Case study · Documentary series · 2026

TWR Kenya @50

Fifty years of Trans World Radio in Kenya, told through the people who built the mission and the listeners whose lives it reached.

Client
TWR Kenya
Year
2026
Format
Documentary + 4 short films
Also delivered
Board & studio portraits
The brief

Half a century on air, in the voices that lived it.

For its fiftieth anniversary, TWR Kenya wanted more than a highlights reel. The story had to honour the founders, presenters and partners who carried the station through five decades, and speak just as clearly to the next generation of listeners.

We built the series around interviews: long, unhurried conversations in the studio and on location, woven together with new footage, aerial shots and the station’s own archive.

A TWR Kenya presenter photographed in the studio
01The challenge

Tell fifty years of ministry in a way that honours its history and still feels alive for listeners today.

02Our approach

Interview-led films across distinct themes, with fresh footage, drone shots and archive material, plus individual voice clips.

03The result

A main documentary and four short films, ready for the anniversary celebration, broadcast and online.

The films

Five films, one story.

Voices of the anniversary

Eighteen voices, fifty years.

Alongside the five films, every person we interviewed received their own edited message and social clips for the celebration. Tap a name to watch.

By the numbers
50years of history covered
5films delivered
18voices interviewed
40+films, clips & messages delivered
How we made it

From archive to anniversary.

Research & story

Working with the TWR team to map five decades into themes, and to choose the voices for each film.

Interviews

Studio and location interviews with founders, presenters, partners and listeners, lit and recorded for broadcast.

Footage & archive

New footage around the station, drone shots, and archive photos and recordings brought back to life.

Edit & delivery

A main documentary, four short films and voice clips, cut for the celebration screening, broadcast and social.

Stills

Board, studio & award portraits.

Alongside the films, we photographed the TWR Kenya board and team, for the anniversary, the website and press.

Portrait of a TWR Kenya board member
Studio portrait of a TWR Kenya team member
Studio portrait of a TWR Kenya presenter at her desk
Annual Media Excellence Award 2026 won by Sifa FM
At the gate of Trans World Radio Kenya
Black and white award portrait in the TWR studio
Your milestone

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