Lost Kingdoms of South America - IWC Media , Colombia
2012 - Producer/Director
1 x 60 minute documentary led by new to television presenter, archaeologist Jago Cooper. Exploring the story of the pre-Colombian and pre-Inca peoples of Colombia. Travelling to the heart of the El Dorado myth and on to the real lost city of Ciudad Perdida recently discovered deep in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains.

Doctors are Human Too - BBC , United Kingdom
2012 - Series Director
Primetime 4 x 60 mins observational documentary series for BBC 1 following the working and home lives of senior medics in two of Britain's biggest hospitals. What does it take to be a doctor in the NHS today and how does that affect the lives of the medics themselves. As series director I was responsible for setting an exciting new drama inspired style for the series, managing three director led shooting teams and directing and self shooting sequences on the Canon C300.

David Suchet in the Footsteps of Paul - CTVC - BBC 1 , United Kingdom
2012 - Producer/Director
Major 2 x 60 minute series for BBC1 following actor David Suchet's journey around the Mediterranean to discover the truth behind the controversial biblical character of St Paul. The man credited with transforming Christianity from a minor Jewish sect to a world wide religion and in doing so transforming Western civilisation. I wrote, directed and series produced this series.

Ancient X-Files - WAG TV - National Geographic International , United Kingdom
2011 - Producer/Director
Two programmes in a new 13-part series looking at strange, unanswered science & historical
mysteries. Shot on HD around the world stories include the origins of King Arthur's Sword in the Stone,
archaeoacoustic Neolithic chambers in Malta and the crystal that allowed Vikings to navigate to the
New World

The World's Largest Snake - Wide Eyed Entertainment - Channel Four/Smithsonian Channel , United Kingdom
2011 - Producer/Director
This two hour special tells the story of the discovery of the largest snake that ever lived. A 58 million
year old, 15 metre long constrictor that for 10 million years was the largest predator on earth. Shot in
HD in the United States and South America it features ground breaking CGI to bring the snake "back to
life". This was also the premiere documentary to relaunch the new Smithsonian Channel in the United
States.

Victorian Pharmacy - Lion TV - BBC2 , United Kingdom
2010 - Series Director
4 x 60 mins Living History Documentary series. Telling the extraordinary story of an explosion in consumer medicine during the Victorian era that delivered traditional remedies and medical science to all - and put a chemist's shop on every high street in the country.

Ice Patrol - Spiderlight Films - Five/National Geographic , United Kingdom
2009 - Series Director
4 x 60 mins Observational Documentary aboard the Royal Navy's sole ice patrol ship HMS Endurance in Antarctica.Following the ship's company and scientists from the British Antarctic Survey carrying out ground breaking environmental research on the continent.The series was produced by my own production company and I spent 3 months filming it on board Endurance during her mission to Antarctica. A voyage which almost ended in disaster when the ship flooded off Cape Horn. The dramatic story of what happened next is told in the final episode of this stunning HD series.

Mary Magdalene: Saint or Sinner? - CTVC - Five/National Geographic , United Kingdom
2008 - Producer/Director
60 mins drama doc. A major new archaeological discovery is about to completely overturn the fictionalised image of Mary Magdalene to reveal one of the most influential women in history.

Quest for the Lost Ark - September Films - Channel Four/History , United Kingdom
2008 - Producer/Director
Major 120 min HD co-production tracing the search for the Ark of the Covenant around the world and filmed in Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, Ethiopia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and across Europe. What we discover at the end of the film is the oldest wooden artifact ever found in sub-Saharan Africa and something which will rewrite the history books.

What Happens If? - Original Produtions - National Geographic , United Kingdom
2007 - Producer/Director
10 x 30 mins. Major new science series answering puzzling questions both big and small from what would happen if gravity suddenly stopped to how can you make plastic out of potatoes.

True Heroes - Flashover - Darlow Smithson - Discovery Channel , United Kingdom
2007 - Producer/Director
30 min drama doc for Discovery Channel. How a 21 year old woman saved her young brother and elderly stepfather from their burning home. Includes a major special effects recreation of fire flashover.



True Heroes - Canoe Rescue - Darlow Smithson - Discovery Channel , United Kingdom
2007 - Producer/Director
30 min drama doc. A sudden storm blows up across a Canadian lake capsizing two canoeists. After 4 hours in the water their only hope of survival is a blind man.


Lost Worlds - Atlantic Productions - History Channel , United Kingdom
2006 - Producer/Director
60 mins following two archaeologists in search of hidden clues to why the monuments of the British neolithic were built. Using cutting edge CGI, Stonehenge and the stone circles and tombs of Orkney are reconstructed and a new theory explains the true purpose of the ancient mound of Silbury Hill.


Mad Labs - Cineflix - National Geographic/Five , United Kingdom
2006 - Series Director
20 x 30 mins science series. Shot on HD in Europe, North America, Australia, Japan and Asia, Mad Labs seeks out sciences stranger side to discover that even the wackiest ideas have the potential to change the world.


Stardate: Comet Impact - Screenhouse Productions - BBC1/2 , United Kingdom
2005 - Producer/Director
2 x 30 mins as live from NASA mission control in Pasedena, California as the Deep Impact spacecraft fires a probe into the heart of a comet.

