over two years and mixed observational material with detailed scientific exploration.
ROCKET SCIENCE – Diverse for BBC2 3 x 60′
A prime time experiment in science, following an inspirational teacher, Andy Smith, in his unique approach to Year 9 Chemistry, using fireworks to enthuse reluctant teenagers.
– A real-life, honest-to-goodness hero… the write-in campaign for Smith’s knighthood starts here. [The Guardian]