Below the Radar was set up in February 2006 by award-winning journalists and TV producers Trevor Birney and Ruth O’Reilly.
Specialising in current affairs and hard-edged factual output, the company now has a full-time staff of ten and has produced films for the BBC, RTÉ, Channel 4 and Sky as well as on-line news and other digital content.
It was acquired by the media PLC TenAlps in early 2009, joining its family of high-end production companies including Blakeway, Brook Lapping and Films of Record.
How healthy is Ireland’s health service? This series, presented by Máire Breathnach, tells the story of healthcare in Ireland on both sides of the border.
Robert Howard was identified as a killer back in the 1970s after a horrifying sex attack, yet it was only in 2003 that the law really caught up with him when he was convicted of the murder of Hannah Williams from south London.
Below The Radar to partner with oscar-winning director
Belfast-based producer Below the Radar, a Ten Alps company, has announced a unique partnership agreement with Academy Award-winning US director Alex Gibney.
Digital Britain puts NI in the slow lane
Digital Britain has ordered pilots for England, Scotland and Wales… and a packet of crisps for Northern Ireland, writes Trevor Birney.