# British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Editing: Factual

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Editing: Factual is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories.
Before splitting into two categories for editing in 1992, Best Editing: Factual and Best Editing: Fiction (presented from 1992 to 1994 as Best Film or Video Editor – Factual and Best Film or Video Editor – Fiction respectively), two categories were presented to recognize editing in television programming:
* From 1978 to 1991 Best VTR Editor was presented.
* From 1978 to 1991 Best Film Editor was presented.

## Winners and nominees
### 1990s

Best Film or Video Editor - Factual
| Year | Recipient(s) | Title |
| 1992 | Barry Spink | Banned: Children of Chernobyl |
| 1992 | Clothes Show Editing Team | The Clothes Show |
| 1992 | Jonathan Morris | Viewpoint '91: Hellfighters of Kuwait |
| 1992 | Ian Pitch | The South Bank Show: Jose Carreras - A Life Story |
| 1993 | Alan Lygo | Elizabeth R |
| 1993 | Malcolm Daniel | Omnibus: Eye of the Storm - Ridley Scott |
| 1993 | Jim Latham | Fire in the Blood: Breaking Free |
| 1993 | Graham Shrimpton | True Stories: Petersburg! |
| 1994 | Alan Lygo | Timewatch: The Stolen Child |
| 1994 | Edward Roberts | The Ark |
| 1994 | Graham Shrimpton | True Stories: The Unforgiving |
| 1994 | Liz Thoyts, Alan Hoida, Martin Elsbury | Life in the Freezer |
Best Editing: Factual
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Cutting Edge: The Club | Richard Cox |
| 1995 | From A to B: Tales of Modern Motoring | Paul Binns |
| 1995 | Torvill and Dean: Facing The Music | Jim Latham |
| 1995 | Hollywood Kids | Nigel Timperley |
| 1996 | True Stories: The Betrayed | Graham Shrimpton |
| 1996 | The Private Life of Plants | Tim Coope, Jo Payne, Martin Elsbury |
| 1996 | The Beatles Anthology | Andy Matthews |
| 1996 | HMS Brilliant | Andy Willsmore, Tony Heavan |
| 1997 | The System | Edward Roberts and Editing Team |
| 1997 | Making Babies | Howard Billingham |
| 1997 | The House | Jim Latham, Sean Mackenzie |
| 1997 | Great Ormond Street | Brian Tagg |
| 1998 | The Nazis: A Warning from History | Alan Lygo, James Hay |
| 1998 | Under the Sun: The Hunt | Erik Disselhoff, Peter Simpson |
| 1998 | Airport | Mike Flynn, Dave Monk, Edward Bazalgette |
| 1998 | Hotel | Guye Henderson, Richard Cox, John Thomas |
| 1999 | Lockerbie: A Night Remembered | Brian Tagg |
| 1999 | Arena: The Brian Epstein Story | Roy Deverell, Guy Crossman |
| 1999 | Arena: The Noel Coward Trilogy | David Kitson |
| 1999 | Bring Me Sunshine: The Heart and Soul of Eric Morecambe (Omnibus) | Andrew Quigley |

