IBT was originally set up as an independent production company specialising in programmes about the developing world, human rights and the environment. We have made more than 200 programmes for all the major UK broadcasters. We no longer make programmes in house. Instead, we work collaboratively with independent producers and broadcasters.



Saigon Baby BBC2
Set in south east Asia exploring inter country adoption

In a Time of Violence Channel 4
3 part series portraying the complexities of township life in South Africa

The Dying of the Light ITV
Documentary drama about the life and death of the Unicef aid worker Sean Devereux

Bitter Harvest BBC2
Thriller set in the Dominican Republic exploring human rights, aid
and politics



Guardians of Chaos BBC2
Fly on the wall documentary with Michael Ignatieff following the UN Secretary General

Paradise Blues Channel 4
Observational documentary following the highs and lows of a VSO
volunteer in Zambia’s only psychiatric hospital

The Battle for Rickety Bridge Channel 4
An environmental documentary challenging ageist stereotypes

Life After Debt Channel 4
3 short films in Uganda, one of the first countries to receive
substantial debt relief

The Bank, the President and the Pearl of Africa Channel 4
2 part fly on the wall series inside the World Bank, focusing on
its policies for Uganda

Under the Blue Flag BBC2
4 part series examining the role of the UN

Too Close to Heaven Channel 4
3 part series examining the history of African American gospel music




Consumer Power Channel 4
3 part series exploring the consequences of choices we make as
consumers of chocolate, t shirts and mobile phones

World of Difference Channel 4
3 part series challenging young people to consider how they would work with a community in the developing world to spend £10,000 on a project which changes all their lives. Filmed in the Gambia, Cambodia and Bolivia

Changing China 2000 Channel 4
5 part series for primary schools looking at the rapid changes taking
place in China

World 2000 BBC
10 part geography series for secondary schools on sustainable development