Stephen Leigh Email & Phone Number

Greater Bristol Area, United Kingdom

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Bristol, United Kingdom

Bristol, United Kingdom

Bristol, United Kingdom

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Worked on 'Bake Off Creme de la Creme

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

Edit Producer Channel 5 fixed rig show

Plymouth, United Kingdom

Work as an edit producer on two different fast turn around series; 'Fat Pets: Slimmer of the Year' for ITV daytime and 'For Hire' a new food / business format for BBC2 7pm

Bristol

BBC at Bristol Food Connections: responsible for devising, planning and implementing a £750,000, 11 day free food festival that features live food demos, family friendly hands-on activities around healthy eating and food education, a live radio broadcast hub (to play host to everyone from Clare Balding to Richard Bacon and Ken Hom in Conversation with Sheila Dillon). We also set up four unique schools days, offering food education to over one and a half thousand children

Bristol, England

April 2012 - Nov 2013Worked concurrently on two series:Series Producer:River Cottage To The Core(4 x 1 hour for C4)TX: Oct 2013 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall encourages us all to think of fruit as more than a lunch box extra but - instead - a central part of our basket of cooking ingredients, as versatile as meat, fish or veg. I also oversaw the creation of a major sponsored campaign, in association with the Woodland Trust, to get thousands of fruit trees planted in schools across the country. I was also responsible for hiring staff, overseeing edits and running the schedule and budget.andScandimania (3x 1 for C4)(TX Feb2014)Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall ravels to Norway, Sweden and Denmark to find out why they are the three happiest countries to live in. Responsible for building the principles of the format for both series and fleshing out the concepts with strong story lines and characters.Series Producer/Director.HOW TO COOK (BBC Food On Line)80 films for BBC Food demonstrating 40 recipes and 40 cooking techniques, designed for people looking to improve their kitchen skills. Fast turn-around, multi camera, studio filming combined with concurrent edit.Series Producer (Edit Producer).River Cottage Three Go Mad(C4, 2 x 47 minutes)Celebrity specials that saw three different stars in each episode come to join Hugh for a couple of days of intensive lessons in cooking and animal husbandry, River Cottage style.Ep 1, The Actors; Felicity Kendal, Keeley Hawes and Philip GlenisterEp 2, The Comedians; Lee Mack, Robert Webb and Ruby Wax.Ep 3, Three Go Mad at Christmas; a celebrity episode, starring Kathy Burke, Stephen Mangan and Mark Heap.Series Producer Hugh's 3 Good ThingsC4 / More4, 25 x 30 mins)Hugh's first high volume series TXed on both C4 Sunday and as prime time on More 4. Hugh puts his culinary skills to the test in a series of five week-long cooking competitions

Plymouth, United Kingdom

'The Future Family'5 x1 hour primetimeA bold social experiment that throws a typical family into the future to see how they adapt to future technology and the resource issues we will all be facing. My responsibilities included everything from devising the main themes of the series as well as the story lines of each episode. I was also charged with finding new talent to present the show, oversee three film crews, multiple locations and a separate web commission. The series was C4 Specialist Factuals first major Ad Funded show.

London / Bristol

RIVER COTTAGESeries Producer across the River Cottage brand. I project-managed all terrestrial programming, from the main prime time series to the new daytime shorts series and one off specials. I also over saw all newly filmed sell-through DVDs.In addition, I work hand in hand with the Keo Interactive Team on both rivercottage.net and the multi award-winning Landshare website.Over the two previous years, I was Series Edit Producer in charge of the creative and administrative aspects of four edits running simultaneously, without directors, including scheduling, scripting and liaising with commissioners and legal departments and reporting directly to the Exec. I was also responsible for commissioning all music, titles and graphics.By the end of 2010, I had successfully delivered 31 hours of primetime programming, over twenty day time shows and four additional new feature length DVDs.2010Series Producer:River Cottage Everyday: 8 x 1 hourRiver Cottage Christmas Fayre 1 x 47 minutesRiver Cottage Bites, 25 x shorts2008/2009Series Edit Producer:River Cottage Summer’s Here (5 x 1 hour)Winner of the 2010 Realscreen award 'Best Food Programme'Series Edit Producer:River Cottage Winter’s on the Way (5 x1 hour)Shortlisted for: Guild of Food Writers ‘Michael Smith Award for Work on British Food’Series Edit Producer: River Cottage Autumn 5 x1 hourSeries Edit Producer: River Cottage Spring 5 x1 hourSeries Edit Producer: River Cottage Heroes 1 x1 hourSeries Edit Producer: River Cottage Christmas Special 09, 1 x 1 hour

