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Wilkinson, Gerry

Member since 2011

Film Researcher/Archive Producer with worldwide experience. I have over 30 years experience, specialising in current affairs, 20th Century History, Social History and Music. I have worked extensively at the BBC and various leading independent production companies. I worked in the BBC History Department over a number of years as well as In- house Film Researcher at BBC Political Documentaries. I clear footage for Worldwide Broadcast as well as preparing budgets and program development and clearing third party rights. In depth knowledge of working with co-production partners such as Discovery and A@E. Finalist Focal International Film Researcher Of The Year 2015. Â

Credits/nominations

Legend Of Shorty. Chapo Guzman

Ronachan Films/Discovery Channel/Pacha Films/Film 4. (2015) , Directed by Angus McQueen. Feature Documentary Broadcast worldwide.

Women In The Arts

BBC Arts (2015) , Northern Women TV Writers.

Still The Enemy Within. The Miners Strike 1984-1985.

Bad Bonobo Films (2014) , Feature/Documentary. Winner Audience Award Sheffield Documentary Festival. Grierson Award Nominee-Best Historical Documentary.)

Top Ten-series 1 - 5 part music genre list show . -The first ever of this format.

Chrysalis TV/Channel 4

My Family At War. .

BBC Factual /History , WW1 genealogy series

The Ladies Not For Spurning-Portillo on Thatcher

Liberty Bell Prods/BBC 4

100 Greatest Feature Films

Yorkshire TV / Channel 4

Al Qaeda 2 part Doc with Peter Taylor

BBC 2

Hotline To The President

BBC Current Affairs , With Michael Cockerell

Trust Me I’m a Politician

BBC Current Affairs , With Michael Cockerell

Friends Like These- The French

BBC Current Affairs , With Michael Cockerell

Political Mavericks

BBC Current Affairs

Timewatch. The Missing Ace

BBC History

Timewatch. Gallipoli

BBC History

Timewatch. The Great Storm

BBC History

Timewatch. Tirpitz

BBC History

Timewatch. Pol Pot

BBC History

Timewatch- Inside The Mind of Hitler

BBC History

Factory Records.Manchester from Joy Division to the Happy Monday’s

BBC Music and Entertainment) , Guardian Newspaper’s Music Documentary of the year

Inside Broadmoor

Wildfire TV for Channel 5. , 2 part documentary on the history of Broadmoor Hospital and violent medical disorders

The Last Miners

Keo Films , 2 part Documentary for the BBC about the closure of Kellingley Coal Mine.

Rock Against Racism

Bad Bonobo Films , Feature Documentary

The Day The War Was Won-Battle Of Britain

Arrow Media/Channel 4.

Battle Of Britain. The Last Few

Arrow Media/Channel 4. , Documentary about the last surviving pilots

Brick Lane Night-

BBC Factual , History Of Brick Lane

100 Greatest Number One’s.

Yorkshire TV/Channel 4

Margaret Thatcher Obit.

Brook Lapping/Sky TV

The Bohemians part 3.

Wingspan TV for BBC4.

Century 5 part series

TWI/Pathe

Henry Tandey WW1 VC Hero

BBC Factual/History

Joan Bakewell At The BBC

BBC Arts

Voices Of WW2- 6 part series

S4C. Cwmni Da Prods , WW2 Archive Testimony series

A Very English Winter. The Unthanks

BBC Music And Entertainment , English Winter Folk Customs presented by The Unthanks

Dig WW2

360 Prods/BBC Factual History , 3 part series with Dan Snow

George Cross Heroes. Drama Documentary.Films

Dangerous Films/Discovery

Surviving D-Day-Drama Documentary

Dangerous Films/Discovery