# British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Sound: Factual

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Sound: 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 sound in 1992, Best Sound: Factual and Best Sound: Fiction, two categories were presented to recognize sound in television programming:
* From 1978 to 1991 Best Sound Supervisor was presented.
* From 1978 to 1991 Best Film Sound was presented.

## Winners and nominees
### 1990s

| Year | Title | Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | A Royal Gala: The Prince of Wales's Symphony for The Spire | Robert Edwards |
| 1992 | Live from The Proms | Paul Cunliffe |
| 1992 | The South Bank Show: Kiri Te Kanawa (Special) | Mike Fairman, Colin Martin, Team |
| 1992 | Mahler’s 8th Symphony | Graham Haines |
| 1993 | Elizabeth R | Peter Edwards, Colin Martin, Gary Franchi |
| 1993 | The Royal Variety Performance | John Caulfield, Tim Davies |
| 1993 | Nomads: Siberia | Lindsay Dodd, Finn Arden, Bob Jackson |
| 1993 | Celebration: Simply Red | Mike Hayes |
| 1994 | Inside Story: Traffic Jam | Stuart Bruce, Bob Jackson, Kathy Heaton |
| 1994 | Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns | Stuart Deutsch, Brooks Williams |
| 1994 | As It Happened The Killing of Kennedy | Peter Edwards, Colin Martin |
| 1994 | Secret Nature: Isles of Scilly | John Hale, Justin Smith |
| 1995 | Torvill and Dean: Facing the Music | David Welch, Paul Hardy, Keith Marriner |
| 1995 | Beyond the Clouds | Michael Danks, Anna Gregory, Geraldine Phillips, Colin Martin, Matt Skilton |
| 1995 | Blues and Twos | Bob Jackson, Colin Hobson, Team |
| 1995 | The Nick | Keith Rodgerson, Richard Hannan, John Wood |
| 1996 | The Beatles Anthology | Howie Nicol, Richard King, Andy Matthews, Danny Longhurst |
| 1996 | HMS Brilliant | Adrian Bell, Tony Anscombe, Trish Stephenson, Gary McIntyre |
| 1996 | True Stories: The Betrayed | Patrick Bolland, Michael Narduzzo |
| 1996 | The Private Life of Plants | Trevor Gosling, Lucy Rutherford, Martin Harries, Peter Hicks |
| 1997 | Blues and Twos | Bob Jackson, Chris Pancott, Steve Blincoe |
| 1997 | True Stories: Crime of the Wolf | Leonid Gavrichenko, Alexander Grusdev |
| Great Railway Journeys ||
| 1997 | Soho Stories | Chris Terrill, Keith Wilkinson, George Foulgham |
| 1998 | Airport | John Rodda, Paul Roberts |
| 1998 | Full Circle with Michael Palin | Fraser Barber, Victoria Trow, Kathy Rodwell, Michael Narduzzo |
| 1998 | Hotel | Adrian Bell, Tim Watts, Paul Roberts |
| Great Composers ||
| 1999 | The Life of Birds | The Life of Birds |
| 1999 | Omnibus: Andre Previn | Bob Blauvelt, Bill Chesneau, Steve Jankowski, Peter Davies |
| 1999 | Lockerbie: A Night Remembered | David Lindsay, Matt Skilton |
| The Human Body ||

