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From trafficking compounds in the Philippines to boardrooms in the USA, James Blake makes documentaries that go where others won't. RTS Award-winning. BBC. International.
From trafficking compounds in the Philippines to boardrooms in the USA, James Blake makes documentaries that go where others won't. RTS Award-winning. BBC. International.
James’s television debut - and it started with his own identity being stolen. When a criminal network used his face to run an international catfishing scam, he went after them. The investigation led him to Thailand, where he uncovered trafficking victims being forced to operate the scams. The documentary was broadcast internationally under titles including Instascam: Give Me Back My Face and $cam: Who Stole My Face? - and earned James the RTS Northern Ireland Breakthrough Award.
One of the most demanding investigations of James’s career. He travelled to the USA to meet a Meta whistleblower and law firms fighting Meta over child exploitation. He flew to the Philippines to film inside closed-down trafficking compounds alongside Philippine National Police, and sat in prison cells with convicted predators. Back in the UK, he witnessed a predator sentenced in court who had been live-streaming child sexual abuse material. A documentary that went further than most broadcasters would dare.
James goes inside the world of the manosphere - the online ecosystem of influencers, communities and ideologies shaping how a generation of young men think about women, relationships and power. Five-star review from The Guardian: “A thoughtful, tender, terrifying hour.” Hailed by Yahoo Entertainment as better than Louis Theroux’s Netflix manosphere film. One of the most-watched BBC iPlayer documentaries of 2025.
A full web series for BBC Bitesize - bringing James’s investigative knowledge of online exploitation and digital literacy to a younger audience through the BBC’s flagship educational platform. Reaching students across the UK with content that matters beyond the classroom.
“A thoughtful, tender, terrifying hour.”
This BBC iPlayer documentary is better than Louis Theroux's Netflix manosphere film.
The Royal Television Society is one of the most prestigious broadcasting institutions in the world. James won the Breakthrough Talent Award at the RTS Northern Ireland Awards: one of the most coveted accolades in British television, recognising the next generation of exceptional talent.
Fellow BBC Documentary Presenter, Zara McDermott.
James’s documentaries have aired on BBC One, BBC Three and BBC iPlayer - reaching millions of viewers across the UK.
Distributed on Stan, Australia's leading streaming platform, bringing James's work to Australian audiences.
Broadcast on TVNZ, New Zealand’s national broadcaster, as part of international distribution across the Pacific region.
Available on Amazon Prime Video in the United States, bringing James’s investigations to one of the world’s largest streaming audiences.
Distributed on NOW TV, reaching audiences across China as part of the documentary’s international broadcast rollout.
Broadcast on VGTV, Norway’s leading digital news and entertainment platform, extending the reach of James’s work across Scandinavia.
Aired on RTÉ, Ireland’s national public broadcaster, as part of the documentary’s distribution across the British Isles.