What the Ancients Did for Us - Aztec, Maya & Inca - BBC Specialist Factual - BBC2 , United Kingdom
2004 - Producer/Director
60 mins history/science series with Adam Hart-Davies. Major OB location in UK & on location in Peru, Mexico & Belize. Telling the story of the remarkable contributions made by the civilisations of the Old World.

What the Ancients Did for Us - Mesopotamians - BBC Specialist Factual - BBC2 , United Kingdom
2004 - Producer/Director
60 mins history/science series with Adam Hart-Davies. Major OB location in UK & on location in Syria & Bahrain. Everything from the wheel to writing the contribution of the world's first civilisations to the way we live today.


What the Ancients Did for Us - Greeks - BBC Specialist Factual - BBC2 , United Kingdom
2004 - Producer/Director
60 mins history/science series with Adam Hart-Davies. Major OB location in UK & on location in Greece & Sicily. The pilot episode for the series charts the lasting influence of the Ancient Greeks on Western culture.

Mind Games - BBC Specialist Factual - BBC4 , United Kingdom
2003 - Series Producer
10 x 30 mins BBC4 Science game/puzzle show hosted by Simon Singh. The highest ratings winner on BBC4 for 6 weeks during its run

In Search of Syphilis - BBC Specialist Factual - BBC2 , United Kingdom
2003 - Producer/Director
30 mins. history/science investigation of the true origins of syphilis examing the DNA from a 700 years old skeleton.

Return of the Flying Death - BBC Specialist Factual - BBC2 , United Kingdom
2002 - Producer/Director
50 mins. History/science doc following a botanists search in the Amazon rainforest for a powerful arrow poison that revolutionised modern medicine. Winner of Wellcome Award for best medical programme.

Understanding Cities - BBC Specialist Factual - BBC2 , United Kingdom
2001 - Producer/Director
2 x 30 mins. examing the rejuvenation of Manchester


Running the World - BBC Specialist Factual - BBC2 , United Kingdom
2001 - Series Producer
30 mins. Profile of the business practices of Nike for Open University

Making Continents - BBC Specialist Factual , United Kingdom
2000 - Producer/Director
5 x 30 mins. Series of geology programmes shot in Iceland, Costa Rica, Nepal, USA, the Arctic, Europe & UK. Included filming on some of the world's most important volcanoes including Mt Etna, Vesuvius, Mt St.Helens, Kilaeau, Hekla.

Corporates - Various , United Kingdom
1997 - Director
Freelance Director 1997 - 2000
Studio and location directing for IBM, Stewart Ford Racing, Texaco, Computer Associates, Silicon.Com,


The Bird - Rollinspider Productions - Channel Four , United Kingdom
1995 - Producer/Director
10 x 10 mins.CGI based childrens chatshow. Shot on location in Paris and UK. Won commission and setup own company to produce series

Channel One Television - Channel One , United Kingdom
1994 - Series Director
Helped launch this London cable station including design of studios and training and management of news and studio director teams. Directed entertainment, sports and discussion shows.

BiteBack - Mentorn Barraclough Carey - BBC1 , United Kingdom
1994 - Producer
12 x 60 min.Viewer response programme involving location reports and studio debate.

Peace by Christmas? - Channel Four , United Kingdom
1993 - Producer/Director
8 x 10 minutes. Eight films looking at all individuals on all sides of the conflict in Northern Ireland in the run up to the Downing Street initiative - an ex-IRA bomber, a loyalist negotiator, a peace activist, an RUC constable etc.

The Slot - Channel Four , United Kingdom
1993 - Producer/Director
5 mins. Post C4 News opinion programme.

Right to Reply - Channel Four , United Kingdom
1991 - Studio Director

Viewer response programme recorded in multi-camera studio plus large scale OBs in UK and abroad.

Moving Pictures - Channel Four , United Kingdom
1990 - Producer/Director
Movie review programme with Tony Robinson

Big World - Channel Four , United Kingdom
1990 - Producer/Director
World music preview show for Big World Cafe hosted by Mariella Frostrup

Primetime credits on BBC1, BBC2, BBC4, C4, Five, Discovery, National Geographic & History Channel.

As a producer, director or series producer my employers include:

Atlantic Productions
BBC Specialist Factual
BBC Factual Entertainment
Channel Four TV
Cineflix
CTVC
Darlow Smithson
IWC
Lion TV
Mentorn Barraclough Carey
Original Productions
Rollinspider Productions
Screenhouse Productions
September Films
Spiderlight Films
Wag TV
Wide Eyed Entertainment

PostGrad Diploma Media
PostGrad Cert Ed (Science)
BSc (hons) Chemistry
OND in Sciences
9 GCSE

BBC Series Producer course
BBC Directing & Self-op DV
BBC Directing for single camera
BBC Directing for multi-camera
BBC Production safety course
BBC Writing for TV
Frank Ash Story telling workshop

I own a Sony EX3, Sony HDV Z1-E and Sony HDR-HC3 with full sound kit and edit on an Apple G5 and G4 powerbook with Final Cut Pro and Avid Media Composer.