Channel 4 Appoint Mykura Head Of Documentaries

Channel 4 has promoted Hamish Mykura to a position as Head of Documentaries from his current role in charge of specialist factual output.
He replaces Angus MacQueen who stepped down last month to return to filmmaking.
Mykura is the executive behind ‘Diana: The Witnesses in the Tunnel’, which sparked controversy when it used pictures of the crash that killed Princess Diana despite fervent calls for them not to be used by her family.
He is also responsible the for Martin Durkin documentary ‘The Great Global Warming Swindle’, which caused a fracas when it criticised the consensus on global warming.
Dark historical drama ‘City of Vice’ and feature length documentary ‘Day of the Kamikaze’ are also recent credits.
Julian Bellamy, who Mykura will report to said: “The range and quality of Channel 4’s documentary output tends to be a leading indicator of how effectively we’re delivering against our broader public service remit, so I’m delighted a commissioner of Hamish’s experience and insight is eager to take up this key role.”
Mykura added: "The documentary brief at Channel 4 is one of the most exciting and varied commissioning roles within television, ranging from popular innovations like The Secret Millionaire and Meet the Natives to feature-length landmarks like the Lie of the Land. It represents an irresistible new challenge."
He joined Channel 4 in 2001 as commissioning editor, history, becoming head of history in 2003.
Mykura previously worked for Blakeway Productions and Mentorn.
(DS)