OVERVIEW

I'm a creative and experienced producer, production manager and TV executive, with 30 years of TV experience. I’ve worked across documentaries, food, factual entertainment, education, live studio, and short dramas for the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Food Network, RTE, UKTV and international broadcasters.  

​My skills include: development, casting, scripting, location and studio producing, edit producing, budgeting and management.  I have run a BAFTA-winning indie, as well as working as a freelance producer and production manager.  I’m also an experienced live events producer.

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EMPLOYMENT

2018: Director of Visual Content for Guinness World Records
2017: Head of Production, Blue Marlin Television
2011 onwards: Freelance Producer and Production Manager
1991 - 2011: Company Director and Producer for Redbird (formerly Resource Base)
1989 - 1991: TVS Researcher and Writer
1988 - 1989: Workhouse Television Researcher and Writer
1987 - 1988: Centaur Publishing Reporter 

EDUCATION

11 x O Levels;
3 x A Levels;
​and a first class degree in Philosophy from Reading University

TV CREDITS

James Martin's American Adventure Production Manager / ITV (Blue Marlin)
James Martin travels and cooks his way around America
Dot and Dot's Legacy Line Producer / BSLBT (Blue Marlin)
Drama doc and arts doc celebrating pioneering Deaf poet Dot Miles. <more>
James Martin's Saturday Morning Head of Production / ITV (Blue Marlin)
New Saturday morning cookery series, as live studio and VT inserts. <more>
Up For It Producer and PM / BSLBT (Blue Marlin)
Children's series in BSL, combining studio and location filming. <more>
Twelve Days Producer and PM / BSLBT (Blue Marlin)
A half hour rom com for Christmas, filmed in British Sign Language <more>
James Martin Christmas with Friends / Food Network PM (Blue Marlin) 
Two part Christmas special, featuring James Martin and celeb guests <more>
James Martin's French Adventure Production Manager / ITV (Blue Marlin) 
20 part ITV Daytime series shot around France and featuring Keith Floyd's old 2CV
Rachel’s Coastal Cooking Series Producer & PM / RTE & UKTV (LSPTV) 
13 part cookery series, shot on location around the West coast of Ireland <more>
Secret Lab Exec Producer / Film Four (BSLBT and Flashing Lights) 
Six part science education series in British Sign Language <more>
Punk Chef Kids Challenge Exec Producer / Film Four (BSLBT and Remark)
Two part cookery competition in British Sign Language, featuring eight aspiring young chefs <more>
Rachel Allen All Things Sweet Production Manager / RTE & UKTV (LSPTV)
13 part cookery series on puddings, cakes and sweet treats <more>
World’s Most Talented Casting Producer / UKTV (Renegade Pictures)
Five-part entertainment series for Watch finding talent around the globe <more>
Punk Chef Exec Producer / Film Four (BSLBT and Remark)
Six part formatted cookery series, teaching deaf people to cook <more>
Andy Bates American Street Feasts Producer / Food Network (Sweet TV)
15 part cookery series on street food <more>
Rachel Allen’s Cake Diaries Series Producer / RTE & UKTV (Sweet TV)
13 part cookery series all about cakes <more>
Lorraine’s Last Minute Christmas Producer / BBC (Running Bare Pictures)
A one hour special with Lorraine Pascale, for BBC 2, plus Red Button extras <more>
Deaf Sisterhood Producer and PM / Film Four (BSLBT and Redbird)
Doc following a young Deaf Christian woman’s exploration of Islam <more>
Donor Unknown Outreach Producer / More 4 and International channels, plus cinema release (Redbird)
Feature doc about a prolific sperm donor meeting six of his offspring <more>
The Time of Their Lives Production Manager / BBC Four (Redbird)  
Feature documentary about a group of feisty centenarian campaigners <more>
All About Me Production Accountant / CBBC (Redbird)
Single drama about one young man’s search for the truth about his family <more>
Oddsquad Production Accountant / BBC Schools (Redbird)
BAFTA-winning drama by John Godber about an eclectic bunch of problem-solving students
Picture of Hull Production Manager / BBC 3 (Redbird)
Single doc about John Godber and Hull Truck, and the influence of the local area on his work
Changemakers Researcher / ITV & Meridian Broadcasting Trust (Redbird)
VTs for a week-long news campaign about social entrepreneurs
POV Producer, Edit Producer, Production Manager / BBC Schools (Redbird)
Three x short dramas and docs about friendship and seeing things from other people’s perspectives <more>
World of Difference Series Producer and PM / Channel 4 Learning (Redbird)
3 part series of award-winning half-hour docs about international development, following three groups of young people on a journey of discovery in Bolivia, Cambodia and The Gambia <more>
Without You Production Accountant / Channel 4 Learning (Redbird)
Single doc about young people and bereavement
Lottery Cashback Researcher / ITV & Meridian Broadcasting Trust (Redbird)
VTs for news campaign about groups that have benefited from lottery grants
03 and Me Producer and Edit Producer / Channel 4 (Redbird)
Award-winning shorts about disability <more>
Who Cares? Production Accountant / BBC Schools (Redbird)
Single drama about a young carer
Lion Mountain Production Accountant / BBC Schools (Redbird)
BAFTA-winning single drama about a young Sierra Leonean refugee
Strong Language Production Manager / Channel 4 Learning (Redbird)
Single drama about a young Deaf girl in a mainstream school
Spotlight (x 10 annual live shows) Researcher/VT Producer / ITV & Meridian Broadcasting Trust (Redbird)
2-hour live studio show, followed by 1-hour live debate on a range of social issues
Action Researcher and writer / ITV (Workhouse)
Weekly social action series

