The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Editing: Factual is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories.
Before splitting into two categories for editing in 1992, Best Editing: Factual and Best Editing: Fiction (presented from 1992 to 1994 as Best Film or Video Editor – Factual and Best Film or Video Editor – Fiction respectively), two categories were presented to recognize editing in television programming: From 1978 to 1991 Best VTR Editor was presented. From 1978 to 1991 Best Film Editor was presented.
Winners and nominees 1990s Best Film or Video Editor - Factual Year Recipient(s) Title1992 Barry Spink Banned: Children of Chernobyl Clothes Show Editing Team The Clothes Show Jonathan Morris Viewpoint '91: Hellfighters of Kuwait Ian Pitch The South Bank Show: Jose Carreras - A Life Story1993 Alan Lygo Elizabeth R Malcolm Daniel Omnibus: Eye of the Storm - Ridley Scott Jim Latham Fire in the Blood: Breaking Free Graham Shrimpton True Stories: Petersburg!1994 Alan Lygo Timewatch: The Stolen Child Edward Roberts The Ark Graham Shrimpton True Stories: The Unforgiving Liz Thoyts, Alan Hoida, Martin Elsbury Life in the Freezer
Best Editing: Factual Year Title Recipient(s)1995 Cutting Edge: The Club Richard Cox From A to B: Tales of Modern Motoring Paul Binns Torvill and Dean: Facing The Music Jim Latham Hollywood Kids Nigel Timperley1996 True Stories: The Betrayed Graham Shrimpton The Private Life of Plants Tim Coope, Jo Payne, Martin Elsbury The Beatles Anthology Andy Matthews HMS Brilliant Andy Willsmore, Tony Heavan1997 The System Edward Roberts and Editing Team Making Babies Howard Billingham The House Jim Latham, Sean Mackenzie Great Ormond Street Brian Tagg1998 The Nazis: A Warning from History Alan Lygo, James Hay Under the Sun: The Hunt Erik Disselhoff, Peter Simpson Airport Mike Flynn, Dave Monk, Edward Bazalgette Hotel Guye Henderson, Richard Cox, John Thomas1999 Lockerbie: A Night Remembered Brian Tagg Arena: The Brian Epstein Story Roy Deverell, Guy Crossman Arena: The Noel Coward Trilogy David Kitson Bring Me Sunshine: The Heart and Soul of Eric Morecambe (Omnibus) Andrew Quigley
2000s Year Title Episode Recipient(s) Broadcaster2000 Inside Story: Child of the Death Camps Malcolm Daniel BBC One Malcolm and Barbara: A Love Story Kim Horton ITVThe Second World War in Colour Steve MooreShanghai Vice Nikki Oldroyd, David Dickie Channel 42001 Omnibus "Dudley Moore – After the Laughter" Andrew Fegen BBC Two Britain at War on Colour Stephen Moore ITV I Love 1970’s "1974" Craig Stobbart BBC TwoA History of Britain by Simon Schama BBC One2002 The Show Must Go On Anna Ksiezopolska BBC Two The Blue Planet Jo Payne, Tim Coope, Alan Hoida, Martin Elsbury BBC OneKumbh Mela: The Greatest Show On Earth BBC TwoJoined: The World of Siamese Twins Paul Van Dyck Channel 42003 SAS Embassy Siege Peter Norrey BBC Two The Life of Mammals BBC OneEdwardian Country House Martin Johnson, Joanna Lincoln Channel 4Faking It Mark Knowles2004 Arena "The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough" Sean Mackenzie BBC Two Ancient Egyptians "The Battle of Megiddo" Mark Gravil Channel 4 Days that Shook the World "Hiroshima" Chris King BBC TwoGeorge Orwell: A Life in Pictures Steve Stevenson 2005 The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off Nick Fenton Channel 4 Dunkirk Oliver Huddleston BBC TwoDeath in Gaza Misha Manson-Smith Channel 4D-Day Peter Parnham BBC One2006 The Year London Blew Up: 1974 Paul Binns Channel 4 Born in the USSR: 21 Up Kim Horton ITV49 Up Jamie's School Dinners Sunshine Jackson Channel 42007 Rain in My Heart Dave King BBC Two Breaking Up with The Joneses Gregor Lyon Channel 49/11: The Twin Towers Peter Parnham BBC OneNuremberg: Nazis on Trial Ben Giles BBC Two2008 Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives Folko Boermans BBC Four The Apprentice Tris Harris BBC OneThe Seven Sins of England Ollie Huddlestone, Michael Harrowes Channel 4 Dispatches "China’s Stolen Children (Special)" Jezza Neumann, Brian Woods, Reg Clarke2009 The Fallen Joby Gee BBC Two The Family Ben Brown, Marc Davies Channel 4A Boy Called Alex Ben Stark True Stories "Thriller in Manila" Nick Packer More4
