David Frost vs...

In a career spanning more than fifty years, Sir David Frost went from hosting satirical comedy shows to becoming the doyen of broadcast journalists - perhaps the most famous of all time. In 1970, scarcely into his 30s, he was appointed OBE then later knighted in 1993 for services to broadcasting and journalism. He alone interviewed every British Prime Minister from Harold Wilson to David Cameron, and all seven US presidents in office between 1969 and 2008, from Richard Nixon to George W Bush. 

He spoke to Prince Charles ahead of his investiture in 1969 and to Muhammad Ali, in the US and Zaire, before the famous 'Rumble in the Jungle'. It could be argued that having his own catchphrase, "Hello, good evening and welcome", impersonated both here and in the US, is evidence of his own celebrity but to cap it all in 2009 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Emmys. 

Small wonder then, that a series featuring never-before-seen and rare archive footage should tell as much about the man and his interviewees as it does about the changing times, fashions and politics over the course of his career. David Frost Vs. is built on an extensive archive of interviews carefully curated over the past decade by his journalist son, Wilf Frost. 

Sky Post Production’s job was to manage that archive, oversee final post and do justice to a vast array of sources by restoring both degraded pictures and sound for a whole new audience. Under the watchful eye of Post Producer, Oliver Bramley, our talent patiently brought valuable source material back to life to help create this eye-opening series. And here's how they did it...