AUTHOR

Books on Communications and Fundraising for Charities:
Fundraising from Grant-making Trusts and Foundations (DSC)
Looking After Your Donors (DSC)
Organising An Event (CAF)
Fundraising for Education (CAF)
Producing Promotional Materials (CAF)
Fundraising with Modern Technology (Croner)
Organising Effective Events (Croner)
Spotlight Booklets: Audience booklets to support the annual Spotlight programmes. Over 10 years covered topics such as hearing loss, visual impairment, being a carer, ageing, and reducing debt. For ITV/Meridian
Editor of The Winchester Papers: A compilation of poetry, photography and quotations from a series of debates to mark The Millennium in Winchester

ONLINE / CORPORATE

Product Commercials Head of Production / Wahl (Blue Marlin)
Three adverts for Wahl products
James Martin Recipes Producer & PM / Asda online (Blue Marlin)
Series of shortform and longform recipes for Asda website, YouTube and Facebook <more>
Telegraph Media Group Lombard Animations Producer / TMG
Series of six online animations about asset finance, in association with Lombard <more>
Appello Personal Alarms Animation Producer / Appello (Cass Productions)
Short animation introducing Appello's personal alarm service <more>
Newton Fund Animation Producer / Innovate UK (Cass Productions)
Animation explaining the role of the Newton fund <more>
Essential Series Producer / Innovate UK (Cass Productions)
2 minute animations for tech start ups <more>
Live Peasant Producer / AHBD (Nemorin Creative) 
Three one-pot recipes, film and photography shoot
Lamb Soc Producer / AHBD (Nemorin Creative)
Ten online recipes showcasing lamb
Quest for the Best Producer & PM / debbie&andrew's (LSPTV)  
Online campaign with TV chef Andy Bates <more>
Underwear Rule Producer & Production Manager / NSPCC (LSPTV) 
Online drama for Deaf children <more>
Retail Development Films Producer & PM / Hammerson  (LSPTV) 
Online films combining motion graphics, aerials, GVs and interviews <more>
Neville The Penguin Producer & PM / Touch Associates  (LSPTV) 
Online film featuring a live penguin and GFX <more>
Your Health First Campaign Producer & PM / WCMC (LSPTV) 
Cinema adverts for a health campaign in Qatar <more>
Hei TV Producer / Heineken live event (ITN Productions) 
Motion graphics and VT content for three news bulletins and a Question Time segment <more>
Shop Talk Producer / YouTube (Barclaycard & Mumsnet) 
Four part as-live studio chatshow <more>
Gamers Livestream Producer & PM / YouTube (Guinness World Records & Across The Pond) 
40 minute live studio show with popular YouTube gamers <more>
GWR: OMG! Edit Producer and PM / YouTube (Guinness World Records & Across The Pond) 
​250 short films, including documentary, studio and archive record attempts <more>

RADIO CREDITS

Women in the Madrassa Co-Producer / World Service (Redbird) 
Doc about female religious leaders
Music on My Mind Producer / BBC Radio 2 (Redbird) 
Doc about the impact of music on our emotions
In Search of the Devil Producer / BBC World Service (Redbird) 
Two part radio doc about the devil
The Devil's Alliance Producer / The Wellcome Trust (Redbird) 
Drama about TB
Losing You Producer / BBC 1 Xtra (Redbird) 
Doc about young people and bereavement
No More Yellow Envelopes Producer / BBC Radio 4 (Redbird) 
Doc about Super 8
Live from Iraq Producer / BBC 1 Xtra (Redbird) 
Doc about a solider and rap artist
The Day The Tag Came Off Producer / BBC 1 Xtra (Redbird) 
Doc about youth offending

FUNDED DEVELOPMENT

Dubai Dreams Development Producer / BSLBT (LSPTV) 
Doc on deaf education overseas
World’s Greatest Talent Casting Producer / UKTV (Renegade Pictures) 
Development and taster
Casablanca Calling Development Producer / Al Jazeera (Redbird) 
Doc about female religious leaders 
Two Nurses Co-Producer / EU Funded development (Redbird) 
Development and taster

EVENTS AND OTHER

Common Futures diversity conference and intergenerational day
National Training Awards South East
Business Clusters residential
NHS regional health conference
ACF conference
Philosophy for Children Conference
Roadshows for TV and for lottery funders
Women in the Workplace conferences
Media Training:
Workshops on how to write press releases; how to conduct yourself in a TV and radio interview; and public speaking
PR and Comms:
Writing and issuing press releases on behalf of the National Lottery Charities Board, Community Fund, Awards for All, Sport England

ARTS / CONSULTANCY

Guinness World Records Production Management Consultancy 
Digital production planning for international filming 
The Dog and the Palace Producer / Gary Thomas (artist) 
Split screen drama about the Paralympics <more>
Zoom Short Film Scheme / Research and consultancy for BSLBT 
Consultancy on a scheme for emerging Deaf talent
Vee-TV Researcher Training / Channel 4 (Redbird) 
​Training for magazine show researchers