Nine Lives Media

14/07/2025

Our latest Nine Lives investigation goes out tonight on BBC One. Well done to Luke, Mike, Andy, Lucy, Jess, Clare, Nicole & Anita plus Panorama’s Tom & Karen. Please tune in!

08/04/2024

Tune into BBC One NOW to watch Nine Lives Media’s latest Panorama. Proud of Mike Lewis; Luke Mendham; Jessica Bell; Monika Plaha; Gavin Weaver; Nicole Hajimichael & Jonah for this one!

12/03/2024

Please come along to our Birmingham Q&A with national treasures Sue Johnston & Ricky Tomlinson to celebrate the launch of their new More4 series ‘Ricky, Sue & a Trip or Two’

National treasures Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston first appeared over 40 years ago on our screens as husband and wife Bobby and Sheila Grant in ‘Brookside’, and then we fell in love with them again as Jim and Barbara in the iconic ‘Royle Family’. And now they are back! And they’re coming...

30/01/2024

Nine Lives has been privileged to work closely with the victims’ parents of three horrific crimes - all linked by the fast growing social media platform TIKTOK. The 3 documentaries are available tonight on ITVX and the first episode about Britain’s first mother & daughter double murderers, is also going out on ITV at 9pm

15/01/2024

Do skinny jabs really work?

Big shout out to our amazing shooter producer director & all round superman Luke Mendham; researcher Verity Portas; DOP Tim Sutton; editor Gavin Weaver; PC Samantha Wilson and PM Nicole Hajimichael for tonight’s Panorama at 8pm on BBC One & on BBC iPlayer 😉

11/01/2024

All at Nine Lives & Polari have our fingers crossed that Stranger in My Family, directed by Sunny Kang with DV Director Tamar Mankassarian wins some votes from BAFTA judges in Single Documentary

29/11/2023

Our documentary Stranger In My Family is in great company in being nominated for a Broadcast Award! Huge congratulations to shooter p/d Sunny Kang; dv director Tamar Mankassarian; editor Andy Rushton; commissioners Hamish Fergusson & Fran Swindells (Fran Baker); my co-execs Jazz Gowans & Nic Guttridge and of course - the star himself, Luke Davies! (Just wish the tickets weren’t £600 each!!)

06/11/2023

Nine Lives is looking for a young British Asian male actor for an audio recon role in an ITV documentary. Acting experience is vital. Please e-mail Nicole Hajimichael - [email protected]

04/10/2023

Our Panorama ‘The Billion Pound Savings Scandal’ is on a shortlist! 😀

26/08/2023

is hosting a preview in Manchester of our new documentary ‘Stranger in My Family’ It’s FREE for RTS members. Tickets available here - rts.org.uk/event/rts-nw-p…

This extraordinary film was made in association with by shooter producer director Sunny Kang; DV Director Tamar Mankassarian & co-exec Nic Guttridge plus our first Manchester based BBC Commissioner for documentary - Fran Baker

15/06/2023

Luke Davies’ journey to search for his biological father transforms his racial identity, uncovers six decades of secrets and ultimately heals much more than just his own pain. Stranger in my Family - on BBC Three & BB iPlayer soon … Big shout outs & thanks to Luke & his family; PD Sunny Kang; Editor Andrew Rushton; DV Director Tamar Mankassarian; PM Nicole Hajimichael & Co-execs Jazz Gowans & Nic Guttridge as well as Dev Exec Ghislaine Couvillat plus our BBC Commissioners Fran Swindells (Fran Baker) and Hamish Fergusson

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/new-documentary-commissions-sheffield-docfest

10/02/2023

URGENT - we are looking for a male Researcher or AP to go filming tomorrow in the men-only side of a mosque for Nine Lives Media. With travel to & from Manchester the hours will be from 12noon until 10.30pm. You don’t need to be able to drive or shoot although either of those skills will be an advantage. Location experience is essential. If you are free - please send me your CV as soon as possible - [email protected]