Nolan Hobdell Offline Editor

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Primetime obs doc series following the work of the emergency services throughout the UK, with a focus on topical social issues.

Series Producer: Martin Hicks Executive Producers: David Hodgkinson & Ed Coulthard
Secret Life of the Zoo – Series 2 (2017) 1 x 60’ Obs Doc Blast Films/ C4

Primetime, fixed rig, observational documentary series capturing the remarkable behaviour of the animals at Chester zoo, and their relationships with their keepers.

Series Producer: Martin Hicks Executive Producer: Alistair Pegg
House Doctor (2016) 2 x 60’ Factual Entertainment Boundless/ C5

Daytime, House makeover programme presented by Tina Metro.

Series Editor: Helen White
Rocket Ronnie’s American Hustle (2016) 1 x 60’ Documentary North One/ History UK

Snooker World Champion Ronnie O’Sullivan and sports presenter Matt Smith travel to the states to trace the history of the game of pool.

Director: Chris Amess
Rookies - Series 2 (2016) 1 x 60’ Obs Doc Plum Pictures/ ITV 1

(Additional editing) Primetime obs doc following rookie recruits as they step into the frontline of law enforcement.

Executive Producer: Stuart Cabb Series Producer: Tom Pearson
Wild Animal Reunions (2016) 2 x 60’ Factual Tigress/ ITV 1

Primetime, Factual/Natural History programme highlighting unique relationships between humans and wild animals. Originally commissioned as a one off, it was re-commissioned for a further 2 episodes.

Executive Producer: Dick Colthurst Series Producer: Sarah Peat
Jaywick, Benefits by the Sea (2016) 1 x 60’ Obs Doc Spungold TV/ C5

Primetime obs doc following the lives of a group of residents in Jaywick in Essex, officially the most deprived place in England.

Executive Producer: Daniela Neumann Series Producer: Jason Giberti
Too Ugly for Love Series 2 (2016) 1 x 60’ Factual Betty/ TLC

Following a group of people who are single and looking for love, while at the same time hiding embarissing medical conditions that have hampered their efforts in dating.

Series Producer: David Symonds
James Martin:

Christmas Home Comforts (2015) 3 x 60’ Cookery BBC/ BBC 1

Daytime, Christmas series of well established food programme with chef James Martin.

Series Producer: Nicola Kingscote

Daytime programme in which couples swap houses for three days to experience life in a different location.

Series Producer: Helen White
Council House Crackdown (2015) 1 x 60’ Factual Shine TV/ BBC 1

Daytime, presenter led current affairs programme looking at the misuse of social housing.

Director / Edit Producer: Zoe Elliott-Shercore

Double Decker Driving School (2015) 2 x 30’ Factual Blast Films/ ITV 1

Prime time, multi rig observational documentary series following trainee bus drivers in London.

Series Producer/Director: Martin Hicks

For the Love of Dogs (2014) 1 x 30’ Factual ITV/ITV 1

Prime time, factual entertainment series about the residents of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.

Edit Producer: Zoe Page

(Additional editing) Prime time documentary series following the ex-pat residents of Gibraltar.

Edit Producer: Julie Thomson

Choccywoccydoodah:

Starstruck Series 2 (2014) 3 x 60’ Cookery Entertainment Two Four/Watch Channel

Celebrities devise a concept for an extraordinay cake which the team have to complete on time.

Edit Producer: Helen White

Great British Menu: Series 9 (2014) 4 x 30’ Cookery Entertainment Optomen/BBC 1

The nation’s top chefs compete to cook a banquet for the veterans of the D-day landings.

Executive Producer: Nicola Moody

with Sarah Beeny (2013) 1 x 60’ Historical Ent Special Redhouse TV/ C4

Sarah Beeney looks back at the evolving history of Christmas through her country house, Rise Hall.

Producer / Director: Matthew Cox

One off version dealing with the issue of food poverty for the BBC’s Cost Of Living season.

Producer & Director: Daniel Barry
It’s Love Actually (2013) 3 x 30’ Factual Entertainment Fever Media/Sky Living

Couples discuss life together with topics including romance, sex and embarrassing habits.

Series Producer & Director: Matthew Cox
Motor Morphers (2012) 2 x 60’ Factual Entertainment ITN Factual/Five

Engineering competition in which two teams of engineers compete in a head to head challenge.

Series Producer: Isobel Williams
Bargain Hunt (2010 & 11) 12x 60’ Factual Entertainment BBC/BBC 1

Two teams compete to find bargains at an antiques fair before they sell them off at auction.

Directors; Simon Williams, James Crout, Gayle Simpson
Village SOS (2011) 1x 60‘ Factual Entertainment BBC/BBC 1

(Fine cutting) Sarah Beeny follows a group of locals as they try to rescue their rundown mining village.

Director; Matthew Cox
Antiques Road Trip (2010) 6x 60’ Factual Entertainment STV/ BBC 2

Two Antiques experts set off on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures.

Edit Producer; Carole Lochead
Watchdog (2005 & 06) 30’ Consumer Affairs BBC/BBC 1

VT inserts for long-running consumer affairs programme.

The Last Brits Standing (2014) 1 x 60’ Documentary Mentorn/ BBC 2

(Additional Editing) Single strand documentary following British ex-pats in the region.

Producer/Director: Matt Rudge

Fast turn around documentary examining the latest evidence on the missing Malysian Airlines flight.

Executive Producer: Ian Russell
My 2012 Dream (2012) 1x 30‘ Obs Doc Camden Creative/Int’l

Foreign language film following four Olympic athletes from Afghanistan and Pakistan on their journeys to the London Olympics 2012.

Producer/Director: Richard Cookson
Witness –

‘Fight to publish’ (2011) 1x 30‘ Obs Doc Al-Jazeera English

Observational documentary that follows an independent journalist covering a bloody uprising in Western Kazakhstan.

Producer/Director: Simon Ostrovsky
People & Power -

‘Island of Music & Murder’(2010) 1x30’ Documentary Al-Jazeera English

(Co-producer & Editor) Investigating why Jamaica’s police force is among the deadliest in the world for a peacetime nation.

Director; Simon Ostrovsky
People & Power -

‘Green Mountain‘ (2009) 1x30’ Documentary Al-Jazeera English

Documentary investigating how the development of tourism in Libya poses a grave threat to the antiquities of the Green Mountain heritage site.

Director; Hugh Miles

Current Affairs
Listening post (2006-2009) 30‘ Current Affairs Al-Jazeera English

Weekly review into how the news is covered by the world’s media, and where journalism is suppressed.

Series Producer; Meenakshi Ravi
Newsnight (2010) News (VT Inserts) BBC 2

VT inserts for BBC 2’s nightly current affairs programme looking at the hottest topics of the day.

Newswatch discusses issues raised about coverage of the weeks events on BBC news and current affairs programmes.

BA (Hons): Animation, (Surrey Institute of Art and Design) -1998

HND (Merit): Film, Television & Animation -1995
Avid Film Composer: (VET Training)

Avid 320 ‘Finishing on Media Composer & Symphony systems: (VET Training)