### 2000s

| Year | Title | Episode | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
| 2000 | Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure | Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure | John Pritchard, Bob Jackson | BBC One |
| 2000 | Eye of the Storm | Eye of the Storm | Ian Hills, Dion Stuart, Samantha Handy | ITV |
| 2000 | Paddington Green | Paddington Green | John Rodda, Dudley Houlden, Paul Roberts | BBC One |
| 2000 | Shanghai Vice | Shanghai Vice | Shanghai Vice | Channel 4 |
| 2001 | The South Bank Show | "Simon Rattle on Judith Weir" | Paul Vigars, Alex Thompson | ITV |
| 2001 | Britain at War in Colour | Britain at War in Colour | Brian Aherne | ITV |
| 2001 | Volcano | Volcano | Victor Chainey, Chris Phinikas | Channel 4 |
| 2001 | Omnibus | "Dudley Moore – After the Laughter" | Michael Lax | BBC One |
| 2002 | Hell in the Pacific | Hell in the Pacific | Peter Eason, Craig Butters, Cliff Jones | Channel 4 |
| 2002 | Walking with Beasts | Walking with Beasts | Kenny Clark, Jovan Ajder, Chris Burdon | BBC One |
| BBC One |||
| 2002 | Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song | Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song | Peter Davies, Paul Cowgill, Ravi Gurnam, Jane Barnett | BBC Two |
| 2003 | The Queen's Golden Jubilee | The Queen's Golden Jubilee | The Queen's Golden Jubilee | BBC One |
| 2003 | Wild Weather | Wild Weather | Jovan Ajder, Simon Pinkerton, Dan Gable | BBC Two |
| 2003 | Sahara with Michael Palin | Sahara with Michael Palin | John Pritchard, George Foulgham | BBC One |
| BBC One |||
| 2004 | Operatunity | Operatunity | Trevor Hotz, Paul Parsons, Graham Haines | BBC Four |
| 2004 | Elephants – Spy in the Herd | Elephants – Spy in the Herd | Peter Davies, Paul Cowgill, Paul Cooper | BBC One |
| 2004 | Ancient Egyptians | "The Battle of Megiddo" | Paul Hamblin, Tim Owens, Max Bygrave | Channel 4 |
| 2004 | Living with Michael Jackson | Living with Michael Jackson | Samantha Handy, Zubin Sarosh, Dion Stuart | ITV |
| 2005 | The Genius of Mozart | The Genius of Mozart | Andy Rose, Tony Meering, Ben Baird | BBC One |
| 2005 | The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off | The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off | Bob Jackson | Channel 4 |
| 2005 | Big Cat Week | Big Cat Week | Andy Hawley, Andy Milk, Andrew Wilson, Ian Bown | BBC One |
| 2005 | Himalaya with Michael Palin | Himalaya with Michael Palin | John Pritchard, George Foulgham | BBC One |
| 2006 | Tsunami: 7 Hours on Boxing Day | Tsunami: 7 Hours on Boxing Day | Ben Baird, Gregor Lyon, Brian Howell | BBC One |
| 2006 | Holocaust: A Music Memorial Film from Auschwitz | Holocaust: A Music Memorial Film from Auschwitz | Ben Baird, Mike Hatch | BBC Two |
| 2006 | The Genius of Beethoven | The Genius of Beethoven | Ben Baird, Andy Rose, Tony Meering | BBC One |
| BBC One |||
| 2007 | 9/11: The Twin Towers | 9/11: The Twin Towers | Peter Baldock, Tim White, Cliff Jones | BBC One |
| 2007 | Breaking Up with the Joneses | Breaking Up with the Joneses | Ben Baird, Ursula MacFarlane, Saskia Wilson | Channel 4 |
| 2007 | The Somme: From Defeat to Victory | The Somme: From Defeat to Victory | Danny Finn | BBC One |
| 2007 | Planet Earth | Planet Earth | Andrew Wilson, Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Graham Wild | BBC One |
| 2008 | War Oratorio | War Oratorio | Paul Paragon, Mike Hatch, Ben Baird | Channel 4 |
| 2008 | Michael Palin's New Europe | Michael Palin's New Europe | George Foulgham, John Pritchard | BBC One |
| 2008 | Trawlermen | "Pick of the Catch" | George Foulgham, Lisa McMahon | BBC One |
| 2008 | Seven Ages of Rock | Seven Ages of Rock | Seven Ages of Rock | BBC Two |
| 2009 | Ross Kemp in Afghanistan | Ross Kemp in Afghanistan | James Snowden, Nick Fry | Sky One |
| 2009 | Louis Theroux: Behind Bars | Louis Theroux: Behind Bars | Bob Jackson, James Baker | BBC Two |
| 2009 | The Family | The Family | The Family | Channel 4 |
| 2009 | Wimbledon 2008 Men's Final | Wimbledon 2008 Men's Final | Wimbledon 2008 Men's Final | BBC Sport |

