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2019 - 2022
BBC NEWS AWARDS, 2022
BBC News - live in the Radio Theatre London Broadcasting House and streamed to 75 BBC International Bureaux
Live Producer / VT Producer / Director
A live awards ceremony held in Feb 2023 designed to celebrate the achievements of BBC Newsroom staff in the UK and internationally. It was presented by Reeta Chakrabarti and Adam Fleming with news anchors, actors Lorraine Stanley and Milly Gibson all presenting the awards to the winners.
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Live gallery producing
Created 90' live event which included musical performances and VTs
Scripting
Sourcing talent to perform: Here at Last; London Youth Chamber Choir; RoRo; and Karen Fishwick and Martins Imhangbe from the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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VTs
2022 News Montage - a year's worth of BBC news on multiple platforms condensed into 4'
An obituary film, to remember BBC News colleagues who sadly passed away in 2022. This was accompanied by live choir.
Comedy Sketch. Scripted, produced and directed by me and containing lead anchors from BBC News and the Creative Director, BBC News.
Ukraine - I was asked to include a piece about the BBC's coverage of Ukraine. I collaborated with war correspondent Lyse Doucet; and the Royal Shakespeare Company to produce something unique and poignant. This VT can be found on the home page.
REMEMBRANCE ASSEMBLY, 2022
Royal British Legion - live on Zoom and YouTube to over 340,000 KS2 children.
VT Director / Floor Manager
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Responsible for creating VT content for this inaugural live assembly to engage the next generation with Remembrance.
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VT with three veterans of the Falklands and Afghanistan wars to introduce more recent conflicts (than WWI+II) to pupils, and the idea that veterans can be of their parents' generation; and also to introduce children to the concept that the veterans will be remembering their friends.
VT about war memorials and who & how people can remember, with Major Naveed Muhammad at the National Memorial Arboretum
VT with 'Alive with Poppies' poet, Tomos Roberts + school children demonstrating the connection between poppies, poetry and remembrance
Floor managing the live transmission which included 2 presenters; 8 guests; a piper; a singer and x40 school children
BBC PROMS, 2022
BBC FOUR, BBC iPlayer
Multicamera Director for x2 Proms concerts - links to BBC iPlayer:
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Prom 34 - BBC Philharmonic
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World Premiere:
Thorvaldsdottir - ARCHORA
Elgar - Cello Concerto, soloist Kian Soltani
Encore - Lovely Minka, I Must Part
Sibelius - Symphony No. 2
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Prom 61 - Chineke! with Chineke! Voices
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Walker - Lilacs, soloist Nicole Cabell
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 (Choral)
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Responsible for camera scripting all presentation and music
x10 cameras with location restrictions
Liased with production and lighting over lighting design to maximise atmosphere for TV audience
Liaised with GFX company Potion regarding design for cycloramas in Chineke! concert
These concerts represent my multicamera directing debut
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PLATINUM PARTY AT THE PALACE, 2022
BBC ONE, BBC iPlayer
Producer on 'Platinum Party at the Palace'. A live event and transmission to celebrate HM Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
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Brought in to provide "creative firepower" for the event in its early stages. This included brainstorming ideas with Creative Director Matt Flint for the top secret Paddington sketch; and suggesting a collaboration with the London College of Fashion which accompanied Duran Duran's performance; and the Royal Ballet
Working closely with BBC Studios Senior Head of Comms. and graphic designers to produce the poster and social media templates for the event which could be tailored by artist management teams.
Suggesting choirs of young singers which would appear in the 'Any Dream Will Do' moment with Jason Donovan.
Attending recording session with the young singers, and Mark de Lisser's choir with Team Alicia Keys plus that of the Orchestra of the Household Division, conducted by Lt Col Simon Haw.
Liaising with The Corps of Drums from the Bands of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, about their opening transition between the Paddington VT and Queen's performance of 'We Will Rock You', in conjunction with our choreographer.
Recording voiceovers with Roman Kemp and Lee Mack on site
Liaising with 'The One Show' on their preview film presented by Roman Kemp
Being a point of contact for all of the musical production companies working on the show: Really Useful Group; Cameron Mackintosh; Kenny Wax; Disney Theatrical Company.
Liaising and negotiating with Nandi Bushell's manager
Liaising with the RAF over their fanfare introduction to the National Anthem.
