NDA History of Art (Middle East)
NDA (2024) , Archive Producer
I am a Freelance TV Archive Producer with over 30 years of experience on a variety of production genres from Comedy Entertainment to Specialist Factual and Historical Documentaries. I trained at the BBC Film Archive Library, moving in to production at the BBC before going on to work extensively for a number of Independent Production Companies, ITV, Channel 4 and National Geographic.
I am a good all rounder who can research most subjects but most recently have been specialising in Specialist Factual: Naval History, arcchaeology and Middle Eastern Art Histor.y
I am also an Edit Producer which gives me a good understanding of the edit process technically and editorially. I am particularly good at setting up work flows, costings, liaison with the edit and managing large amounts of material over multiple episodes.
AWARDS
When Tariq Ali Met Malcolm X - RTS (Southern) Award for best Documentary
Your Big Day - Shortlisted for Focal Award for Best use of Archive in Innovative Platform
Kirsty's Home Videos - TRIC Award for Best Entertainment Programme
Unseen Fantasy Football DVD - Platinum Selling DVD
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Credits/nominations
Drain the Oceans Series 4 & 5
Mallinson Sadler Productions for National Geographic (2020 - 2023) , Archive Producer of maritime archaeology series investigating the secrets of sunken ships, submarines and other treasures. Episodes included: Secret Nuclear Bunkers in the Arctic, Sunken Soviet Submarine, Mississippi River Boats, Venice Lagoon, The Black Sea, Pearl Harbor, Pompeii, WW2, The Alamo, Ancient Mayans, Prohibition Bootleggers, Dinosaurs, Alaskan Whaling Fleets, the US War of 1812 and 1980s Columbian drug smugglers.
Ocean Wreck Investigation Series 1
Mallinson Sadler Productions for National Geographic (2020 - 2021) , Archive Consultant for Maritime Archaeology series
Drain the Oceans Series 2 & 3
Mallinson Sadler Productions For National Geographic Channels International (2019 - 2020) , Archive Producer of maritime archaeology series investigating the secrets of sunken ships, planes and other treasures. Episodes include: Nazi Battleships, Loch Ness, Battle of Britain, US Civil Warships, Chicago, Viking Seas, 1945 Pacific War
When Tariq Ali Met Malcolm X
TVT Productions for Smithsonian Channel UK (2019) , Archive Producer. Award winning documentary about civil rights activist Malcolm X. focussing on his visit to the UK and the relationship he formed with Tariq Ali whilst taking part in an iconic ground breaking Oxford Union Debate
Icons: Artists and Writers
72 Films for BBC2 (2019) , Archive Producer. Episode Looking at Artists Writers of the 20th Century focussing on Virginia Woolf, Pablo Picasso, Alfred Hitchcock and Andy Warhol
Icons: Activists
72 Films for BBC2 (2018) , Archive Producer. Episode Looking at Activists of the 20th Century focussing on Emmeline Pankhurst, Gandhi, Helen Keller and Dr Martin Luther King Jnr
Vive La Revolution: Joan Bakewell on ’68
Storyvault for BBC4 - Arts (2018) , Archive Producer. Joan Bakewell documentary on her memories of 1968 and the student riots in Paris. The programme also looks at the world situation, general student unrest, anti Vietnam War and civil rights.
Your Big Day (online video gift project)
YourBigDay Ltd (2017 - 2018) , Archive Producer (Oct 2016 - 2018) researching stories, drafting scripts and sourcing archive for YourBigDay.TV an internet based project producing bespoke archive video gifts featuring major quirky news for all dates and most years back to 1917
The Unexplained Files
Raw TV/Discovery (2013) , Archive Producer for Discovery series about unexplained natural and unnatural phenomena
Celebrity Bitchslap News (pilot)
iEntertainment/BBC Pilot (2012) , Archive Researcher for pilot tv show
Britain in the 90s (10 x 60)
Nugus Martin/WMP (2008) , Producer, Director and Writer of 100% Archive 10 part series looking at the social, political and cultural decade that was the 1990s
Denis Norden’s Laughter File
ITV1 (2005- 2006) , Executive Producer
Now That's Embarrassing...The 80s (1x180’)
Granada Productions for FIVE (2005) , Executive Producer of 3 hour special looking back at the 1980s
All New TV’s Naughtiest Blunders (30 episodes x 75 minutes)
ITV1 (2003 - 2005) , Series Series Producer/Edit Producer & Writer of long running, fast-turnaround 100% blooper and out-takesSeries
Vinnies Football Shorts
Carlton for Sky One (2002) , Executive Producer of documentary looking at the use of Sport and Sports People in TV advertising.
Kirsty’s Home Videos (4 series x 13 hours)
Carlton for Sky One (2001- 2002) , Producer/Series Producer of award winning blooper series. 4 series x 13 eps. Hosted by Kirsty Gallagher
TV’s Naughtiest Blunders Ep2
Carlton for ITV (2000) , Producer
Fantasy World Cup Live 1998 (16 x live episodes)
Avalon for ITV (1998) , Producer for the critically acclaimed live topical comedy football series hosted by Frank Skinner and David Baddiel
Unseen Fantasy Football (home Video 1996)
Avalon for BBC (1996) , Producer - Platinum Selling DVD compilation of the best unseen moments from the popular Baddiel & Skinner TV series.
The Frank Skinner Show, (3 series x 6 eps)
Avalon for BBC (1995-1997) , Associate Producer (Archive) of Frank Skinner topical comedy chat show
Fantasy Football League Series 3 & Euro 96
Avalon for BBC (1995 - 1996) , VT & Archive Producer for topical comedy football series hosted by Frank Skinner & David Baddiel
Lenny Henry
Crucial for BBC (1995) , Archive Researcher
The End of the Year Show with Angus Deayton
BBC (1995) , Archive AP
Shooting Stars Series 1
BBC (1995) , Associate Producer
A Christmas Night with the Stars
BBC (1994) , Researcher
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole Series 1 & 2
Channel X for Channel 4 (1993-1995) , Researcher, Consultant
The Almost Complete History of the 20th Century
Kudos/Channel 4 (1993) , Archive Researcher/AP
Rory Bremner
BBC (1992) , Researcher
The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos (3 series)
BBC (1990 -1995) , Associate Producer of cult series creating staggering stories from re-voiced archive film clips.
Reportage
BBC (1989 - 1990) , Researcher (Archive & Music)