Bespoke production & community building
Helping heritage projects, estates, and conservation organisations tell their stories and grow thriving audiences of their own.
Our mission...
At Living History Films, we build sustainable digital ecosystems around engaging and inspiring filmmaking.
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With decades of experience in factual storytelling and a proven record of growing online audiences to over half a million subscribers, our team helps heritage and conservation projects turn storytelling into measurable financial impact.
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Whether you’re a historic estate hoping to open your doors to a global audience, or a wildlife project seeking visibility and funding, or a charity looking to grow a passionate community of supporters, we’ll help you craft a channel, series, and membership platform designed to last.
What we offer...
Our bespoke services combine creative development, film production, and digital strategy. We can work with you from concept to launch, or integrate into an existing communications team to strengthen your digital presence.
Core Capabilities
Short and long-form documentary storytelling:
cinematic, character-driven films that reveal the people and purpose behind your project.
Consult on and teach YouTube production:
efficient, high-quality filming optimised for reach, retention, and audience growth.
Community and membership development:
building dedicated online spaces that generate recurring income and long-term engagement.
Multi-platform content strategy:
coordinated campaigns across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and membership platforms.
Analytics-driven optimisation:
data-based insight into titles, thumbnails, topics, and retention to maximise ROI.
The process...
Each project begins with a Discovery & Strategy workshop, where we help you identify your most compelling stories and the audiences ready to hear them. From there, we guide you through every stage from creative concept to channel launch.
Discovery & strategy
workshops, audience mapping, and storytelling framework.
Format development
defining your visual style, tone, and recurring series structure.
Production
field shoots, editing, thumbnails, and platform-ready assets.
Channel & membership setup
branded YouTube channels and custom or Patreon-based communities.
Growth & optimisation
testing, analytics, retention strategies, and sponsorship support.
Training & handover
empowering your in-house team with best-practice workflows and templates.
Impact driven...
Working with Living History Films means combining the artistry of television production with the agility of digital storytelling.
When you partner with us, you’ll:
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Build visibility and credibility through professional, story-driven video.
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Create a digital home for your audience — a community that supports your mission financially and emotionally.
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Transform awareness into action: donations, visits, memberships, and advocacy.
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Gain long-term digital assets that continue to perform beyond a single campaign.
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Learn how to manage and grow your own channel sustainably.
Each story we tell is designed to inspire as well as to sustain, which turns views into revenue, audiences into advocates, and your heritage into a self-funding platform that grows year after year.
Proven results...
Living History Films has set up and delivers regular content for seven YouTube channels and two community platforms, with over 500,000 subscribers and more than 1,000 paying community members.
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Our series American Countess and Mapperton Live! have become benchmarks in heritage storytelling, combining authenticity, humour, and visual beauty to build devoted global audiences and sustainable income streams.