| Nov 2011- | Producer/Director, Bang Goes the Theory, BBC Science Unit for BBC1 |
| Responsibilities include:
- Producing two of the new-style programmes in the series.
- Directing 8 VTs for the series with presenter Jem Stansfield.
- Overseeing the large-scale engineering projects for the series, including a special for Sports Relief.
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| Sep-Nov 2011 | Director, Food: Grown in the UK, BBC Consumer Unit for BBC2 |
| Responsibilities included:
- Directing 4 items for new magazine-style series with presenters Alex Langlands and Lucy Worsley.
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| Jun-Aug 2011 | Producer/Director, Bang Goes the Theory, BBC Science Unit for BBC1 |
| Responsibilities included:
- Producing/directing 4 items for the series with presenter Jem Stansfield.
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| Jan-Jun 2011 | Producer/Director, Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity, BBC Science Unit for BBC4 |
| Responsibilities included:
- Helping develop the idea (presented by Jim al-Khalili)
- Producing/directing programme 3 of the series
- Editing extra material for the website myself (online here
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| Apr-Aug 2010 | Producer/Director, Explosions: How We Shook the World, BBC Science Unit for BBC4 |
| Responsibilities included:
- Helping develop and pitch the idea (presented by Jem Stansfield)
- Initial research, programme outline and scripting
- Producing/directing the programme
- Editing extra material for the website myself (online here.)
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| Dec 2009-Mar 2010 | Director/Assistant producer, Bang Goes the Theory, BBC Science Unit for BBC1 |
| Responsibilities included:
- AP for studio records (coming up with and setting up demonstrations for studio, drafting scripts etc.)
- Producing/directing 9 VTs, presented by Yan Wong and Liz Bonnin
- Self-editing additional material for the website from rushes
- Producing/directing 3D shoot with Panavision rig
- Self-shooting and producing/directing additional material for the website with Jem Stansfield
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| Oct-Dec 2009 | Assistant producer, JV History development and Assistant Producer, Planet Dinosaur, BBC Science Unit for BBC1 |
| Responsibilities included:
- Making taster tapes for pitch to Discovery Channel
- Coming up with ideas for new history series
- Researching and writing proposals
- Using my knowledge and experience from the Walking With... series to set up initial contacts and research for Planet Dinosaur
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| Mar-Sep 2009 | Director/Assistant producer, Bang Goes the Theory, BBC Science Unit for BBC1 |
| Responsibilities included:
- AP for studio records (coming up with and setting up demonstrations for studio, drafting scripts etc.)
- Training new presenter and developing format to suit him
- Producing/directing 10 short VTs, presented by Yan Wong
- Self-shooting and producing/directing 7 VTs for the website, weekly during transmission
- Self-shooting, producing/directing and self-editing additional material for the website with Yan Wong, Jem Stansfield and Dallas Campbell
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| Feb-Mar 2009 | Assistant producer How Earth Made Us, BBC Science Unit for BBC2 |
| Responsibilities included:
- Helping set up complex multi-location foreign shoots.
- Setting up ultra high speed camera shoots.
- Research for 'Storm' programme.
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| Dec 2008 | Director, Science VT inserts for The One Show, BBC Science Unit for BBC1 |
| Responsibilities included:
- Producing/directing two VTs, presented by Sarah Jarvis and Michael Mosley.
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| Oct-Nov 2008 | Assistant producer, development for 7:30 Science Show (aka 'Bang Goes the Theory'), BBC Science Unit for BBC1 |
| Responsibilities included:
- Finding 'studio' location.
- Screentesting possible presenters (self-shooting and editing on FCP) and casting
- Developing editorial content for (successful) pitch
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| Jan-Apr 2007 | Researcher, The Making of Me BBC Science & History Unit for BBC1 |
| Responsibilities included:
- Background research for series (scientific and biographical)
- Helping plan possible programme themes and mix of science/biography
- Moved to be researcher specifically for Colin Jackson programme
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| Jan-Apr 2007 | Researcher, VT inserts for The One Show, BBC Science & History Unit for BBC1 |
| Responsibilities included:
- Producing/directing two VTs, presented by Michael Mosley.
- Research for all other science VTs for The One Show.
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| Jan-Apr 2007 | Assistant producer, Phenomena, BBC Science & History Unit for BBC1 |
| Responsibilities included:
- Own commission for BBC1 (4x60')
- Pitching to commissioners, and to co-producers
- Research for series
- Structuring series outline and programme breakdowns
- Researching new camera technologies and assessing feasibility of filming
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| Jan-Mar 2007 | Assistant producer, Climate Change website, BBC Science interactive |
| Responsibilities included:
- Researching background and competition online for climate change website/carbon calculator
- liasing with teams across the BBC
- designing site functionality
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| Sep-Dec 2006 | Assistant producer, Climate Change: A Warning for Britain, BBC Science & History Unit for BBC1 |
| Responsibilities included:
- Researching stories, finding suitable contributors etc.