Bristol, United Kingdom

THE ONE SHOWDuring its debut year, I was part of the three man team responsible for commissioning and managing over 800 short form films. My role encompassed identifying potential stories, developing ideas and building relationships with suppliers, as well as chaperoning specific films to air within budget and to fast turnaround delivery dates. I worked across factual entertainment, natural history and consumer, including the successful strands, ‘Food Ambassadors’ & ‘Christmas Food Ambassadors’, ‘Hardeep’s Map of Britain’, ‘Public Art’ and ‘House Where I Grew Up’. The One Show’s recipe of broad, content rich story telling from across the whole country resulted in audience ratings of over five and a half million and upwards of 25% share.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

In this senior company position, I was involved in strategising programming growth across terrestrial and web broadcasting, managing the development team and writing and pitching 360 degree programme ideas and formats.Successful commissions include:WIN MY WAGE (Hotbed for Channel 4)THE ONE SHOW (Hotbed for BBC1)I have worked in development at a Producer level, in a freelance capacity, in London and the South West, where my 'green light' successes include:DON’T GET DONE, GET DOM (Flame TV for BBC1)3 HUNGRY BOYS (Keo for Channel 4)ESSENTIAL POEMS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH (TalkbackThames for C4)MYSTERY FILES (Parthenon for National Geographic).THE TRAIL OF THE TEMPLARS (Parthenon for National Geographic).ALL OVER THE SHOP (Touch for BBC2)

London, United Kingdom

Further Series Producer Credits;‘Tarrants’ Way’ 6 x 1 hour ITVRTS award-nominated travel & history series that saw Chris and Ingrid Tarrant follow the first ever AA road map as they under take a collection of nostalgic journey’s through the UK in their 1938 Bentley Derby. This was the forerunner of the celebrity road trip format, as repeated in such shows as ‘Robbie Coltrane’s B-Road Britain’Wild Weekends 6 x 1 hour ITVSix part series following a different pair of partying friends each episode as they enjoy a weekend of culture, clubbing and local cuisine.24 Hours in Soho 6 x 1 hour ITVPresented by Alex James, of Blur fame, this documentary followed the lives of Soho denizens over one 24-hour period, with each episode covering a four hour block of time. The series enjoyed multiple repeats on Sky.Explorer Journal 12 x 1 hour, National Geographic ChannelA wide ranging series that covered everything from whales and sharks to extreme sports and the rescue workers who dig out survivors from earthquake disaster zones.Celebrity Swaps 4 x 60 mins, C5Second series of this factual entertainment series which used prosthetics, stylists and voice coaches to transform celebritiesBoot Sale Challenge 12 x 30 mins ITVThe original bric-a-brac to antiques show, Boot Sale challenge pre-dated Bargain Hunt by some twenty monthsThree Celebs and a Baby 1 x 1 hour (Five, Flame TV):Devised and established format for this new show, including the building of a £60,000 animatronic remote controlled ‘baby’. Show filmed celebrities as they were tasked 24 hours a day to test their parenting skills. Also wrote the show bible for this highly successful foreign sales format.

London / Bristol

Producer / Director CreditsI have dozens of hours of primetime, terrestrial broadcast credits under my belt, mostly across Channel 4, BBC2, BBC3, Sky and Five. I have helmed films on natural history, science, politics, finance, dating, health and travel. As a former national newspaper journalist, I have a reputation for being able to zero in to the heart of the storyAmong my credits:Mark Owen’s Celebrity Scooters (BBC3, 365 Productions) 6 episodesDoors to Manual (C4, Princess): 2 episodes (Marrakesh & Madrid)Force of Nature (C4, ITN): x2 (Branson’s Crash Landing / Death in the Alps)Turn Back Your Body Clock (C4, Celador): 2 episodesHouse Trapped (C4, Lion TV): 1 episodeWould Like To Meet (BBC2, Talkback Thames): 2 episodesYour Money Or Your Life (BBC2, Talkback Thames): 4 episodesLife Laundry (BBC2, Talkback Thames): 3 episodesThe Diana Years (Sky 1, Mentorn): 2 episodesAnthea Turner’s Perfect Housewife (BBC3, RDF): 2 episodes‘Fidel Castro: Maximum Leader’ (Mentorn, ITN, Films Media Group)‘Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady’ (Mentorn, ITN, Films Media Group)‘Prison Break’ (Princess, Channel 5)Documentaries for the ‘Exclusive!’ Strand (Five, Mentorn): 8 one-offs incl. ‘Spice Girls Special’, ‘James Bond Special’ & ‘Robin Williams Special’

London, United Kingdom

I spent six years as a National Newspaper and consumer magazine journalist. Among the publications I worked for were; The Daily Express newspaper's London section, i-D, Elle Magazine, Marie Care, The Daily Star music and features department, The Face and Mixmag and numerous other music magazines. Additionally, I was the European Bureau chief for Music and Media magazine, Reviews Editor for Deadpan magazine, European Correspondent for Black Arts and Dance magazine. So I know deadlines, headlines, news, reviews, breaking stories and what a readership wants.

Bsc Philosophy

3 A Grade A Levels (Politics / History And Ancient History) & 2 A/S Levels