What Two Rivers Media does

Two Rivers Media Ltd is an independent production company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, that creates documentary and factual content for Scottish, UK, and international markets. Its portfolio comprises feature-length documentaries and multi-episode series, including The Last Musician of Auschwitz (BBC, co-produced with Access Entertainment, broadcast for Holocaust Memorial Day 2025), Charles: The Comeback King (Channel 5), Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen (Sky HISTORY, co-produced with Soho Studios), Lockerbie: Our Story, and Dolly: The World's Most Famous Sheep. The company works under a commission-based and co-production revenue model, securing deal-by-deal engagements with major UK broadcasters and distributing finished content through their linear channels and associated streaming platforms (My5, Sky HISTORY PLAY).

The company is led by founder and managing director Alan Clements, with Stephen Bennett serving as Director of Non-Scripted and earning two RTS Scotland Award nominations in 2026 for Lockerbie: Our Story and The Tattooist's Son: Journey to Auschwitz. Two Rivers Media has no disclosed parent company, no institutional investors, no funding rounds, and no acquisitions; ownership is consistent with founder/management control. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 band.

The company's competitive positioning is built on award-winning craft and editorial quality. In 2025-2026, The Last Musician of Auschwitz accumulated a BAFTA Craft Award, an RTS Award, a 2026 BANFF Rockie Award, a Rose d'Or nomination, and inclusion in The Guardian's 50 Best TV Shows of 2025. The Last Musician of Auschwitz and Lockerbie: Our Story also earned multiple RTS Scotland Award nominations. These recognitions underpin the company's ability to win commissions from the BBC, Channel 5, and Sky HISTORY, and underpin a recently announced expansion into current affairs content (a Boris Johnson Ukraine documentary for Channel 5). Distribution is mediated entirely through broadcast partners; the company does not operate a direct-to-consumer platform.

Name

Two Rivers Media

Legal name

Two Rivers Media Ltd

Website

https://tworiversmedia.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Two Rivers Media is a Glasgow-based independent production company founded in 2018 that creates award-winning documentary and factual content for UK broadcasters (BBC, Channel 5, Sky HISTORY) and international markets through co-production partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Issue & Advocacy Documentaries (MPADADAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Business, Politics & Current Affairs Documentaries (MPADADAJ)

Keywords

• Independent production company
• Documentary production
• Factual television
• Broadcast content production
• Co-production services

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Production Services: Two Rivers Media generates revenue through producing documentary content for broadcasters. The company secures commissions and co-production agreements with UK television networks and streaming platforms.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Two Rivers Media is an independent production company that creates documentary and factual television content for broadcasters. The company secures commissions and co-production agreements with major UK television networks including BBC, Channel 5, and Sky HISTORY, producing documentary films and series for Scottish, UK, and international audiences.

Product overview

Two Rivers Media is an award-winning independent production company based in Glasgow that creates compelling documentary and factual content for the Scottish, UK and international markets. Their portfolio includes individual documentary films (The Last Musician of Auschwitz, Charles: The Comeback King, Dolly: The World's Most Famous Sheep, Lockerbie: Our Story) and documentary series (Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen). These productions are distributed through broadcast partners including BBC, Channel 5, Sky HISTORY, and streaming platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Last Musician of Auschwitz Documentary film telling the story of music at Auschwitz during the Holocaust, featuring Anita Lasker-Wallfisch and other musicians who survived through music. Produced for BBC.
• Charles: The Comeback King 90-minute documentary tracing the life of King Charles III, exploring his resilience through setbacks and journey to public acceptance, voiced by Kirsty Wark. Broadcast on Channel 5.
• Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen Five-part historical crime series on Sky HISTORY where Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen investigate unsolved murders and milestone cases that changed British law. Co-produced with Soho Studios.
• Dolly: The World's Most Famous Sheep Documentary about Dolly the sheep, the world's first cloned mammal.
• Lockerbie: Our Story Documentary examining the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie, nominated for RTS Scotland Awards in Director: Non-Scripted and Post Production: Motion Design & Animation categories.

Quantifiable outcome

• The Last Musician of Auschwitz won Documentary & Factual – Arts & Culture category at 2026 BANFF Rockie Awards among 151 nominated programmes from 45 countries
• +2 more outcomes

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Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Access EntertainmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccess Entertainment is a co-production partner with Two Rivers Media for The Last Musician of Auschwitz, produced for the BBC. Access Entertainment provides production financing and co-production expertise.
• Soho StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSoho Studios is a co-production partner for Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen, produced for Sky HISTORY. The partnership represents a multi-episode factual series collaboration.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Studio Lambert: BAFTA-winning UK production house (within All3Media) producing premium factual and documentary content for major UK and international broadcasters. Larger scale but directly comparable factual programming slate.
• Tiger Aspect Productions: Long-established UK production company (within Endemol Shine/Banijay) producing drama, comedy, and factual programming. Larger portfolio with overlapping factual commissions from UK broadcasters.
• Hat Trick Productions: Major UK independent production company with a broad factual and scripted slate for BBC, Channel 4, and others. Larger and more diversified but operates in adjacent factual/documentary territory.
• Wall to Wall Media: Established UK factual producer (part of Warner Bros Television Studios) producing premium documentaries and factual entertainment for BBC and others. Larger, broader portfolio but overlapping factual/documentary focus.

Direct peers

• Dragonfly Film and Television: UK factual and documentary producer with a portfolio spanning history, science, and social-issue programming for BBC, Channel 4, and streamers. Similar production model and award-calibre ambitions.
• Pulse Films: UK and US-based independent production company spanning documentaries, features, and music content, with strong relationships across broadcasters and streamers. Comparable in genre mix and international reach.
• October Films: UK-based independent factual production company producing feature documentaries and series for major broadcasters and streamers. Directly comparable in size, genre, and commission-driven model.
• Darlow Smithson Productions: Award-winning UK factual and documentary producer known for premium historical and social-issue documentaries (e.g., The Ice King, You'll Never Walk Alone). Highly comparable in subject matter and tier-1 broadcaster commissions.
• Lion Television: UK independent production company within All3Media focused on factual, documentary, and specialist factual content for UK and international broadcasters. Comparable slate, customer mix, and production scale.
• Keo Films: UK-based independent documentary and factual production company producing premium films for UK broadcasters and international markets. Directly comparable to Two Rivers Media in scale, genre focus, and broadcaster relationships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

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Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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