- Setting up shoots.
- Directing short sequences with contributors.
- Completing copyright clearance for archive and music used.
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| Aug 2006 | 'Sleep': own commission of VT inserts for The One Show, BBC Science & History Unit for BBC1 |
| Responsibilities included:
- Coming up with initial idea and making sure science behind it was sound.
- Working up budget with Production Manager.
- Finding contributors and liaising with scientists.
- Setting up filming, with celebrity presenter.
- Writing and directing all inserts.
- Editing (with professional editors) and delivering 1 insert daily for a week to give an 'as live' feel.
- Clearing copyright usage for all archive, stills and music and completing all postproduction paperwork.
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| Sep 2005-Sep 2006 | Assistant producer, BBC Science & History Unit development |
| Responsibilities included:
- Working with members of the Unit to help develop their ideas.
- Writing pitching documents.
- Shooting and editing promotional videos for ideas (working with a professional editor)
- Coming up with my own ideas for programmes, and preparing them for pitching.
- Seeking and advising potential new presenters.
- For a month, acting as Head of development, leading small team and liasing with commissioners, channel controllers, Exec producers and co-producers.
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| Jul 2003-Jan 2004 | Test Your Pet (own idea commissioned for BBC1), BBC Natural History Unit |
| Responsibilities included:
- Coming up with initial idea, and working up to pitch it.
- Working with academics to design all experiments.
- Working with design team to develop overall 'look and feel' for studio set and design.
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| Apr 2003-Sep 2005 | Researcher, Life in the Undergrowth, BBC Natural History Unit for BBC1 |
| Responsibilities included:
- Initial research and story-finding for the series.
- Directing sequences both in UK and on shoots around the world.
- Directing and self-shooting sequences for 'Fly On The Wall' 10 minute programmes.
- Editing sequences (with professional editors).
- Archive research and copyright clearance.
- Helping write publicity documents and assisting with the book of the series.
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| Nov 2002-Apr 2003 | Assistant producer, Development office, BBC Natural History Unit |
| Responsibilities included:
- Working with members of the Unit to help develop their ideas.
- Writing pitching documents.
- Editing promotional videos for ideas (either editing them myself using Media 100, or working with a professional editor)
- Coming up with my own ideas for programmes, and preparing them for pitching.
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| Jun 2002-Jan 2003 | Assistant producer, Life of Mammals website, BBC interactive Factual & Learning |
| Responsibilities included:
- Designing overall scope of the website, working to an educational brief.
- Designing 5 educational games to illustrate each of the main subject areas of the main website.
- Writing 24 short articles for a general audience on the topics investigated in the website.
- Designing some online experiments that allowed people to take part in mammal behaviour experiments wherever they lived, via the website. These included 3 experiments via webcams (investigating maternal behaviour and learning in mammals) and an investigation into human social behaviour, comparing it with that of other apes.
- Working with an educational specialist to write lesson plans based around the website.
- Researching and entering data to add all the species featured in the TV series into the Wildfacts database, and adding the features to the database which allowed users to list all the animals that appeared in each episode of the series.
- Helping design and write the text for the "BBC Life" prototype, based on The Life of Mammals, making facts and video available online to users.
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| Feb-Jun 2002 | Researcher, Walking with Dinosaurs Specials & 3-part series Sea Monsters, Impossible Pictures for BBC1 |
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| Jan 2000- Dec 2001 | Walking with Beasts/Walking with Dinosaurs Specials, BBC Science Unit for BBC1 |
Responsibilities included:
- Researcher on the main programme. Click here for details.
- Designed and wrote website, including games (web and SMS-based) and educational material. Click here for details.
- Helped design and write interactive TV version. Click here for details.
- Helped with 'simutainment' computer game prototype.
- Co-wrote book accompanying series. Click here for details.
- Worked with BBC Worldwide on associated products. Click here for details.
- Organised some associated activities around the country in museums. Click here for details.
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| 1999 | Supervising Researcher, National Geographic |
| Responsible for supervising all research and delivering annotated scripts for Explorer's Journal (65x60' for National Geographic Channel)
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| 1999 | Development work, Oxford Scientific Films |
| Responsible for developing new series 'Bugs' (3x60' for Channel 4)
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