Barbie MacLaurin

Barbie MacLaurin (born 1964) is a British television producer and director.

Director
MacLaurin started directing on the BBC's Holiday and Airport television series'. Thereafter, she filmed several documentaries including Final Chance to Save Tigers. In 2008 MacLaurin was nominated for two awards for her work on Paul Merton in China. Her most recent work includes Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets for Sky Atlantic, The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital for the BBC which was nominated for a Grierson and won Feature of the Year at the Medical Journalist Awards 2017, and The Abused, a critically acclaimed feature-length documentary for Channel 5 which was nominated for a BAFTA and won Best Documentary at the Edinburgh TV Festival 2019.

Awards and nominations

 * 2008: Nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Factual Series or Strand with Paul Sommers, Mark Chapman and Paul Merton for Paul Merton in China.
 * 2008: Nominated for a Broadcast Award for Paul Merton in China.
 * 2017: Winner Feature of the Year, Medical Journalist Awards for The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital
 * 2017: Nominated Best Science Documentary, Grierson Awards for The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital
 * 2018: Winner Best Science Program, Banff Awards for The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital
 * 2018: Nominated Best Documentary, Broadcast Awards for The Drug Trial: Emergency at the Hospital
 * 2019: Winner Best Documentary, Edinburgh Festival TV Awards for The Abused
 * 2019: Winner Best Domestic Affairs, International Broadcasters Awards for The Abused
 * 2020: Nominated Best Documentary, Broadcast Awards for The Abused
 * 2020: Nominated Best Single Documentary, BAFTA for The Abused