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"Food Stars" - Exec Producer, oversaw the edit of ten-part competition series for Fox US. Hosted by Gordon Ramsay and Lisa Vanderpump, a group of top food and drink entrepreneurs compete to win 250,000 dollars.Brought in to help get the first three episodes over the line in just six weeks.

United Kingdom

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

DIY SOS Children in Need. BBC1/Radio 2 co-production - TX Nov 9 PM.A star-studded cast, a supersized show and the biggest build in the history of the series.

London, England, United Kingdom

Trailblazers - A Rocky Mountain Road Trip. Three-Part Documentary Series with Ruby Wax, Mel B and Emily Atack for BBC2 9 PM

The Apprentice - Series 16. As Series Editor, I was responsible for the daily running of the edit - managing 12 edit teams and getting the cuts ready for the finishing suites. .

Executive Producer (Outline/Blink)I Exec Produced for the Discovery Channel, two series of the lock-down hit - "Sarah Beeny's Renovate Don't Relocate" Alongside I developed adventure and survival formats for the US market with a new female survival talent. “Renovate don’t Relocate”, Discovery Plus/HGTV – 38 x 1 hour. Property Expert Sarah Beeny converts dysfunctional homes into future-proof, liveable spaces. This is the flagship series for HGTV. I’ve worked across every stage of production: writing scripts, attending shoots and running edits during three lockdowns. The current run is 18 x 60-minute shows. It’s a beast of a series!Commissioner: Matt Reid

“Made in Great Britain”, BBC2 9 PM. This was a well received, living history six-parter. Each episode told the story of how the Nation’s crafts have shaped our towns and cities and built modern Britain. The series followed the journey of four young contemporary craft makers as they time travelled through nine hundred years trying out the crafts for themselves and discovering the social history behind them. The series was presented by economist and BBC Breakfast presenter, Steph McGovern. Commissioners: Tom McDonald, Simon Young, Abi Priddle

As Executive Producer, I was responsible for two prime-time series of "Tricks Of The Restaurant Trade" for Channel 4 news and current affairs as well as working with the development team on new ideas. Our appetite for eating out has never been so great, but how much do we really know about the food we’re eating or the tricks used to bring us to the table? "Tricks Of The Restaurant Trade" was a mischievous, investigative series, with access to some of the World’s biggest brands and undercover filming of many others. It delivered journalistic insight into some of the truths the rapidly expanding restaurant business would prefer we didn’t know.

London, United Kingdom

Proof of concept testing for co-pro BBC Entertainment and Specialist Factual format.

Central America/London

Series 2 - Channel 4 - I was responsible for the Women’s island on location, overseeing the production team, survivalists and medics. I produced the presenter Bear Grylls and worked across the edits back in the UK.

London, United Kingdom

Proof of concept testing of rigged new format for Sky One.

Media Centre, White City, London

Executive Producer for BBC Factual Entertainment. I oversaw production and post-production of a BBC3 6 part constructed documentary series, "Don't Drop The Baby", putting first-time clueless Dads in the hands of experienced midwives to train them to be useful birthing partners.

London

"Junior Doctors - Your Life In Their Hands" - I produced the first and second series of this award-winning documentary series for BBC3. It was based at the Newcastle Royal Infirmary (Series 1) and the "Chelsea and Westminster Hospital"(series 2) . The series covered the junior doctors first six weeks on the wards both at work and living together at home. Your first ever job is always going to feel daunting but when you're dealing with life and death, the stakes are much higher. The shows attained the highest ratings ever for any strand on BBC3 and programmes were re-broadcast on BBC1 with a "special" commissioned for BBC1.

London, United Kingdom

Blue Skies Development Projects for BBC Specialist Factual

Brighton

I series produced the BAFTA nominated campaigning ob doc series "Blood Sweat and Takeaways" broadcast on BBC3. A group of young British consumers travelled to Indonesia and Thailand to work in factories and on farms, producing food for British takeaways and high-street supermarkets . From the fishing boats and tuna factories of Sulawesi to the prawn farms of Kalamantan and then onto the padi fields of Thailand and abattoirs in Bangkok, the series showed us what it takes to produce the fast food we take for granted.

Brighton

I series directed the BAFTA nominated, campaigning ob doc series "Blood Sweat and T-Shirts". This programme took young British consumers to India to live the lives of factory workers making disposable fashion for British clothing stores. The programme secured unique access to sweatshops where our Brits not only worked but had to sleep alongside their co-workers.

United Kingdom

Producer, writer and reporter of award winning radio shows - music documentaries and live shows with big name talent - comedy, arts reportage and scripted drama. Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 4 and Radio 5 Live.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication And Media Studies

Education record

Post-Graduate, Broadcast Journalism

JACTRJ journalism industry certification in radio and television journalism (post-grad run by the National Council for the Training.

6-Months Novel Writing Course, Novel Writing