Clearing Royal archive
Liaising with NorthHouse Creative
Looking after artists backstage during the live TX
Responsible for delivering our Paddington VT to the world's media during transmission.
Teamwork makes the dream work applied to this one, on an extraordinary scale. One of hundreds making it happen.
CONCERT FOR UKRAINE APPEAL FILM, 2022
Livewire Pictures for ITV
Producer and Director for an appeal film to be shown in the 'Concert For Ukraine'. The concert raised £13million+
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Volunteered to go to the Polish Ukrainian border to film an appeal film for the DEC.
Produced and directed presenter Rob Rinder
Directed a Polish film crew; Ukrainian translator; Ukrainian fixer and AP on second camera.
Worked with fixers to make sure contributors were suitable. We spoke with two Ukrainian families fleeing war and Red Cross Volunteers.
Across dynamic Risk Assessment - we did not cross into Ukraine, but there was a heightened state of security. Liaising with Polish military on location. Duty of care to crew involved and contributors telling distressing stories.
Remote edit producing and obtaining voiceover from presenter and translator.
BBC NEWS AWARDS, 2021
BBC News
Producer of the BBC News Awards. A live annual event streamed to BBC News colleagues around the world which celebrates and recognises their achievements throughout the year, also offering moments of reflection.
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Live producing x2 presenters and x2 guests
Scripting and live producing a 90' streamed ceremony with all nominees on zoom.
Producing & directing x17 Award Presentation VTs by colleagues and celebrities
Producing x3 Obit films
Scripted, directed and produced a pastiche episode of W1A: x10 cast members including David Westhead who played Neil Reid, W1A's Controller of News and Current Affairs
Scripted, directed and produced a pastiche episode of 'Mastermind' with Clive Myrie, to mark the departure of the Director of BBC News, Fran Unsworth
Directed a 3' montage condensing a year's worth of Global BBC News on multiple platforms.
Scripted and collated archive footage for a VT about the BBC's role in Afghanistan. I used BBC Persian presenter (and former Bureau Chief) Daud Qarizadah and BBC Pashto presenter Sana Safi to tell very different and personal stories of their journeys with the BBC.
GLOBAL CITIZEN LIVE, HIGHLIGHTS
BBC ONE
Producer of fast turnaround highlights show:
Condensing the biggest pop concert in the world for TX on BBCONE
over x9 hours of world class concerts on six continents
political speeches and pledges
into x1 hour editorially compliant transmission
Scripting for Emma Willis and Ade Adepitan
Marathon 26+ hour edit
BBC PROMS, 2021
BBC TWO / FOUR / ONE
Producer of x4 televised BBC Proms broadcasts + VTs for LNOTP
Live gallery producing presenters and guests
Scripting
Liaising with stakeholders - orchestras and BBC Proms office
Directing insert VTs with presenters and talent
Working with team to create bespoke cycloramas for my Proms
Unique challenges include late repertoire and artist confirmation / changes due to the ongoing pandemic
Mentoring my designated researcher
UNKNOWN WARRIOR 100
BBC ONE
Produced the tx of a service, live from Westminster Abbey, for BBC Events commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the burial of the Unknown Warrior, and the unveiling of the Cenotaph on Whitehall. The programme included a 25min magazine-show format prior to the arrival of TRH The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.
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Scripting
Live Gallery Producing
Overseeing multiple versions of the running order until week of TX, due to external partner changes in plan
Liaising with Westminster Abbey
Presented by Huw Edwards
Arranging reporter interviews
Booking studio guests
Finding VT contributors
Supporting the team with COVID-19 compliance
VJ DAY 75: THE NATION REMEMBERS
BBC ONE
Event-Produced live VJ Day 75 service from the National Memorial Arboretum for the Royal British Legion via BBC Events.
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Brief was to deliver a COVID-19 secure event, which reflected the diversity of the forces fighting side by side in the Far East.
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Event Producer
Scripting
Choosing readings, music and contributors which all reflected the diversity of this theatre of war.
Commissioning new pieces & musical arrangements from David Cole for the RAF Band to play throughout
Booking a bespoke choir and conductor to sing Ëriks Ešenvalds 'Only in Sleep'
Working with EP Sangeeta Bhaskar to represent the British Indian Army: A Sikh veteran laid a wreath alongside Price Charles; Roopa Panesar, sitar player performed; Shobna Gulati read a poem written about Kohima, by a former resident.