### 2010s

| Year | Title | Episode | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
| 2010 | Trawlermen | Trawlermen | George Foulgham, Lisa Marie McStay, Kiff McManus, Dafydd Baines | BBC One |
| 2010 | 9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers | 9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers | Ben Baird, Adam Wilks, Ben Lester, Merce Williams | Channel 4 |
| 2010 | Nature's Great Events | "The Great Feast" | Paul Cowgill, Kate Hopkins, Andrew Wilson, Graham Wild | BBC One |
| 2010 | Life | "Insects" | Chris Domaille, Graham Wild, Tim Owens, Kate Hopkins | BBC One |
| 2011 | Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask | Elgar: The Man Behind the Mask | Paul Paragon, Jez Spencer, Mike Hatch | BBC Four |
| 2011 | Human Planet | "Oceans" | Martyn Harries, Kate Hopkins | BBC One |
| 2011 | Human Planet | "Jungles" | Willow Murton, Kate Hopkins, Mark Ferda, Rachael Kinley | BBC One |
| 2011 | Top Gear: Middle East Special | Top Gear: Middle East Special | Top Gear: Middle East Special | BBC Two |
| 2012 | Frozen Planet | "To the Ends of the Earth" | Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Graham Wild | BBC One |
| 2012 | The Choir: Military Wives | The Choir: Military Wives | Daniel Jones, Sam Mathewson | BBC Two |
| 2012 | The Royal Wedding: Service in Westminster Abbey | The Royal Wedding: Service in Westminster Abbey | The Royal Wedding: Service in Westminster Abbey | BBC One |
| 2012 | Rostropovich: The Genius of the Cello | Rostropovich: The Genius of the Cello | Tom O'Pray, Paul Paragon, Sam Santana | BBC Four |
| 2013 | The London 2012 Olympics: Super Saturday | The London 2012 Olympics: Super Saturday | Peter Bridges | BBC One |
| 2013 | Top Gear | Top Gear | Chris Lebert, Robert Entwistle, Russell Edwards, Kiff McManus | BBC Two |
| 2013 | Brazil with Michael Palin | Brazil with Michael Palin | George Foulgham, Sebastian Dunn | BBC One |
| 2013 | The Plane Crash | The Plane Crash | Grant Covacic, Pete Lee, Karl Mainzer, Michael Wood | Channel 4 |
| 2014 | David Bowie – Five Years | David Bowie – Five Years | Rowan Jennings, Karl Mainzer, Adam Scourfield | BBC Two |
| 2014 | Africa | "Kalahari" | Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Graham Wild | BBC One |
| 2014 | Britten's Endgame | Britten's Endgame | Patrick Boland, Mike Hatch, Rowan Jennings, Paul Paragon | BBC Four |
| 2014 | David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive 3D | David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive 3D | Freddie Claire, Graham Kirkman, John Rogerson, Richard Addis | Sky 3D |
| 2014 | Hebrides – Islands on the Edge | Hebrides – Islands on the Edge | Ben Peace, Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens | BBC Two |
| 2015 | Messiah at the Foundling Hospital | Messiah at the Foundling Hospital | Mike Hatch, Kuz Randhawa, Matt Skilton | BBC Two |
| 2015 | Hidden Kingdoms | "Under Open Skies" | Max Bygrave, Tim Owens, Kate Hopkins, Ben Peace | BBC One |
| 2015 | The Choir: New Military Wives | The Choir: New Military Wives | Daniel Jones, Paul Taylor, Sarah Hunt, Pete Lee | BBC Two |
| 2015 | That Musical We Made | That Musical We Made | Roger Lucas, Oliver Rotchell, Stuart Hilliker, Alex Ellerington | BBC Two |
| 2016 | VE Day 70: The Nation Remembers | VE Day 70: The Nation Remembers | Andy James, Andy Payne, Andy Groves, Julian Pasqua | BBC One |
| 2016 | The Naked Choir with Gareth Malone | The Naked Choir with Gareth Malone | Daniel Jones, Gareth Malone, Conrad Fletcher, Mat Wood | BBC Two |
| 2016 | La Traviata: Love, Death and Divas | La Traviata: Love, Death and Divas | Matt Skilton, Mike Hatch, Tony Burke | BBC Two |
| 2016 | Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough | Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough | John Rogerson, Richard Addis, Ryan Twyman, Freddie Claire | BBC One |
| 2017 | Planet Earth II | "Cities" | Graham Wild, Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens | BBC One |
| 2017 | Forces of Nature with Brian Cox | Forces of Nature with Brian Cox | John Rogerson, Jay Price, Laurie Goode, Andy Paddon | BBC One |
| 2017 | Planet Earth II | "Jungles" | Kate Hopkins, Graham Wild | BBC One |
| BBC One |||
| 2018 | Blue Planet II | "Coral Reefs" | Graham Wild, Tim Owens, Kate Hopkins | BBC One |
| 2018 | Mountain: Life at the Extreme | "Himalaya" | Graham Wild, George Fry, James Burchill | BBC Two |
| 2018 | World War One Remembered: Passchendaele | World War One Remembered: Passchendaele | Andy Deacon, Kevin Duff, Andy James, Mark McLoughlin | BBC One |
| 2018 | David Bowie: The Last Five Years | David Bowie: The Last Five Years | Karl Mainzer, Rowan Jennings, Adam Scourfield, Sean O'Neil | BBC One |
| 2018 | The Grand Tour | The Grand Tour | Russell Edwards, Tristan Powell, Robert Entwistle, Marc Wojtanowski | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2019 | Later Live with Jools Holland | Later Live with Jools Holland | Later Live with Jools Holland | BBC Two |
| 2019 | Michael Palin in North Korea | Michael Palin in North Korea | Doug Dreger, Rowan Jennings | Channel 5 |
| 2019 | Amy Winehouse: Back to Black (Classic Albums) | Amy Winehouse: Back to Black (Classic Albums) | Kate Davis, Steve Onopa | BBC Four |
| 2019 | Dynasties | "Chimpanzees" | Tim Owens, Graham Wild, Katie Hopkins | BBC One |

