There is an established genre of 'Fly on the wall' television documentaries about schools including British public schools.
Documentaries
1967: Eton, a documentary produced by Anthony de Lotbiniere, narrated by René Cutforth, broadcast on BBC TV. 1979: Edward Mirzoeff produced the BBC documentary entitled Public School about Westminster School, including footage of John Rae. 1980: Richard Denton produced a ten part documentary about Radley College also entitled Public School, which ran on BBC2, including footage of Dennis Silk. 1981: The Gentleman Factory about Eton College, directed by Simon Dewhurst was shown on BBC1. 1991: Eton – Class of '91, a Channel 4 documentary about Eton College directed by Simon Shore. 1995: Inside Eton by Howard Guard, narrated by Charles Dance. 1996: True Stories: Gordonstoun directed by Penny Woolcock. 2001: Harrow:The School on the Hill, featuring Barnaby Lenon, narrated by Aden Gillett, broadcast by ITV (Carlton). 2003: Ampleforth: My Teacher's a Monk, broadcast on ITV1, narrated by Alex Jennings, 2008: Pride and Privilege: A Year in the Life of Glenalmond College, a three part series broadcast on BBC2 Scotland produced and directed by Stephen Bennett. 2008: My New Best Friend about Cheltenham Ladies College, directed by Jo Abel and broadcast on BBC4. 2011: Posh and Posher: Why Public School Boys Run Britain, produced by Matthew Laza and presented by Andrew Neil, broadcast on BBC2. 2013: Hannah Berryman's BBC documentary with alternative titles of A Very English Education and Boarding School: Boys to Men, a follow-up on the pupils who featured in the 1980 documentary about Radley College. 2013: Harrow: A Very British School, broadcast on Sky1. 2014: The Most Famous School in the World, a BBC documentary about Eton College, produced by Maggie Liang and Sarah Murch as part of the My Life series for children. 2015: Gordonstoun: A Different Class, a six-episode series broadcast on Sky1.
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