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6-part docuseries about Vogue magazine and how the world of fashion exploded into pop culture in the 1990s.

6-part investigative docuseries exploring the influence of the super-rich and the impact of global wealth inequality. I edit produced the 'London' episode, discovering how the city has become a haven for corrupt oligarchs and dirty money.

Eva Longoria travels across Mexico, discovering how its food is as rich as its people and its history. I edit produced the 'Nuevo Leon' episode.

This new series goes behind the scenes of the luxury travel industry and reveals how to holiday like a billionaire. I edit produced the first episode.

After a lifetime of travels that have taken her across the globe, Joanna Lumley embarks on her most personal journey yet - exploring the four nations of the United Kingdom. I directed the first and last episodes. We filmed between lockdowns so I’m fully experienced in Covid-compliant filming and remote editing.

Following CNN’s major drama-doc series about the Kennedys and the Bushes, this is inside story of the Windsor dynasty, told with rare archive and contributions from friends, family, experts and eyewitnesses. I produced and directed two episodes and edit produced a third.

London, United Kingdom

Mary heads to Harewood House in Yorkshire to explore forgotten festive recipes and ancient Christmas traditions. I led a crew of 20 on a multi-camera shoot with two simultaneous edits for tx on Christmas Day.

Travelling from Venice to China, Joanna explores the legendary Silk Road. In my episode she visits Georgia and Azerbaijan. I sourced the stories, directed a multi-camera crew on location, and edit produced.

On the eve of Harry & Meghan’s wedding, this archive-driven documentary explores 100 years of Windsor women. I interviewed David Starkey, Jeremy Paxman, and Andrew Morton amongst others, and edit produced.

London, United Kingdom

Single authored doc in which comedian and dog-lover Catherine Tate explores the serious health problems affecting this beloved breed, and the new science that could fix it. I led the film through complex compliance issues, navigating the controversial world of dog breeding, with its many vocal and conflicting stakeholders.

London, United Kingdom

Mary goes behind the scenes at some of Britain’s grandest stately homes, cooking delicious recipes inspired by her discoveries. I helped develop this glossy primetime series, directing and editing the first and third eps.

London, United Kingdom

I directed the VTs for Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty’s celebrity cooking show, leading multi-camera teams on location, directing large groups of contributors, and managing elaborate food and catering sequences.

London

Harvard historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. presents a spectacular journey through Africa from the dawn of humanity to the modern age. I scripted, directed and edited two episodes, shooting in Morocco and Zanzibar.

London, United Kingdom

Living history series in which four contemporary bakers go back in time to experience the lives of their Victorian predecessors. I directed and edit produced the first ep of this new series, leading a team of 20 on location.

London, United Kingdom

Using lavish VFX and drama recon, this series explores the history of the world’s greatest cities. I directed and edit produced two eps, overseeing complex graphics and effects, and integrating actuality with drama recon.

London

Dr Alice Roberts and Dr Michael Mosley explore the differences between the brains of men and women. As well as filming on location, I directed a series of complex lab-style studio tests involving children and babies.

London, United Kingdom

Hollywood star and self-confessed bon viveur Richard E. Grant explores the world's most famous and luxurious hotels, uncovering stories of scandal, adventure and outrageous behaviour. In this episode he travels to historic Berlin, sniffing out tales of Nazi tyranny, Cold War treachery and rock star debauchery.

London, United Kingdom

92 cameras, 5000 patients, six weeks filming around the clock – Channel 4’s BAFTA-nominated observational series offering unprecedented access to one of Britain busiest A&E departments. Senior gallery director and edit producer. I've produced five episodes of '24 Hours in A&E'. I was personally shortlisted for a Grierson Documentary Award for my episode.

London, United Kingdom

Richard explores Europe's most fabled coastline, the original playground of millionaires and movie stars. Travelling from the gamblers' paradise of Monte Carlo to the party town of St. Tropez, via Nice, Cannes and Antibes, he meets the eccentric movers and shakers behind some of the world's legendary hotels.

