Nick Fraser

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

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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

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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.