### 2000s

| Year | Title | Episode | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
| 2000 | Inside Story: Child of the Death Camps | Inside Story: Child of the Death Camps | Malcolm Daniel | BBC One |
| 2000 | Malcolm and Barbara: A Love Story | Malcolm and Barbara: A Love Story | Kim Horton | ITV |
| 2000 | The Second World War in Colour | The Second World War in Colour | Steve Moore | ITV |
| 2000 | Shanghai Vice | Shanghai Vice | Nikki Oldroyd, David Dickie | Channel 4 |
| 2001 | Omnibus | "Dudley Moore – After the Laughter" | Andrew Fegen | BBC Two |
| 2001 | Britain at War on Colour | Britain at War on Colour | Stephen Moore | ITV |
| 2001 | I Love 1970’s | "1974" | Craig Stobbart | BBC Two |
| 2001 | A History of Britain by Simon Schama | A History of Britain by Simon Schama | A History of Britain by Simon Schama | BBC One |
| 2002 | The Show Must Go On | The Show Must Go On | Anna Ksiezopolska | BBC Two |
| 2002 | The Blue Planet | The Blue Planet | Jo Payne, Tim Coope, Alan Hoida, Martin Elsbury | BBC One |
| 2002 | Kumbh Mela: The Greatest Show On Earth | Kumbh Mela: The Greatest Show On Earth | Kumbh Mela: The Greatest Show On Earth | BBC Two |
| 2002 | Joined: The World of Siamese Twins | Joined: The World of Siamese Twins | Paul Van Dyck | Channel 4 |
| 2003 | SAS Embassy Siege | SAS Embassy Siege | Peter Norrey | BBC Two |
| 2003 | The Life of Mammals | The Life of Mammals | The Life of Mammals | BBC One |
| 2003 | Edwardian Country House | Edwardian Country House | Martin Johnson, Joanna Lincoln | Channel 4 |
| 2003 | Faking It | Faking It | Mark Knowles | Channel 4 |
| 2004 | Arena | "The Many Lives of Richard Attenborough" | Sean Mackenzie | BBC Two |
| 2004 | Ancient Egyptians | "The Battle of Megiddo" | Mark Gravil | Channel 4 |
| 2004 | Days that Shook the World | "Hiroshima" | Chris King | BBC Two |
| 2004 | George Orwell: A Life in Pictures | George Orwell: A Life in Pictures | Steve Stevenson | BBC Two |
| 2005 | The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off | The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off | Nick Fenton | Channel 4 |
| 2005 | Dunkirk | Dunkirk | Oliver Huddleston | BBC Two |
| 2005 | Death in Gaza | Death in Gaza | Misha Manson-Smith | Channel 4 |
| 2005 | D-Day | D-Day | Peter Parnham | BBC One |
| 2006 | The Year London Blew Up: 1974 | The Year London Blew Up: 1974 | Paul Binns | Channel 4 |
| 2006 | Born in the USSR: 21 Up | Born in the USSR: 21 Up | Kim Horton | ITV |
| ITV ||
| 2006 | Jamie's School Dinners | Jamie's School Dinners | Sunshine Jackson | Channel 4 |
| 2007 | Rain in My Heart | Rain in My Heart | Dave King | BBC Two |
| 2007 | Breaking Up with The Joneses | Breaking Up with The Joneses | Gregor Lyon | Channel 4 |
| 2007 | 9/11: The Twin Towers | 9/11: The Twin Towers | Peter Parnham | BBC One |
| 2007 | Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial | Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial | Ben Giles | BBC Two |
| 2008 | Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives | Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives | Folko Boermans | BBC Four |
| 2008 | The Apprentice | The Apprentice | Tris Harris | BBC One |
| 2008 | The Seven Sins of England | The Seven Sins of England | Ollie Huddlestone, Michael Harrowes | Channel 4 |
| 2008 | Dispatches | "China’s Stolen Children (Special)" | Jezza Neumann, Brian Woods, Reg Clarke | Channel 4 |
| 2009 | The Fallen | The Fallen | Joby Gee | BBC Two |
| 2009 | The Family | The Family | Ben Brown, Marc Davies | Channel 4 |
| 2009 | A Boy Called Alex | A Boy Called Alex | Ben Stark | Channel 4 |
| 2009 | True Stories | "Thriller in Manila" | Nick Packer | More4 |