London, United Kingdom

Richard continues his exploration of the world’s most intriguing hotels visiting Ireland’s grandest castles, U2’s rock and roll HQ in Dublin, and Europe’s most bombed hotel – the Europa in Belfast.

London, United Kingdom

BBC ONE’s flagship family history series. One of Britain’s best-loved comedians travels to France and Flanders to re-trace the steps of his grandfathers, both of whom fought in the First World War.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

A team of scientists led by Professor Stephen Hawking travels the globe to tell the stories behind some of the extraordinary scientific breakthroughs that will transform our lives in the 21st century, from a zero-carbon city in Abu Dhabi to one of the deepest underground laboratories in the world.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Gus Casely-Hayford travels to Ghana to investigate the mysterious Asante Kingdom, discovering a history of gold, slaves, and spectacular art and architecture.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Landmark history series exploring four remarkable pre-colonial African civilisations. Historian Gus Casely-Hayford tells the story of the Zulu Kingdom which inflicted a legendary defeat on the British army in 1879.

London, United Kingdom

Hollywood star Rupert Everett investigates his grandfather’s mysterious childhood and discovers a complex financial scandal with tragic repercussions for three generations.

London, United Kingdom

Actress Dervla Kirwan explores the controversial life of her great great uncle, Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, and uncovers a shocking Victorian miscarriage of justice.

London, United Kingdom

Actor Martin Freeman explores his grandfather’s tragic death during the evacuation of Durkirk and uncovers the astonishing story of his Victorian great grandparents, both of whom were blind musicians.

London, United Kingdom

Major BBC series in which some of Britain’s best-loved celebrities go on personal journeys through the poems that have most inspired them. In my film Welsh singer-songwriter Cerys Matthews travels across the British Isles tracing the history of Celtic poetry and how it has shaped her music and identity.

London

A witty, revealing journey through the history of arts television from the 1930s to the present, featuring interviews with David Attenborough, Simon Schama, Matthew Collings and Dan Cruickshank. The series explored the sparks that fly when the lofty ideals of the arts world meet the commercial realities of television.

London, United Kingdom

Landmark travelogue-history series exploring Spain’s spectacular art and architecture, presented by art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon. Driving through Spain’s most beautiful landscapes Andrew traced the rise and fall of the Spanish Empire, the brutal conquest of the New World, and the madness of the Inquisition.

London, United Kingdom

Mark Kermode and Lauren Laverne in a comic road trip visiting the locations of some of Britain’s most beloved films. Featuring pastiches of famous movie scenes and interviews with film luminaries including director Danny Boyle, screenwriter Julian Fellowes and actor Edward Woodward.

London, United Kingdom

• The BBC’s flagship weekly arts magazine programme, presented by Lauren Laverne and Mark Kermode. Directed sixteen 8-minute films for the programme, including celebrity profiles, mini-documentaries, journalistic.
• Paul McCartney: An intimate interview to mark his latest classical work.
• The Scissor Sisters: The band reveal their eclectic cultural inspirations from U2 to Fellini.
• Vic Reeves at the Folkestone Triennial: Kent-resident Vic Reeves in a surreal odyssey through the streets of Folkestone to launch Britain’s most ambitious new art festival.
• Nick Cave: A combative encounter with Radio 1’s Zane Lowe
• John Grisham: Profile of one of the world’s best-selling novelists reflecting on the American criminal justice system, his Southern childhood, and his adventures in Hollywood.

London, United Kingdom

My assistant producer and researcher credits at the BBC included:'A Picture of Britain' for BBC ONE: Landmark arts series, presented by David Dimbleby, on the history of British landscape painting.'The World's Most Photographed' for BBC TWO: Major ten-part drama-documentary series on the history of celebrity photography. 'Brilliantly British' for BBC ONE.

Ba, Phd, English And Drama Studies

Production Trainee Scheme - Tv Production And Directing

Drama Studies

Education record