Biography

James W. Newton is an executive producer and BAFTA, RTS and Grierson-nominated director. Recent work includes Evacuation for Channel 4, premiering at Sheffield DocFest, a searing three-part series with unparalleled access to the MOD that tells the inside story of the British military operation to evacuate Kabul airport in 2021. 
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Credits

Evacuation 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2023
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2023
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2023
Baby Surgeons: Delivering Miracles 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2021
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2021
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2021
What Makes A Murderer 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2019
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2019
Heart Transplant: A Chance To Live 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2018
How To Build A Robot 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2017
Horizon 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 0   Director 2019
Series 0   Director 2019
Series 52, Episode 14   Director 2016
Autistic Gardener, The 4 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 1   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 3   Director 2015
Series 1, Episode 4   Director 2015
Ultimate Airport Dubai 4 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 3, Episode 4   Director 2015
Series 3, Episode 6   Director 2015
Series 3, Episode 7   Director 2015
Series 3, Episode 8   Director 2015
Tyger Takes On... 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 1, Episode 2   Director 2014
Janapar: Love On A Bike 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2012
Ben Fogle: New Lives In The Wild 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
Series 14, Episode 5   Director 2021

Other Credits

A Love Worth Giving Short Documentary View
Description Year
A Love Worth Giving tells the real-life story of newlyweds Sam and Luke – a young couple madly in love. But Sam has Cystic Fibrosis and her health is getting worse, her only hope of survival is a double lung transplant. Together they build a life among the physical and emotional challenges of waiting for a donor, a roller coaster journey of false alarms and hospital stays. But when organs can't be found in time, Luke is forced to continue life alone and make sense of their short time together. A life-affirming tale of love and loss highlighting the effects of the global shortage of organ donors. 2015
Janapar: Love on a Bike Feature-length documentary View
Description Year
It was the start of a brand new life, but Tom Allen’s dream journey takes an unlikely detour when he falls in love with an Iranian-Armenian girl. Filmed by Tom over four years, Janapar: Love on a Bike is an honest and life-affirming tale of finding what you’re looking for when you least expect it. 2012
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