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Lazerbeam is a TV, radio and music production company in Cardiff, Wales. We make distinctive factual, history and music-based documentaries.

Supported by Ffilm Cymru Wales

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Lazerbeam is a TV production company in Cardiff, Wales. We make distinctive factual, history and music documentaries.

Supported by Ffilm Cymru Wales

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV

HIDDEN WALES WITH WILL MILLARD

“Hidden Wales is a reminder of how good these travelogues can be when done well,” Daily Mail.

HIDDEN CARDIFF WITH WILL MILLARD

Nominated for the 2018 BAFTA Cymru Awards for Best Director and Best Single Documentary.

ROOTS REGGAE REBELLION

“A timely and reassuring documentary about how music can lead to political change,” The Guardian
 

RADIO

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GENERATION GRIME: BBC RADIO 4

Radio 4 explores why the music genre of Grime has blown up in the UK in the last few years by following Wales’ Astroid Boys on their recent UK tour. Once just the sound of the London underground, Grime’s popularity has spread all over the country and is now the biggest youth culture since Punk. Cardiff’s Astroid Boys are set to become Grime’s next big thing – they’ve just signed a record deal with Sony imprint Music For Nations and their track Dusted has been picked up by wrestling giants WWE as their new anthem. The band and their fans tell us in their own words how this very British music scene has influenced their lives and given them a much needed voice.

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GENERATION GRIME: BBC RADIO 4

Radio 4 explores why the music genre of Grime has blown up in the UK in the last few years by following Wales’ Astroid Boys on their recent UK tour. Once just the sound of the London underground, Grime’s popularity has spread all over the country and is now the biggest youth culture since Punk. Cardiff’s Astroid Boys are set to become Grime’s next big thing – they’ve just signed a record deal with Sony imprint Music For Nations and their track Dusted has been picked up by wrestling giants WWE as their new anthem. The band and their fans tell us in their own words how this very British music scene has influenced their lives and given them a much needed voice.

PEOPLE

James Hale is an award-winning series producer and director with a successful track record in devising and producing music and history documentaries for UK broadcasters. His credits include BAFTA Cymru nominated Public Enemy: Prophets of Rage, David Bowie & the Story of Ziggy StardustBorn to Be Wild: The Golden Age of American Rock, One Nation Under a Groove: The Story of Funk and BAFTA Cymru winning Music For Misfits: The Story of IndieIn radio he has made many features and documentaries for Radio 1, 2 and 4 winning a Sony Award for the Radio 4 series Who Sold the Soul? in 2014.

In 2015 he set up Lazerbeam Productions and has developed, produced and directed Roots Reggae Rebellion (BBC Four)Hidden Cardiff (BBC One Wales & BBC Two) and directed Hits, Hype and Hustle (BBC Four). He has produced and directed two series of Lazerbeam production Hidden Wales with Will Millard for BBC Two, BBC Four and BBC Wales.

Hidden Cardiff was nominated for two BAFTA Cymru awards, including best director in October 2018. Series one of Hidden Wales was nominated for three BAFTA Cymru awards in 2019, including Best Director, and in 2021 series two was nominated for Best Photography. 

Most recently, he series-directed BBC Two’s A Killing in Tiger Bay, the story of the Cardiff Five, one of Britain’s most notorious and astonishing miscarriages of justice. He also produced a BBC Radio Wales’ documentary Can Mushrooms Save the World? and another Hidden Wales TV show is currently in production. 

 
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DRONE FILMING

Lazerbeam are qualified CAA certified drone operators and can provide aerial photography AND FILMING services. Please contact us for a quote. Examples of our drone filming can be emailed over or check out this Hidden Wales video clip.

DRONE FILMING

Lazerbeam are qualified CAA certified drone operators and can provide aerial photography AND FILMING services. Please contact us for a quote. Examples of our drone filming can be emailed over or check out this Hidden Wales video clip.

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