### 2010s

| Year | Title | Episode | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
| 2010 | The Secret Life of the Berlin Wall | The Secret Life of the Berlin Wall | Gregor Lyon | BBC Two |
| 2010 | Life | "Birds" | Jo Payne | BBC One |
| 2010 | Dispatches | "The Slumdog Children of Mumbai" | Jay Taylor | Channel 4 |
| 2010 | Top Gear | Top Gear | Top Gear | BBC Two |
| 2011 | Human Planet | "Arctic" | Jason Savage | BBC One |
| 2011 | Dispatches | "The Battle for Haiti" | Peter Haddon | Channel 4 |
| 2011 | Concorde's Last Flight | Concorde's Last Flight | Peter Norrey | Channel 4 |
| 2011 | Wonders of the Solar System | "Empire of the Sun" | Darren Jonusas | BBC Two |
| 2011 | David Attenborough's First Life | David Attenborough's First Life | Peter Miller | BBC Two |
| 2012 | Frozen Planet | "To the Ends of the Earth" | Nigel Buck, Andy Netley, Dave Pearce | BBC One |
| 2012 | Agony and Ecstasy: A Year with English National Ballet | Agony and Ecstasy: A Year with English National Ballet | Ian Davies | BBC Four |
| 2012 | Japan's Tsunami Caught on Camera | Japan's Tsunami Caught on Camera | Sean Mackenzie | Channel 4 |
| 2012 | Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die | Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die | Gary Scott | BBC Two |
| 2013 | Amish: A Secret Life | Amish: A Secret Life | Sean Mackenzie | BBC Two |
| 2013 | The Secret History of Our Streets | "Portland Road" | Michael Harrowes | BBC Two |
| 2013 | 7/7 One Day in London | 7/7 One Day in London | Rupert Houseman | BBC Two |
| 2013 | Britain in a Day | Britain in a Day | Peter Christelis | BBC Two |
| 2014 | Educating Yorkshire | "Episode One" | Mark Towns | Channel 4 |
| 2014 | Arena | "The National Theatre (Part One - The Dream)" | Joanna Crickmay | BBC Four |
| 2014 | Top Gear | Top Gear | Craig Harbour, James Hart, Dan James | BBC Two |
| 2014 | David Bowie – Five Years | David Bowie – Five Years | Ged Murphy | BBC Two |
| 2015 | Grayson Perry: Who Are You? | Grayson Perry: Who Are You? | Jake Martin | Channel 4 |
| 2015 | Tsunami: Survivors' Stories | Tsunami: Survivors' Stories | Ben Stark | ITV |
| 2015 | 24 Hours in Police Custody | 24 Hours in Police Custody | Ben Brown | Channel 4 |
| 2015 | Life and Death Row | "Execution" | Rupert Houseman | BBC Three |
| 2016 | The Murder Detectives | The Murder Detectives | Ben Brown | Channel 4 |
| 2016 | Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough | Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough | Dominic Lester | BBC One |
| 2016 | Charlie Hebdo: Three Days That Shook Paris | Charlie Hebdo: Three Days That Shook Paris | James Clarkson Lyon | Channel 4 |
| 2016 | My Son the Jihadi | My Son the Jihadi | Simon McMahon | Channel 4 |
| 2017 | Hillsborough | Hillsborough | Andy Worboys | BBC Two |
| 2017 | Planet Earth II | "Deserts" | Dave Pearce | BBC One |
| 2017 | Planet Earth II | "Islands" | Matt Meech | BBC One |
| 2017 | Exodus: Our Journey to Europe | Exodus: Our Journey to Europe | Simon Sykes, Nick Fenton, Sunshine Jackson | BBC Two |
| 2018 | Chris Packham: Asperger's and Me | Chris Packham: Asperger's and Me | Will Grayburn | BBC Two |
| 2018 | Louis Theroux: Dark States | "Heroin Town" | Anna Price | BBC Two |
| 2018 | David Bowie: The Last Five Years | David Bowie: The Last Five Years | Ged Murphy | BBC One |
| 2018 | Blue Planet II | "One Ocean" | Matt Meech | BBC One |
| 2018 | Blue Planet II | "The Deep" | Nigel Buck | BBC One |
| 2019 | Bros: After the Screaming Stops | Bros: After the Screaming Stops | Will Gilbey | BBC Four |
| 2019 | Grenfell | Grenfell | Ben Brown | BBC One |
| 2019 | Drowning in Plastic | Drowning in Plastic | Matt Lowe | BBC One |
| 2019 | Louis Theroux: Altered States | "Choosing Death" | Emma Lysaght | BBC Two |

### 2020s

| Year | Title | Episode | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
| 2020 | Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer | Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer | Michael Harte | Netflix |
| 2020 | Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein | Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein | Andy R Worboys | BBC Two |
| 2020 | Leaving Neverland | Leaving Neverland | Jules Cornell | Channel 4 |
| 2020 | 63 Up | 63 Up | Kim Horton | ITV |
| 2021 | Lee Miller – A Life on the Front Line | Lee Miller – A Life on the Front Line | Claire Guillon | BBC Two |
| 2021 | Putin: A Russian Spy Story | Putin: A Russian Spy Story | Adam Finch | Channel 4 |
| 2021 | Once Upon a Time in Iraq | "Fallujah" | Anna Price | BBC Two |
| 2021 | Once Upon a Time in Iraq | "Insurgency" | Will Grayburn | BBC Two |
| 2022 | 9/11: Inside the President's War Room | 9/11: Inside the President's War Room | Danny Collins, Mark Hammill | Apple TV+/BBC One |
| 2022 | Grenfell: The Untold Story | Grenfell: The Untold Story | Emma Lysaght | Channel 4 |
| 2022 | Pandemic 2020 | Pandemic 2020 | Anna Price | BBC Two |
| 2022 | Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing | Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing | Doug Bryson | BBC Two |
| 2023 | Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes | Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes | Rupert Houseman | Sky Documentaries |
| 2023 | Exposure | "Afghanistan: No Country for Women" | Mark Summers | ITV |
| 2023 | Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story | Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story | Ben Brown | Netflix |
| 2023 | Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing | Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing | Doug Bryson | BBC Two |
| 2024 | Lockerbie | Lockerbie | Charlie Hawryliw | Sky Documentaries |
| 2024 | Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland | Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland | Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland | BBC Two |
| 2024 | Formula 1: Drive to Survive | Formula 1: Drive to Survive | Formula 1: Drive to Survive | Netflix |
| 2024 | Beckham | Beckham | Michael Harte | Netflix |
* Note: The series that don't have recipients on the tables had Editing Team credited as recipients for the award or nomination.