Mark Bates

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About Mark Bates

I'm a highly-experienced Producer/Director, Edit Producer and Series Director with a passion for history, arts, food and travel. Over 20 years, I've produced major factual series for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky Atlantic, PBS, CNN and Disney+. From spectacular travelogues with Joanna Lumley and Richard E. Grant, to stylish cookery shows with Mary Berry and Jamie Oliver; from landmark history series, to long-running favourites like 'Who Do You Think You Are?' and 'Horizon', my programmes have been critical hits and ratings winners. I'm based in London and Dublin.

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In Vogue: The 90s, Raw TV for Disney+

In Vogue: The 90S, Raw Tv For Disney+

Producer/Director, Edit Producer, Series Director
Mark Bates Work Experience Details
  • In Vogue: The 90S, Raw Tv For Disney+
    Edit Producer
    In Vogue: The 90S, Raw Tv For Disney+ Jan 2024 - Present
    6-part docuseries about Vogue magazine and how the world of fashion exploded into pop culture in the 1990s.
  • The 1%, Raw Tv For Cnn
    Edit Producer
    The 1%, Raw Tv For Cnn Sep 2022 - Nov 2022
    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: Searching For Mexico, Raw Tv For Cnn
    Edit Producer
    Eva Longoria: Searching For Mexico, Raw Tv For Cnn May 2022 - Aug 2022
    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.
  • The World'S Most Luxurious Holidays, Brinkworth For Channel 4
    Edit Producer
    The World'S Most Luxurious Holidays, Brinkworth For Channel 4 Jul 2021 - Sep 2021
    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.
  • Joanna Lumley'S Home Sweet Home: Travels In My Own Land, Burning Bright For Itv1
    Producer/Director & Edit Producer
    Joanna Lumley'S Home Sweet Home: Travels In My Own Land, Burning Bright For Itv1 Apr 2020 - Feb 2021
    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.
  • The Windsors: Inside The Royal Dynasty, Raw For Cnn
    Producer/Director & Edit Producer
    The Windsors: Inside The Royal Dynasty, Raw For Cnn Mar 2019 - Mar 2020
    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.
  • Mark Berry'S Country House At Christmas, Shine Tv For Bbc Two
    Producer/Director & Edit Producer
    Mark Berry'S Country House At Christmas, Shine Tv For Bbc Two Oct 2018 - Dec 2018
    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.
  • Joanna Lumley'S Silk Road Adventure, Burning Bright For Itv1
    Producer/Director & Edit Producer
    Joanna Lumley'S Silk Road Adventure, Burning Bright For Itv1 May 2018 - Sep 2018
    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.
  • The Royal Wives Of Windsor, Spun Gold Tv For Itv1
    Producer/Director & Edit Producer
    The Royal Wives Of Windsor, Spun Gold Tv For Itv1 Feb 2018 - May 2018
    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.
  • Catherine Tate: Saving The British Bulldog, Shine Tv For Bbc One
    Producer/Director & Edit Producer
    Catherine Tate: Saving The British Bulldog, Shine Tv For Bbc One Oct 2017 - Feb 2018
    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.
  • Mary Berry'S Country House Secrets, Shine Tv For Bbc One
    Producer/Director & Edit Producer
    Mary Berry'S Country House Secrets, Shine Tv For Bbc One Jan 2017 - Sep 2017
    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.
  • Jamie And Jimmy'S Friday Night Feast, Fresh One For Channel 4
    Producer/Director & Edit Producer
    Jamie And Jimmy'S Friday Night Feast, Fresh One For Channel 4 Jul 2016 - Dec 2016
    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.
  • Africa: The Great Civilizations, Nutopia For Pbs Usa
    Producer/Director & Edit Producer
    Africa: The Great Civilizations, Nutopia For Pbs Usa Sep 2015 - Jun 2016
    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.
  • Victorian Bakers, Wall To Wall Television For Bbc 2
    Producer/Director & Edit Producer
    Victorian Bakers, Wall To Wall Television For Bbc 2 May 2015 - Aug 2015
    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.
  • Metropolis: San Francisco And New Orleans, Nutopia For Travel Channel Usa
    Producer/Director & Edit Producer
    Metropolis: San Francisco And New Orleans, Nutopia For Travel Channel Usa Jul 2014 - Feb 2015
    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.
  • 'Horizon: Is Your Brain Male Or Female', Bbc Science For Bbc 2
    Producer/Director & Edit Producer
    'Horizon: Is Your Brain Male Or Female', Bbc Science For Bbc 2 May 2014 - Aug 2014
    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.
  • 'Richard E. Grant'S Hotel Secrets: Berlin', Burning Bright Productions For Sky Atlantic
    Producer/Director & Edit Producer
    'Richard E. Grant'S Hotel Secrets: Berlin', Burning Bright Productions For Sky Atlantic Aug 2013 - Nov 2013
    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.
  • '24 Hours In A&E', The Garden Productions For Channel 4
    Producer/Director & Edit Producer