### 2020s

| Year | Title | Episode | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
| 2020 | Battle of the Brass Bands | Battle of the Brass Bands | Battle of the Brass Bands | Sky Arts |
| 2020 | Our Planet | "One Planet" | Tim Owens | Netflix |
| 2020 | Formula 1: Drive to Survive | Formula 1: Drive to Survive | Nick Fry, Steve Speed, James Evans, Nick Adams | Netflix |
| 2020 | Seven Worlds, One Planet | Seven Worlds, One Planet | Graham Wild, Kate Hopkins | BBC One |
| 2021 | Formula 1: Drive to Survive | Formula 1: Drive to Survive | Nick Fry, Steve Speed, James Evans, Hugh Dwan | Netflix |
| 2021 | Earth At Night In Color | Earth At Night In Color | Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Graham Wild, Paul Ackerman, Tom Mercer | Apple TV+ |
| 2021 | Hitsville: The Making of Motown | Hitsville: The Making of Motown | Richard Kondal, Alex Outhwaite, Adrian Sandu | Sky Documentaries |
| 2021 | Springwatch 2020 | Springwatch 2020 | Springwatch 2020 | BBC Two |
| 2022 | 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything | 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything | Stephen Griffiths, Andy Shelley, Nas Parkash, Dan Johnson, Tae Hak Kin, Claire Ellis | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 | The Funeral of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | The Funeral of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | Conrad Fletcher, Julian Gough, Andy James, Andy Payne | BBC One |
| 2022 | Formula 1: Drive to Survive | Formula 1: Drive to Survive | Doug Dreger, Andrew Yarme, Nick Fry, Steve Speed, Hugh Dwan, James Evans | Netflix |
| 2022 | Earth At Night In Color | Earth At Night In Color | Kate Hopkins, Jonny Crew, Paul Ackerman, Graham Wild | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 | The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II | The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II | Peter Bridges, Matthew Charles, Conrad Fletcher, Julian Gough, Andy James, Andy Payne | BBC One |
| 2023 | Formula 1: Drive to Survive | Formula 1: Drive to Survive | Doug Dreger, Andrew Yarme, Nick Fry, Steve Speed, James Evans, Hugh Dwan | Netflix |
| 2023 | Frozen Planet II | "Frozen Worlds" | Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens, Graham Wild | BBC One |
| 2023 | Later... with Jools Holland | Later... with Jools Holland | Tudor Davies | BBC Two |
| 2024 | The Coronation of TM The King and Queen Camilla | The Coronation of TM The King and Queen Camilla | The Coronation of TM The King and Queen Camilla | BBC One |
| 2024 | The Enfield Poltergeist | The Enfield Poltergeist | Nick Ryan, Ben Baird, Kirstie Howell, Jack Wensley, Jamie McPhee, Alexej Mungersdorff | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 | If These Walls Could Sing | If These Walls Could Sing | George Foulgham, Philip Moroz, Alex Gibson, Tom Verstappen, Adam Prescod | Disney+ |
| 2024 | Formula 1: Drive to Survive | Formula 1: Drive to Survive | Formula 1: Drive to Survive | Netflix |
* Note: The series that don't have recipients on the tables had Sound team credited as recipients for the award or nomination.