David Sington is a British-born director, producer,

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and author. He read Natural Sciences at

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, graduating in 1981.

Career

He started his career in 1982 at the

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as a studio manager and subsequently a talk producer. In 1987 he moved to television and thereafter produced eight documentary films and two major

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series for the

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. In 1999, he left the BBC to form his own production company DOX Productions, Ltd. Since then, he has made multiple television films. , as well as seven feature documentary films.

Personal life

In 1987 he married the American literary scholar and writer Pamela Neville with whom he collaborated on a book on the influence of utopian thought. Pamela died in March 2017. The couple had no children.Pamela Neville-Sington.
''The Times'', 15 March 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

Awards

In 1999, he was awarded the Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in

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. In 2000, he was made an Honorary member of

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, The Scientific Research Society His film Project Poltergeist won a prestigious

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in 2004.

Filmography

* 2020: ''A to Z: the Secret History of Writing'', for PBS, Arte and BBC (DOX Productions/Films à Cinq) * 2018: '' Mercury 13'' * 2015: ''

The Fear of 13 ''The Fear of 13'' is a 2015 British documentary film directed and co-produced by David Sington. It tells the story of an American, Nick Yarris, who was convicted and sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit. He spent 22 years on death ...

'' (Watch Free Documentaries Online)(

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) *2011: ''The Flaw'' (animated by Peter J. Richardson) *2007: ''

In the Shadow of the Moon (2007 film) ''In the Shadow of the Moon'' is a 2007 British documentary film about the United States' Apollo program, crewed missions to the Moon. After premiering at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema Audience Award, it was give ...

'' *2006: ''Dimming of the Sun'' (

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) *2005: ''Global Dimming'' (

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)

Books

He has co-written the following books: * *

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sington, David Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge English film producers English screenwriters English male screenwriters English film directors British investigative journalists Year of birth missing (living people) Living people