Rare TV

Rare TV Rare TV are an independent factual television production company

Rare TV is a people oriented true independent production company with big ideas, and a keen and friendly working environment. Our teams are collaborative, and managed by industry renowned HODs with strong financial, logistical and editorial backgrounds in broadcast TV. Rare supports flexible working to promote a healthy work/life balance and positive mental health for our staff and freelancers ali

ke. Our company ethos encourages colleagues to work together sharing knowledge and resources across the business to produce ground-breaking content for broadcasters around the world, including BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, UKTV, Discovery, National Geographic and Smithsonian Channel. Existing titles include the long running BBC archaeology series, Digging for Britain; now entering its 10th series, and the captivating Mountain Vets, also for the BBC, following the heroic work of veterinarians working in rural Northern Ireland. Our returning BBC true crime series, Expert Witness, has recently been nominated for an RTS Daytime Programme Award 2022, and our flagship Smithsonian Channel series, Ice Airport Alaska, that follows events at the world's busiest cargo airports throughout the extreme winter weather conditions of Alaska, is now entering its third season. As a company, we have a keen focus on team spirit and regularly enjoy social and sporting events together. Our team spans the UK and Ireland and everyone works closely together across all productions, with regular communication, opportunities for feedback and easy access to training and development opportunities. We are an environmentally conscious business and operate a paperless working environment and promote sustainability across all our productions. Rare welcomes colleagues from all backgrounds and underrepresented groups, and promotes a diverse range of skills and experience across our business. We have a zero tolerance policy for bullying and or harassment and have a strong whistleblowing structure in place throughout the company.

29/07/2025
Job Alert
18/07/2025

Job Alert

JOB ALERT! Please send your CV's to [email protected] Rare TV are seeking an experienced JNR PRODUCTION MANAGER/PRODUCTION MANAGER to work on a returning show for a UK Broadcaster starting 4th August for approx. 8 weeks. Experience of working on presenter led factual programmes is essential. Th...

First of our two Royal docs for Channel 5, they are both a really good watch and superb work from the production team!
18/07/2025

First of our two Royal docs for Channel 5, they are both a really good watch and superb work from the production team!

The latest from Rare is now available on the BBCiPlayer. It's a great watch.
21/05/2025

The latest from Rare is now available on the BBCiPlayer. It's a great watch.

We're proud to have been listed as one of the Top Ten Producer Picks in the Real Screen Global 100. It's a great team, m...
15/05/2025

We're proud to have been listed as one of the Top Ten Producer Picks in the Real Screen Global 100. It's a great team, making great programmes and we're honoured to have been recognised by our peers.

It's Mental Health Week, something we take very seriously at Rare TV. If you are struggling The Film and TV Charity are ...
12/05/2025

It's Mental Health Week, something we take very seriously at Rare TV. If you are struggling The Film and TV Charity are an excellent resource to turn to.

Commissioning news: Rare TV is going behind the scenes on some of Ireland’s seismic headlines in a three-part journalism...
05/05/2025

Commissioning news: Rare TV is going behind the scenes on some of Ireland’s seismic headlines in a three-part journalism documentary for iPlayer and BBC Northern Ireland.

Hold The Front Page explores how reporters broke the news of three of Ireland’s biggest scoops, led by the abrupt and sensation exit of football legend and captain Roy Keane from Ireland’s 2002 World Cup Squad as the team prepared for the tournament in Saipan.

Calling all archaeologists! is back in production for a brand-new series and we want to hear about the best and most e...
25/04/2025

Calling all archaeologists! is back in production for a brand-new series and we want to hear about the best and most exciting digs from across the UK. If you have an excavation coming up this year, please email the team at [email protected].

Great to see that our series Life on the Edge is now on the brand new fast channel. Watch for free, no subscriptions n...
09/04/2025

Great to see that our series Life on the Edge is now on the brand new fast channel. Watch for free, no subscriptions needed. GameandFishTV.com

An exciting new series made by Rare with our partners Green Inc coming to BBC One on April 1st.
21/03/2025

An exciting new series made by Rare with our partners Green Inc coming to BBC One on April 1st.

Here at Rare TV we have a company Mental Health Champion. It is vital to the sustainability of the industry that these t...
28/02/2025

Here at Rare TV we have a company Mental Health Champion. It is vital to the sustainability of the industry that these things are taken seriously.

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Passionate about archaeology? This could be the perfect job for you. We are looking for a self-shooting PD to work on ou...
28/02/2025

Passionate about archaeology? This could be the perfect job for you. We are looking for a self-shooting PD to work on our Digging for Britain series for BBC2.

SHOOTING PRODUCER DIRECTOR (REGIONAL) Shooting Producer Director needed to work on our flagship archaeology programme “Digging for Britain” (BBC Two) 7th ...

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