Working with the director - Julia Knowles - to achieve the most creative and poignant use of the arboretum given the COVID-19 restrictions.
Liaising with the Royal British Legion on all logistics. Challenges included finding and supporting 100 year old veterans willing to travel, and to make sure they were able to arrive safely to the rehearsals and event; And ensuring the tri-service military were equally represented throughout the ceremony.
CULTURE IN QUARANTINE
EXHIBITION TOURS
BBC Digital
Produced x4 15' short films for the BBC Arts #MuseumFromHome series - fast turnaround under COVID-19 conditions:
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Researched and scripted each film based on the digital assets from each museum, available to me.
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COMMONWEALTH OBSERVANCE DAY
BBC ONE
Produced live from Westminster Abbey. Included 45 min magazine-show format prior to the arrival of HMQ.
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Scripting.
Live gallery producing.
Pre-rx VTs incl. interview with the Countess of Wessex about Gender Equality; and remote producing footage in Sierra Leone.
High security / entire senior Royal Family in attendance / COVID-19 complications.
Last minute changes to running order to major on Duke & Duchess of Sussexes last public engagement as working Royals.
Liaising with the Royal Commonwealth Society over the rehearsal and running order of events.
GENERAL ELECTION PIAZZA COVERAGE
BBC ONE
BBC Persian /Â BBC Arabic
BBC Scotland / NI / Wales
Live producing the General Election Hexagon Map / Exit Poll / 3D Projections OB outside BBC New Broadcasting House.
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14+ hours of solid broadcasting to the above channels
Didn't miss a single hit - A General Election first.
All hits live to network main or sent via worldwide Hub at BBC Elstree to be transmitted live or recorded by nations.
Presented by Sophie Raworth or Arabic / Persian colleague
Use of technocrane / 3D projectors / wire-cam
Risk of protestors / high security
live pre-vetted audience
Hexagon Crew briefing and plan
We also pre-recorded unique items for the 1, 6 and 10 o’clock BBC News enabling a further 7+ million viewers to see the completed map.
THE RICHARD DIMBLEBY LECTURE, AND Q&A, 2019
SIR TIM BERNERS-LEE
THE WORLD WIDE WEB: A MID-COURSE CORRECTION
BBC ONE
Producing and scripting a fast turn around event marking 30 years of the World Wide Web at The Design Museum, London.
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Invited audience who would ask compelling questions for the Dimbleby Lecture’s first ever Q&A,
Presented and moderated by Jonathan Dimbleby.
Exclusive content: Sir Tim said "...the web is broken" - narrowly missed 6 & 10 news slots (due to Prince Andrew)
Risk taking: Questions were asked by the Chief of the Secret Service, MI6, Sir Alexander Younger; a representative of the Russian Ambassador from the Russian Embassy, Ilya Erofeev; Dara O’Briain and tech industry experts.
Positive social media whirlwind: Claude Littner described the programme as "sensational"
LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS, 2019
BBC ONE
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Responsible for live gallery producing the grand finale of biggest classical music festival in the world.
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Live gallery producing presenter Katie Derham and x3 guests
Liaising with Radio 3 and Concert manager plus x3 floor managers whilst live
Liaising with parks around the nations regarding critical live link ups which had to be timed precisely with the RAH orchestra
Scripting in conjunction with EP
Scripting and directing x3 insert VTs - portraits of world premiere composer; soloist, Jamie Barton; and addressing the heritage of the LNOTP - including the lyrics of Jerusalem and Rule Britannia
Adjusting running order live according to length of fast turnaround VTs from Parks
PROMS SEASON, 2019
BBC FOUR
Produced various concerts throughout the season, all recorded 'as live' and either fast turnaround edit or live-deferred.
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Live gallery producing presenters and guests
Scripting
Negotiating access to talent
Reformatted VTs. I prioritised high production values: This included making specially shot portraits of soloists with high key lighting and creating a new analysis format to explain programme music to viewers in an engaging way.
Liaising with lighting and the Proms concert team to ensure the best possible concert environment for our audience
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I have Coronavirus Basic Awareness on Production ScreenSkills certification: code:Â TGUTYII