ABOUT

Launched in 2016, Touchdown Films is a truly independent production company, renowned for elevating storytelling through exclusive access and never-before-seen archive footage. 

Our recent productions include the BBC Two documentary series Moments That Shook Music, which was nominated for a 2025 FOCAL International Award; the 2025 BBC Two documentary special Christmas Hits: The Videos That Sleighed, the National Geographic film Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed the World, the 10-part documentary series Artist to Icon for Ovation in the US, the feature documentary The Wedding of the Century for BritBox, and the 12-part Sky History documentary series Photos That Changed the World.

Touchdown founder John Osborne is a filmmaker and executive producer who has spent over 25 years making hugely successful content in the UK and US. John’s first film, One Night in May, received a Banff Rockie Award nomination for Best Sports Documentary. His second film, Hillsborough Remembered for History, became the channel’s most-watched documentary ever. John’s first feature documentary, Rock ‘N’ Roll Exposed, was hailed by Rolling Stone as “one of the hottest films at SXSW” where it had its world premiere before airing on SHOWTIME. Since launching Touchdown, John has continued to direct and produce many hours of critically acclaimed, high-rating films and series for the BBC, National Geographic, Sky, Discovery, and more. John started his career as part of the development team behind two BAFTA-shortlisted films: the RTS-nominated Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World and Christopher Reeve: Courageous Steps, which was nominated for a Primetime Emmy.