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Clare Beavan

Clare Beavan has made a number of documentaries for the BBC including The Prince the Showgirl and Me which won the Grierson award for Most Entertaining documentary in 2004. She made 3 of the Simon Schama's History of Britain series - 'Dynasty', 'Body of the Queen' and 'The Two Winstons' - all of which received Bafta nominations.
Other work includes documentaries about Olga Korbut, Billie jean King and Lee Strasberg (nominated for an Emmy) for the BBC Reputations series.

She is currently directing and series producing for the forthcoming 8 part series called Simon Schama's Power of Art for the BBC.

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The Prince, the Showgirl and Me (2004), Director , Producer

Other Films

As director:

Simon Schama's Power of Art (tx 2006, BBC2)
The Prince, The Showgirl and Me (2003, BBC4)
Great Britons - Diana (2002, BBC2)
History of Britain: The Two Winstons (2002, BBC2)
Trouble at the Top: St George at M&S (2001, BBC2)
Reputations: Florence Nightingale (2001, BBC2)History of Britain: Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots (2000, BBC2)
Reputations: Olga Korbut (1999, BBC2)
History of Britain: Dynasty - Henry II and Thomas Becket (1999, BBC2)
Reputations: Billie Jean King (1998, BBC2)Reputations: Lee Strasberg (1998, BBC2)
Walking the Wall (1997, BBC2)
Decisive Decades (1996, BBC2)
Reputations: Alfred Kinsey (1996, BBC2)
Martina (1994, BBC1)
The Mary Whitehouse Story (1994, BBC2)
Suddenly Last Summer (1991) - short
Gay Rock n Roll Years (1991, BBC2/ Fulcrum)
Dispatches: Bad Meat Trail (1988/ Channel 4/ Fulcrum)
Empire (1987, Channel 4/ Fulcrum Productions)
I Shot My Husband (1986, Channel 4)

Awards

Grierson Award for Most Entertaining Documentary 2004, The Prince, The Showgirl and Me; nominated for RTS Award.
Nominated for BAFTA and Grierson Awards for History of Britain, 2002, 2000 and 1999
Nominated for International Emmy for Reputations: Lee Strasburg, 1998
Best Short Film Award, LA Gay Film Festival
Nominated for Grierson Award for Best ARchive Documentary, 1991

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