2010s Year Title Episode Recipient(s) Broadcaster2010 The Secret Life of the Berlin Wall Gregor Lyon BBC Two Life "Birds" Jo Payne BBC One Dispatches "The Slumdog Children of Mumbai" Jay Taylor Channel 4Top Gear BBC Two2011 Human Planet "Arctic" Jason Savage BBC One Dispatches "The Battle for Haiti" Peter Haddon Channel 4Concorde's Last Flight Peter Norrey Wonders of the Solar System "Empire of the Sun" Darren Jonusas BBC TwoDavid Attenborough's First Life Peter Miller2012 Frozen Planet "To the Ends of the Earth" Nigel Buck, Andy Netley, Dave Pearce BBC One Agony and Ecstasy: A Year with English National Ballet Ian Davies BBC FourJapan's Tsunami Caught on Camera Sean Mackenzie Channel 4Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die Gary Scott BBC Two2013 Amish: A Secret Life Sean Mackenzie BBC Two The Secret History of Our Streets "Portland Road" Michael Harrowes BBC Two7/7 One Day in London Rupert HousemanBritain in a Day Peter Christelis2014 Educating Yorkshire "Episode One" Mark Towns Channel 4 Arena "The National Theatre (Part One - The Dream)" Joanna Crickmay BBC FourTop Gear Craig Harbour, James Hart, Dan James BBC TwoDavid Bowie – Five Years Ged Murphy2015 Grayson Perry: Who Are You? Jake Martin Channel 4 Tsunami: Survivors' Stories Ben Stark ITV24 Hours in Police Custody Ben Brown Channel 4 Life and Death Row "Execution" Rupert Houseman BBC Three2016 The Murder Detectives Ben Brown Channel 4 Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough Dominic Lester BBC OneCharlie Hebdo: Three Days That Shook Paris James Clarkson Lyon Channel 4My Son the Jihadi Simon McMahon2017 Hillsborough Andy Worboys BBC Two Planet Earth II "Deserts" Dave Pearce BBC One "Islands" Matt MeechExodus: Our Journey to Europe Simon Sykes, Nick Fenton, Sunshine Jackson BBC Two2018 Chris Packham: Asperger's and Me Will Grayburn BBC Two Louis Theroux: Dark States "Heroin Town" Anna Price BBC TwoDavid Bowie: The Last Five Years Ged Murphy BBC OneBlue Planet II "One Ocean" Matt Meech "The Deep" Nigel Buck2019 Bros: After the Screaming Stops Will Gilbey BBC Four Grenfell Ben Brown BBC OneDrowning in Plastic Matt Lowe Louis Theroux: Altered States "Choosing Death" Emma Lysaght BBC Two
2020s Year Title Episode Recipient(s) Broadcaster2020 Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer Michael Harte Netflix Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein Andy R Worboys BBC TwoLeaving Neverland Jules Cornell Channel 463 Up Kim Horton ITV2021 Lee Miller – A Life on the Front Line Claire Guillon BBC Two Putin: A Russian Spy Story Adam Finch Channel 4Once Upon a Time in Iraq "Fallujah" Anna Price BBC Two "Insurgency" Will Grayburn 2022 9/11: Inside the President's War Room Danny Collins, Mark Hammill Apple TV+/BBC OneGrenfell: The Untold Story Emma Lysaght Channel 4Pandemic 2020 Anna Price BBC TwoMortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing Doug Bryson 2023 Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes Rupert Houseman Sky Documentaries Exposure "Afghanistan: No Country for Women" Mark Summers ITV Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story Ben Brown Netflix Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing Doug Bryson BBC Two2024 Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland BBC Two Lockerbie Charlie Hawryliw Sky Documentaries Formula 1: Drive to Survive Netflix Beckham Michael Harte2025 Storyville "Life and Death in Gaza" Sarah Keeling BBC Two Apollo 13: Survival Otto Burnham Netflix Ukraine: Enemy in the Woods Kate Spankie BBC Two Miners' Strike 1984: The Battle for Britain Sean Mackenzie, Chris Nicholls Channel 42026 Gaza: Doctors Under Attack Mel Quigley, Andy Kemp Channel 4 Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers Jennifer Asheitu Hampson Netflix Grenfell: Uncovered Samuel R. Santana Louis Theroux: The Settlers Paul Hammacott BBC Two
Note: The series that don't have recipients on the tables had Editing Team credited as recipients for the award or nomination.
See also Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
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