The MIP List is a curated list of new shows that are hitting the global market at MIPTV this year. Check out what’s making waves, and why they’re sked-worthy. MIPTV runs from April 8 to 10 in Cannes, France.

Passion Distribution has made a name for itself by providing standout unscripted content across a diversity of platforms. Its expansive catalogue includes acclaimed current affairs, groundbreaking docuseries and formats like Robot Wars, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Worst Driver and Big Fat Gypsy Weddings.

Passion also collaborates with leading production companies worldwide to create premium factual docs like Afghanistan: No Country for Women, Elizabeth: A Life Through the Lens and Harry and Meghan: A Royal Crisis. And Passion goes beyond distribution to take on co-production, deficit funding and format adaptation – as well as media management, licensing and copyright protection, overseeing an expanding array of digital channels through subsidiary UpStream Media.

This time around, Passion arrives at MIP with an impressive array of shows – a variety of factual, premium documentary and lifestyle programming.

Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba

So much of human history is tied to the story of gold. So, Passion invites viewers to join acclaimed actor Idris Elba on an adventure that explores gold’s meaning and impact – including how it has shaped cultures, religions and entire economies around the world. (90 minutes)

Churchill’s Forgotten War

A German invasion seemed a foregone conclusion when Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister in May 1940 – and fears of a ‘fifth column’ of Nazi spies who might help the invaders was at fever pitch. That’s why Churchill gave the instruction to ‘collar the lot!’ – an unprecedented order that led to the arrests of thousands of Germans, Austrians and Italians residing in the UK. (60 minutes)

Help! We Bought a Hotel

Help! We Bought a Hotel is a documentary series which tells the stories of some of the brave people who’ve given up their jobs, homes and lives to chase their dreams in some of the prettiest locations in Europe. Sometimes, dreams come true. Sometimes… not so much. (6 x 60 minutes)

The Tube: Keep London Moving!

Transport For London (TFL) runs the tube network, buses and even the taxis in the UK capital. The Tube: Keep London Moving! goes deep behind the scenes inside the tube network, one of the busiest public transportation systems in the world, and explores the rest of the unique TFL ecosystem. (6 x 60 minutes)

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MIP Stand Number: R7.J15