CREDITS

Between The Cross and The Crescent – Lion TV
Currently directing major feature-length drama doc on the rise and fall of a lost Kingdom that kept peace between the Roman Empire and the Persians over a thousand years ago. Features full drama with dialogue – shot on location in Marrakesh and using volume stages in the UK. (1x90min)

Human – (BBC) – BBC Studios
Drama director on landmark five-part BBC Science series about the evolution on our species. Recreated spectacular scenes spanning 300,000 to 8,000 years ago. Incorporated extensive special effects and visual effects. All shot on location in South Africa. (5x60min)
★★★★★ – The Guardian

Irresistible: Why We Can’t Stop Eating - (BBC) – Lion TV
Directed and produced documentary about the conspiracy of ultra processed food. It explores how food companies were bought by tobacco manufacturers and used their playbook to make junk food irresistible. Features Dr Chris Van Tulleken. (1x60min)
‘a jaw-dropping documentary’ – The Radio Times
★★★★ – The Daily Telegraph
★★★★ – “An important programme’ - The Times

Alexander: The Making of a God – (Netflix) – Tailfeather/Lion TV
Directed and produced drama doc for Netflix telling the story of the rise of Alexander the Great. Directed drama elements (including battle scenes), conducted interviews, shot the archaeology elements and edit produced 2 episodes. Shot in Morocco and Egypt. (6x40m).

Stolen: Catching the Art Thieves (BBC) – Lion TV

Winner of RTS award

Series directed docudrama crime box-set telling stories of the biggest art heists in history. We follow the theft and recovery of a Rembrandt, a Turner and Munch’s ‘The Scream’ told by undercover police, criminal psychologists, and the thieves themselves. Shot on RED and edited in a Nordic Noir style, each film takes us deep into the murky criminal underworld using a mixture of revealing interviews and clever drama recon. 3x60min

★★★★★ ‘A cracker…which played out in the manner of a glossy thriller’ – The Telegraph

★★★★★ ‘A must for any true-crime fan’ - Daily Mail

Age of Empires IV (Microsoft) – Lion TV

Winner of “Game Award – Best Strategy Game”

Series directed cinematic films integrating epic drama and remarkable CGI for a big budget AAA computer game. The films took 18 months to make and were shot across the world - in Mongolia, China, France, UK. 4K HDR.
★★★★ ‘An engrossing tapestry of warfare and scheming throughout the ages’ - NME

★★★★★ ‘Empirically brilliant’ – Games Radar

A House Through Time (BBC 2) – Twenty Twenty

Nominated for 2 Grierson awards – won Special Commendation

Won Voice of the Listener award

Produced and directed two episodes of this landmark series presented by David Olusoga. It tells the story of an ordinary Liverpool house and all the people who have lived in it over the past 175 years. Each film required months of in-depth research which unearthed remarkable stories. 2x60min

A compelling way to trace social history -Tim Dowling, The Guardian

An absorbing, important history lesson – Lucy Mangan

★★★★ – ‘a well-built study of the great Victorian lottery’ – The Daily Telegraph

Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC 1) – Wall to Wall

Series nominated for BAFTA

Produced and directed episode featuring Carol Vorderman tracing her family history back to the Netherlands. On the way she uncovered a remarkable but tragic story about her father’s role in the Dutch resistance. One the highest ever rating eps – over 8 million viewers. 1x60min
★★★★ ‘one of the best yet’ – TV Times
★★★★ Daily Mail

The Crusades: Crescent & the Cross (History Channel) - Lion TV

Won Primetime Emmy award

Produced & directed docudrama featuring drama and huge battle scenes shot in Ouarzazate Morocco. CGI extensively employed throughout, especially in The Lord of the Rings style vistas. Using both Christian and Muslim commentators, it tells a story almost a thousand years old that resonates today. Also shot in Turkey, Syria and Israel. 1x120min

★★★★ ‘Luxuriously produced documentary mini-series ‘The Crusades’ looks so expensive it probably cost as much as the crusades!’ - New York Post

‘Exhaustive and Compelling’ – The. Guardian

‘Brilliant. The Crusades has it all. If you liked ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ you’ll love ‘The Crusades’. All the blood-spattered action…but with a deeper look at the clash of two civilisations.’ – LA Times

Tsunami (C5) - Voltage

Series directed three films that tell a new story of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami. Told through in-depth and revealing interviews by survivors – some telling their story for the first time. Illustrated using UGC footage – much previously unseen - of the event. 3x60m

★★★★ ‘mixes science with eyewitness accounts and heart-stopping amateur footage as it recounts the Boxing Day tsunami’ – The Daily Telegraph

Battle of Britain: Three days that Saved the Nation (C5)

Directed episode of series with historian Dan Snow and presenter Kate Humble as they explore minute-by-minute three pivotal days in the Battle of Britain. Featured dramatic flying sequences in a bomber and Spitfire. 3x60min

