The BBC has revealed its new documentary director.
Former Sky doc Bobby Dixon will take the reins of the biggest job in British TV documentaries, replacing Clare Sellery, who left earlier this year after a long tenure.
Dixon said: “It is a great honor to join this world-class team and help shape its future during this pivotal time for the organization.”
Dixon is a highly rated name in British docs, having largely run Sky Documentaries, winning numerous awards and making a huge impact during its five-year run.
Her big successes included at Sky Lockerbie, Poison: It doesn’t matter what, Libby, are you home yet? and Misha and the wolvesamong other things.
She takes charge of a team that produces many more hours of documentaries per year including… Murder: 24/7, Once Upon a Time in Space, Ambulance and Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams.
Starting later in the summer, she will report to her de facto director Fiona Campbell, who said her “creative energy, editorial leadership and track record of delivering outstanding documentary programming makes her ideally placed to drive the genre forward, ensuring we continue to deliver ambitious, innovative and world-class documentaries to audiences.”
Dixon’s appointment follows a revamp of Chief Content Officer Kate Phillips’ leadership team that saw the creation of a Director of Reality role, filled by Campbell, and Director of Entertainment, taken on by former Universal International Studios CEO Ed Havard.
