Detlef Siebert


Detlef Siebert is a German television writer, director and producer, working in the United Kingdom.

Biography

Siebert began his career at the BBC as assistant producer of the 1997 documentary series '.
He wrote, directed and produced the 2001 Bombing Germany episode of the Timewatch series.
He also directed the drama sequences in the 2005 series ', wrote, directed and produced the 2006 drama documentary The Somme - From Defeat to Victory, and produced the 2006 series ', produced the 2011 docudrama '.
In his latest programme, the 2014 BBC Two documentary, I Was There: The Great War Interviews, Siebert used interviews with eyewitnesses of the First World War filmed by the BBC in the 1960s. Most of the interview material in the film had never been shown and the film garnered critical acclaim.

Filmography