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Credits and Recent Employment
History
2008,
Writer/Director
Discovery Channel US "Project
Earth"
Innovative
9 part series investing in geo-engineering solutions to the threat of
global warming. Flagship series presented by Jennifer Languell, Basil
Singer and Kevin O’Leary designed to launch Discovery Green HD in Europe
and lead fall schedule worldwide. “Carbon Scrubbers” investigates the
development, design, build and testing of an innovative low-energy
ultra-efficient capture device which could absorb the world’s transport
emissions of CO2, a potent greenhouse gas.
2007,
Writer/Director
Discovery Channel US "Investigation Earth"
60
min pilot episode on Kenyan Lions for new
series on disappearing species
presented by Jeff Corwin.
2007,
Writer/Director
Travel Channel US "Into The West"
3 x
60 mins in 8 part series hosted by Jeff Corwin on North American travel
and its wildlife. Our journey took in Montana, Nebraska,
Wyoming, Arizona and Washington. We saw wolves, mountain lions, beavers,
badgers and porcupine. Jeff flew in a balloon over the Rockies, kayaked
rivers and drove cattle.
2006,
Writer/ Director
Discovery Channel
US
"Into
Alaska"
3
x 60 mins in 8 part series hosted by Jeff Corwin on the wildlife and
scenery of
Alaska
where Jeff experienced all four seasons, mushed Huskies with a sled, raced
a skidoo against an Iditarod husky race winner, stood on Alaska's tallest
peaks in -30c and observed Humpback whales close up.
2006, Writer/Director
BBC
(Bristol) "DIY SOS"
Returning
series featuring presenter Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team as they
rescue another victim of DIY hell.
2006, Writer/Director
Gamma
for Discovery Channel UK "Massive
Speed"
2x30
documentaries on the history of motorbikes and helicopters presented by
star of Red Dwarf series Chris Barrie.
2006, Director/Cameraperson
Pioneer for Channel 4 "The Year The Earth Went Wild"
Location director/cameraman for 120 minute special for Channel 4 on
natural disasters in 2005. Covered
Pakistan
earthquake, Indonesian tsunami and European floods.
2005, Producer/Director
Pioneer for National
Geographic US "Naked Science"
2x60' episodes in Naked Science series for National Geographic Channel
US
on tsunamis and volcanoes. Filmed
on Hi-Def in US,
Indonesia
and
Hawaii
.
2005, Producer/Director
Celador for BBC2 "No Waste Like Home"
New format eco series with new eco-warrior presenter Penney Poyzer for
BBC2 examining how good or bad Brit families are on recycling and use of
resources. (Answer: still
not very good! 18% recycle compared to 45% in
Canada
.)
2004, Writer/Director
Pioneer
for National Geographic
US
"Surviving
Nature" 60' documentary for new broad-based
science flagship series Naked Science. Second episode I've directed in the
series for National Geographic TV US. This one is on the emotional
personal cost of extreme weather. Filmed mainly in the
US
.
2004, Writer/Director
Pioneer for National
Geographic US "Bermuda Triangle"
Writer and Director of 60' science
programme in Pioneer's Naked Science series for National Geographic TV US
on the legend of the Bermuda Triangle. Re-flew recreation of the famous
Flight 19 featured at the start of Close Encounters to tempt the ghosts.
2003, Writer/Director
Black
Diamond for Bravo "Gadgets
& Stuff"
Writer,
director and producer of 13x30' series for Bravo about hi-tech gadgetry
from solid state video cameras to executive jets and racing cars. A sort
of gadget-obsessed Tomorrow's World presented by Liz Bonnin.
2003, Writer/Director
BBC2
"Top Gear"
Programme
director working with presenters Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond on
items on new 13x60 minute format. Guests included Jamiroquai, Jonathon
Ross, Sir Michael Gambon, Tara P-T, Gordon Ramsey, Ross Kemp, Harry
Enfield.
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