Hunt for the Arctic Ghost Ship (Channel 4/NOVA) – Lion TV

Nominated for Maritime Media award

Directed epic drama for this international feature documentary. It charts the 2014 detective story to discover John Franklin’s ships that had been lost in the Arctic for over 160 years. The action was shot on location in Canada and UK with full drama crew. 1x60min

★★★★ ‘This one is a model of how to make a documentary come alive even though most of the principals died around 1850’ – Jim Bawden, Toronto Star

Outbreak Investigation (National Geographic) – Lion TV

Directed investigative docudrama telling the story of one of the deadliest outbreaks in history. A mysterious disease killing half the people infected struck rural Malaysia. The story is told for the first time by scientists from the CDC, victims who were struck down and the lone scientist who found the origin of the virus. A controversial and revealing story it required months of work to gain access and the trust of the contributors. Shot full drama on location in Malaysia. Also filmed in Australia and the United States. Featured extensive CGI. 1x60min.

Frontman (ZDF/Reelz) - Honeybee

Directed 90-minute feature docudrama following the rise of rock star Jon Bon Jovi. The story is told by school friends and those close to Jon who helped him on his road to fame – many of whom have never been interviewed before. It’s a story full of twists and dark episodes as the pressure of fame became too much. Drama shot at October Studios. 1x90min

Days That Shook the World (BBC 2/History Channel) - Lion TV

Directed drama on the Battle of Midway - a decisive battle of World War Two. Filmed on location in the US and featuring visual effects and stunts in battle sequences. 1x60min

★★★★★ ‘Through dramatic reconstruction, eye-witness accounts and archive this series pieces together thrilling stories of the landmarks of our time…consistently illuminating’ – The Independent

Egypt’s Lost Pyramid (Channel 4/Smithsonian) – Lion TV

Directed feature documentary with unique, once-in-a-lifetime access to the opening of the first sealed pyramid tomb discovered in Egypt. The film takes the form of a detective story as scientific techniques and forensics are used to find out whose tomb it was. 1x60min

Viking Apocalypse (National Geographic//Netflix) – Lion TV

Directed one off docu-drama about an amazing archaeological find: 54 decapitated Vikings on the Dorset coast. Story is told as unravelling detective story with extensive VFX battle scenes & drama. 1x60min

Electric Dreams (BBC 4) – Wall to Wall

Nominated for Broadcast Award and BANFF Award

Series directed time-travelling science living history series; the blue-print for Back in Time for Dinner. A modern family is taken back to 1970 and stripped of modern technology. Then, they fast-forward a day per year to the modern day, taking delivery of gadgets. 3x60min

★★★★★ ‘Fantastic Fun’ – TV Times
‘A cheerfully nostalgic trip with plenty to say about family togetherness’ – Radio Times
‘A unique social experiment’ – The Mirror

Victorian Farm (BBC 2) – Lion TV

Nominated for 2 Broadcast Awards

Nominated for RTS Award

Series produced and directed six films featuring a unique experiment set on a Victorian farm. A group of historians live the life of Victorian farmers at the time of the agricultural revolution. One of BBC2's highest rated shows of the year. 6x60min

“Victorian Farm was, of course, my favourite. It was everyone's favourite. I for one will be settling back and letting the magic unfold. I can't wait” – Lucy Mangan, The Guardian

The Divine Michelangelo (BBC 1) – BBC Studios

Directed primetime BBC 1 drama documentary. This is an in-depth dramatised biography of Michelangelo’s life featuring ambitious rebuilds of his most famous works. Featured extensive use of CGI. 2x60min

The Greatest Race (Channel 4/ZDF) – Lion TV

Directed documentary content of this big-budget co-production about the real Ben Hur and the daring chariot racers of the Roman world. Featured experiments to work out for the first time exactly how the chariots were built and raced. Shot in Italy and UK. 1x60m 4K

Secret History: Rome’s Sunken Secrets (C4/PBS/History Channel) – Lion TV

Produced and directed documentary about Baiae, a lost underwater Roman resort in the Bay of Naples. A team of archaeologists explore the ruins and based on the evidence the town is rebuilt in CGI. Three different versions for different broadcasters were produced. 1x60min

18 Kids and Counting (C4) – Lion TV
Directed documentary following Britain’s biggest family. As Sue Radford gives birth to her eighteenth child, her 21-year-old daughter gets married and gives birth to her third. The film investigated the reason why they keep on having more children – perhaps it lies in both parents having been put up for adoption when they were very young? 1x60min

Engineering Giants (BBC 2) – Lion TV

Directed epic science series. By dissecting enormous machines, a Boeing 747, cross-channel ferry, and an oil rig, we discover how they work. Used extensive VFX. 1x60min

Lost Worlds – The Templars (History Channel) - Atlantic

Highest rated History Channel show in the US of the year. Produced and directed film using extensive CGI to recreate the lost world of the Templars. Filmed in Syria. 1x60min