    '24 Hours In A&E', The Garden Productions For Channel 4 Oct 2012 - Jul 2013
    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 'Vital Organs'.
  • 'Richard E. Grant'S Hotel Secrets: French Riviera', Burning Bright Productions For Sky Atlantic
    Producer/Director & Edit Producer
    'Richard E. Grant'S Hotel Secrets: French Riviera', Burning Bright Productions For Sky Atlantic Jul 2012 - Sep 2012
    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.
  • 'Richard E. Grant'S Hotel Secrets: Ireland', Burning Bright Productions For Sky Atlantic
    Producer/Director
    'Richard E. Grant'S Hotel Secrets: Ireland', Burning Bright Productions For Sky Atlantic May 2012 - Jul 2012
    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.
  • 'Who Do You Think You Are? Hugh Dennis', Wall To Wall Television For Bbc One
    Producer/Director
    'Who Do You Think You Are? Hugh Dennis', Wall To Wall Television For Bbc One Dec 2011 - Mar 2012
    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.
  • 'Brave New World With Stephen Hawking: Technology', Iwc Media For Channel 4
    Producer/Director
    'Brave New World With Stephen Hawking: Technology', Iwc Media For Channel 4 Jun 2011 - Oct 2011
    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.
  • 'Lost Kingdoms Of Africa: The Asante Kingdom', Iwc Media For Bbc Four
    Producer/Director
    'Lost Kingdoms Of Africa: The Asante Kingdom', Iwc Media For Bbc Four Apr 2011 - May 2011
    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.
  • 'Lost Kingdoms Of Africa: The Zulu Kingdom', Iwc Media For Bbc Four
    Producer/Director
    'Lost Kingdoms Of Africa: The Zulu Kingdom', Iwc Media For Bbc Four Jan 2011 - Mar 2011
    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.
  • 'Who Do You Think You Are? Rupert Everett', Wall To Wall Television For Bbc One
    Edit Producer
    'Who Do You Think You Are? Rupert Everett', Wall To Wall Television For Bbc One May 2010 - Aug 2010
    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.
  • 'Who Do You Think You Are? Dervla Kirwan', Wall To Wall Television For Bbc One
    Producer/Director
    'Who Do You Think You Are? Dervla Kirwan', Wall To Wall Television For Bbc One Jan 2010 - Apr 2010
    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.
  • 'Who Do You Think You Are? Martin Freeman', Wall To Wall Television For Bbc One
    Producer/Director
    'Who Do You Think You Are? Martin Freeman', Wall To Wall Television For Bbc One Jun 2009 - Oct 2009
    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.
  • 'My Life In Verse: Cerys Matthews', Wall To Wall Television For Bbc Two
    Producer/Director
    'My Life In Verse: Cerys Matthews', Wall To Wall Television For Bbc Two Feb 2009 - May 2009
    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.
  • 'The Art Of Arts Tv', Bbc Four
    Producer/Director
    'The Art Of Arts Tv', Bbc Four May 2008 - Sep 2008
    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.
  • 'The Art Of Spain: The Dark Heart', Bbc Four
    Producer/Director
    'The Art Of Spain: The Dark Heart', Bbc Four Feb 2008 - May 2008
    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.
  • 'The Summer Of British Film: A Culture Show Special', Bbc Two
    Producer/Director
    'The Summer Of British Film: A Culture Show Special', Bbc Two May 2007 - Aug 2007
    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.
  • 'The Culture Show', Bbc Two
    Producer/Director
    'The Culture Show', Bbc Two Mar 2005 - Apr 2007
    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 investigations, and formatted encounters including:• 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.• Big Brother Book Group: Vanessa Feltz, Germaine Greer and former Big Brother housemates get to grips with George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four.• Kathy Burke on Brendan Behan: Following Kathy as she directed Irish hell-raiser Behan’s classic play The Quare Fellow with a huge all-male cast.• Jake and Dinos Chapman: The bad boys of Britart on their obsession with horror cinema.• Scoring Alfred Hitchcock: Charles Hazlewood and the 60-piece BBC Concert Orchestra in a workshop exploring Hitchcock’s extraordinary collaboration with composer Bernard Herrmann.
  • Bbc Television
    Assistant Producer / Researcher
    Bbc Television Sep 2001 - Jan 2005
    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: Drama-documentary series about the pioneers of British design, including William Morris and Josiah Wedgwood. Presnted by Antiques Roadshow expert Hillary Kay. 'Frank Gehry and public architecture' for BBC Four. An intimate profile of one of the world's greatest architects. 'Crimewatch UK' for BBC ONE: The high profile real-life crime appeals programme. 'Casualty' for BBC ONE: The BBC's long-running medical drama.

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Television Film Producing Editing Directing Documentaries Video Production Broadcast Television Media Production Post Production Reality Drama Journalism Music

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