Waddell Media

Current Productions

We produce around 50 hours of broadcast television a year.

		SCAPEGOAT Scapegoat is a real life drama based on the murder of Patricia Curran, a judge’s daughter, in County Antrim in November 1952 and the subsequent wrongful conviction of a young Scottish airman Iain Hay Gordon.
		ULTIMATE WEAPONS 6 x 60' for Military Channel US A high energy countdown through some of the most spectacular weapons systems on the planet.
		HOW BRUCE LEE CHANGED THE WORLD 1 x 120' for History Channel US Unique access to the Bruce Lee family archive has helped make this landmark biographical journey become one of the most hugely anticipated shows of History's spring season. With contributions from a huge range of stars from Jackie Chan and RZA to Guy Ritchie and Ricky Hilton.
		THE TROUBLE WITH 40 1 x 60' for BBC NI Nostalgic look at growing up during the troubles, with contributions from 40 people who were born around the time it all kicked off around forty years ago.
		COMPOSE YOURSELF 6 x 30' for BBC NI How easy is it to pick up an instrument and learn to play in an orchestra? We follow eight teenage musical novices as they attempt to do just that. They have just eight months to learn an instrument well enough to play in a gala concert with a professional orchestra.
		THE PRIESTS IN CONCERT AT ARMAGH CATHEDRAL 1 x 60' for PBS USA Spectacular debut performance of The Priests, in a show that is being televised on hundreds of PBS stations starting December 2009. With special guests Moya Brennan, Liam O'Flynn and Sir James Galway.
		AT YOUR SERVICE Second Series for RTÉ After a hugely successful forst outing in autumn 2008, achieving an average audience share of 37%, RTÉ has commissioned a second series of the show which aims to help hoteliers improve their establishments with the aid of a top hospitality professional.
		STIL NA REALT 6 x 30' for TG4 We all have style icons, stars whose style we hugely admire. We would love to dress like - and even look like - these celebrities. However, we often don’t have the time, the money or the know-how to achieve a look that has star quality. In this presenter-led series two competing teams are challenged to create the look of a style icon - without the designer price tag. Each team will have to put together two outfits, one for daytime, one for evening. The winning team will be the one who has best pulled off the icon’s style, as judged by experts from the Irish fashion industry.
		HOW LONG WILL YOU LIVE? 4 10 x 30' for RTÉ One The fourth series of this hugely sucessful series for RTÉ One, in which presenter Dr. Mark Hamilton takes unhealthy volunteers and encourages them to make major lifestyle changes with a view to living longer.
		THE PRIESTS 1 x 60' for ITV1 A 60’ documentary for ITV1 following the rise and rise of three priests from Northern Ireland, who have clinched a major recording deal with Sony and now find themselves pitched into the premiere league of the international entertainment world. Photograph by David Bailey
		MEON NA MBAN (THE MINDS OF WOMEN) 6 x 25’ for TG4 An entertaining new series for the Irish language broadcaster TG4, in which a gallery of feisty, formidable Irish women speak up fearlessly about the things in life that matter to them. Produced with support from Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund.
		ENGINEERING THRILLS 1 X 60’ for Discovery Channel ‘Engineering Thrills’ explores the latest and coolest technological advances in amusement rides, pushing the fear factor and the ride experience to the next level.
		LOCH NESS MONSTER REVEALED 1 X 60’ for Discovery Channel In this fascinating hour-long special we bring some of the world’s greatest scientific brains to the banks of Loch Ness to investigate and help create a convincing 3D CGI model of what the monster might look like.
		NORTHERN IRELAND'S WAGS 6 x 30’ for BBC Northern Ireland Forget the sportsmen, this entertaining series is all about the frothy, glossy, high spending lifestyles of the gorgeous girls behind the guys.
		AT YOUR SERVICE 8 X 30’ for RTÉ One A new series, screened in September 2008, in which B&Bs and guesthouses all over Ireland are visited by a top hospitality professional and given advice on how to improve the quality of their service and turn themselves into more profitable and well-run businesses.
		MAGIC PARTY 6 X 30’ for BBC Northern Ireland Watch and wonder as some of the coolest close-up magicians around create a streetwise mix of classic and alternative magic tricks, while party animal and DJ Joe Lindsay puts together bespoke playlists for six very special house parties.
		WANTED FARMERS 2 1 x 60’ for BBC Northern Ireland So many people were riveted by the first series, that our cameras are now crossing the Atlantic again, to catch up with the Elliott family, who left their dairy farm in leafy Fermanagh to fulfil Rodney Elliott’s dream of milking cows on the wild, windswept plains of South Dakota.
		FUTUREWEAPONS 3 Discovery US This show just keeps getting bigger and better. Richard ‘Mack’ Machowicz returns with yet more big bangs and explosive footage from across the world.
		SHABBY GO CHIC 13 x 30’ for TG4 Our first commission for the Irish language broadcaster follows pairs of contestants as they track down and renovate pieces of antique furniture. Presented by Aoife Nic Fhearghusa. Produced with support from the Irish Language Fund of Northern Ireland Screen. Screened Spring 2008.

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