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

Education

Fraser was educated at

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, and graduated from

Exeter College, Oxford (Let Exeter Flourish) , old_names = ''Stapeldon Hall'' , named_for = Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter , established = , sister_college = Emmanuel College, Cambridge , rector = Sir Richard Trainor ...

in 1969.

BBC and ''Storyville''

Fraser spent seventeen years at the

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, where he created and ran the international documentary strand '' Storyville''. In 2016 he left the BBC to launch the documentary

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platform Docsville.

Books and The Why Foundation

Fraser is also a founder and executive producer of the Danish nonprofit organisation

The Why Foundation The Why Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Copenhagen that produces and distributes social justice-oriented documentary films world-wide. It was founded the name Steps International by Nick Fraser and Mette Hoffmann Meyer in 2004 and re ...

, and has authored several

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books.

Honors and awards

Fraser received the 2017 BAFTA Special Award for his work in the field of documentary.

Bibliography

* 2019 ''Say What Happened: A Story of Documentaries''. Faber & Faber, , 9780571329571. * 2012 ''The Importance of Being Eton''. Hachette UK, , 9781780721590. * 2012 ''Why Documentaries Matter''. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, , 9781907384097. * 2000 ''The Voice of Modern Hatred: Encounters with Europe's New Right''. Picador, , 9780330372121.

References

British producers British journalists 1948 births Living people People educated at Eton College Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford {{UK-journalist-stub