S.P.A. MEDIA
We are an independent television, film and online production company based in London.
S.P.A. Media has vast experience in producing high-quality, innovative programmes for broadcasters across the world.
S.P.A. Media produces quality content that brings together editorial excellence with high-rating prime-time success. We count many national and international broadcasters among our clients.
From history series and observational documentary to current affairs and investigative journalism, our experience extends across factual media. We also specialise in live formats, including political debate and consumer shows.
Our recent work includes the critically-acclaimed BBC One ratings success, Panorama: Cars v Bikes, and the 'Faking It' franchise for Discovery+ UK, which has now completed eight series and consistently trends at Number 1 in the Most Watched category. Other recent hit shows include: The Mystery of Suzy Lamplugh and Murder in Slow Motion: The Shana Grice Scandal (Sky Crime), One Bullet in Belize and Jimmy Savile: The People Who Knew (Discovery) and BBC Panorama specials on Britain's Killer Roads and Motorways.
recent PRODUCTIONS
Panorama: Road Rage - Cars Vs Bikes
BBC One
ONE BULLET IN BELIZE
DISCOVERY
FAKING IT - SERIES 6
DISCOVERY
Drawing on the expertise of a body language expert. linguistics professor and a criminal psychologist, some of the most notable modern-day crime stories are forensically examined.
THE MYSTERY OF SUZY LAMPLUGH
SKY
MURDER IN SLOW MOTION: THE SHANA GRICE SCANDAL
SKY
JIMMY SAVILE: THE PEOPLE WHO KNEW
DISCOVERY
WHITE COLLAR BOXING UNDERCOVER - EXPOSURE
ITV
What happens when novice fighters sign up for white-collar boxing? Tens of thousands step into the ring as both a personal challenge and to raise money for charity. But how safe is this fast growing unlicensed and unregulated sport? ITV sends two reporters undercover to find out.
PANORAMA - BRITAIN’S KILLER MOTORWAYS?
BBC ONE
Hundreds of miles of motorways are being made "smart" by turning the hard shoulder into a live lane, but many experts think that its dangerous for drivers who have broken down on them.
Panorama speaks to the families of crash victims and asks whether Britain's motorways are becoming death traps.
KEELER, PROFUMO, WARD AND ME
BBC TWO
Secret audio tapes reveal the true story behind the 1963 Profumo Affair in this exclusive documentary. The tapes, which have been uncovered after more than 35 years, will air for the first time in BBC Two’s Keeler, Profumo, Ward And Me.
Presented by veteran broadcaster Tom Mangold who covered the story while he was a reporter on Fleet Street, this 1 x 60 minute documentary contains fresh revelations and an exclusive, inside account of the last hours of Dr Stephen Ward, the osteopath and portrait artist who introduced Christine Keeler to John Profumo.
THE JEREMY THORPE SCANDAL
BBC FOUR
FAKING IT: TEARS OF A CRIME - SERIES 1 - 5
DISCOVERY
MADELEINE McCANN: TEN YEARS ON
BBC ONE
BRITAIN’S EQUAL PAY SCANDAL
BBC ONE
DATELINE WITH TAMZIN OUTHWAITE
NBC
GREECE’S REFUGEE CRISIS
CHANNEL 4 NEWS
Steve Anderson is an Executive Producer responsible for a series of high-rating, headline-making TV programmes. Now working as an independent with major UK and international broadcasters, he is an award-winning news producer who covered the Gulf War, the War in Bosnia and the fall of the Berlin Wall for the BBC.
He was Editor of the BBC's consumer show Watchdog, delivering record ratings and profile. As Network Controller of News and Documentaries at ITV, he covered the terror attacks of 9/11 and launched new shows that regularly won the Royal Television Society Programme of the Year awards. As an independent, he has been Executive Producer of BBC's flagship debate show, Question Time, and the producer of documentaries that have delivered record audiences for Discovery UK. For NBC News, he launched the international division of the company's Emmy-award winning Peacock Productions.
Simon Anderson is an experienced producer, director and writer of programmes for major broadcasters including BBC, Channel 4, Sky and Discovery. He began his career as an actor, performing throughout his teenage years in film, theatre and television dramas before moving behind the camera.
Simon began working in current affairs, covering politics and elections for BBC, before moving into live sport programming including Wimbledon and Match of The Day. He worked as a director on BBC’s Watchdog, and has since worked primarily in documentaries, producing high-profile series and specials for networks both in Britain and worldwide. Recent work includes Faking It (Discovery), The Mystery of Suzy Lamplugh (Sky) and Murder in Slow Motion: The Shana Grice Story (Sky).
His first short film Morning Is Broken premiered at BFI Flare Film Festival and was selected for multiple festivals around the world including London Film Festival and Palm Springs.
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