Head Writer (documentary/TV) at Discover China
Media Production | London, United Kingdom, GB
My two key skills are writing and presenting.
I can direct/produce, edit and self-shoot to broadcast standard.
I probably work best when a bit out of my depth, hence I'm always taking on new things; working across TV, Film, Video, Theatre, Fiction and a few other things it would be too confusing to mention (such as managing a musician!)
Specialties: presenting
reporting
video-making
writing
Jan
2012 - Present
Head Writer (documentary/TV) / Discover China
Employed to write the narrative for this series of 52mins documentaries on Tibet.
discover China had the most beautiful footage and the brief was to re-version into documentaries they could sell to the West.
The request was for it to be written in BBC Natural History Unit style ie/Frozen Planet.
Jan
2011 - Present
Head Writer (Features/Documentary) / Bloomberg
12 part 30mins episodes on 'inside' Russia. This was commissioned/produced at part of a new features unit at Bloomberg TV headed by Steve Clark (Al Jazeera//ITV)
Jan
2007 - Present
Writer (scripts) / Zeitgeist Theatre
My theatre, film and TV production Company.
We're into our fourth year now making videos, writing scripts and writing, staging and producing theatre plays.
Jan
2007 - Present
Presenter (video) / zeitgeist theatre
My theatre, film and TV production Company.
We're into our fourth year now making videos, writing scripts and writing, staging and producing theatre plays.
Jan
2007 - Present
Director (video/film) / zeitgeist theatre
My theatre, film and TV production Company.
We're into our fourth year now making videos, writing scripts and writing, staging and producing theatre plays.
Sept
2007 -
Jan
2011
Writer/ Film - Maker / Presenter / Various
* Head writer for a series of Drama Pilots commissioned by Michael Johnson (Star TV) for Beehive Prodn
* Film-Maker for Kmusic (music videos)
* Video for Rays of Sunshine Charity (charity videos)
* Video for Pen UK
* Video for Berkeley University
* Video for Women Without Borders, Austria (presenter)
Jan
2009 -
Jan
2010
Writer (drama) / Beehive Productions
Head Writer on a series of Drama Pilots for Michael Johnson, founder and CEO of Star TV (based in LA/South Africa)
Jan
2007 -
Jan
2009
Presenter / Juniper Productions
Presented weekly features for the BBC's Politics Show.
Researched, interviewed, wrote and sometimes even shot and edited these packages from 3mins to 15mins long.
Jan
2006 -
Jan
2008
Reporter / Sky Television
Freelance Reporter for news and features.
Jan
2002 -
Jan
2004
Presenter/Reporter / ITV
Main reporter for a weekly current affairs programme aimed at young people. Live studio format + pre-recorded packages.
Winner of RTS and NUJ awards. HTV/ITV West, Features Dept (under James Garrett)
Jan
1997 -
Jan
2001
Broadcast Journalist / BBC Television
Presented/ Reported for BBC Radio and TV. South West regional reporter, Daily morning show presenter, reporter for Politics Show and a few more placements such as the best one, down in Cornwall reporting on beached whales!! and reading their news!
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2006
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2007
Bath Spa University
Masters
in
Script-Writing
CSV Media, London - City
Guilds
in
Journalism/media
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1993
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1995
University of Warwick
BA
in
Politics and Philosophy
Activities: Debating Society
rowing club
Croydon High School
Falmouth College of Arts
Postgrad Diploma
in
Broadcast Journalism
Woldingham School
A levels
in
Economics English Politics