This document discusses the process of creating documentaries for television. It begins by noting that documentaries have a unique fiction unlike other forms, and are meant to raise awareness of important issues. It then discusses why engaging in television production through documenting real stories and issues in a compelling way that inspires and moves people. The bulk of the document outlines the three stages of planning, producing, and post-producing a documentary television program - from developing the initial idea, writing a screenplay or treatment, planning production elements, filming, and finally editing and finalizing the finished program.