CURRICULUM VITAE

Toby Farrell

WANTED: A Family of My Own 2 x 60’ Observational Documentary Wall To Wall/ITV1 Avid Offline; currently editing. Director: Carol White

None Of The Above 30’ Factual Entertainment Renegade/Nat Geo Avid Offline. Host Tim Shaw takes science to the people, conducting a series of man-on-the-street experiments that involve science, physics and engineering. Edit Producer: Al Blane

Science Of Stupid 2 x 30’ Documentary IWC Media/Nat Geo Avid Offline. Series exploring the science behind human misadventure. Producer/Director: Al Blane

Undercover Boss Series 5 1 x 60’ Observational Documentary Studio Lambert/Ch. 4 Avid Offline; additional editing. High-flying executives take extraordinary steps to ensure their companies are fighting fit by going undercover in their own businesses. Producer: Guy Harris

A Very British Ramadan 1 x 30’ Documentary Watershed TV/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. Rashid Khan, former professional rugby league player, travels across Britain exploring the physical, logistical and spiritual preparations for the holy month of Ramadan. Director: Catie Fexton

Unreported World: Making Brazil Beautiful 1 x 30’ Documentary Quicksilver Media/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. Reporting on the huge growth in cosmetic plastic surgery in Brazil. Director: Suemay Oram

What Do Artists Do All Day? 1 x 30’ Documentary BBC/BBC4 FCP Offline. This documentary paints an intimate portrait of one of Britain’s finest landscape artist, Norman Ackroyd. Ackroyd reflects on how a working class lad from Leeds found himself at the Royal College of Art in the Swinging Sixties. Director: Matthew Hill

The Siege Of Malta 1 x 60’ Documentary Maya Vision Intl/BBC2 Avid Offline. Historian James Holland presents a fresh analysis of the World War Two battle for the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta. Producer/Director: Aaron Young

The World Of Parade’s End 1 x 30’ Documentary BBC/BBC2 Avid Offline. Documentary celebrating Ford Madox Ford's classic novel cycle. Well-known writers and actors, for whom Parade's End has special meaning, give extra insight into the characters and the world they inhabit. Director: Linda Brusasco

World’s Maddest Job Interview 1 x 60’ Factual Entertainment Special Cineflix/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. Eight volunteers have five days and one mission: to ace the world's maddest job interview. Some have had or are still managing significant mental health conditions, others have not had any at all. Can the volunteers prove that those with mental health issues are as employable as those without? Executive Producer: Camilla Lewis, Series Producer: Mandy Thomson

Great British Story: A People’s History 2 x 60’ Documentary Maya/Vision/BBC2 Avid Offline. A series looking at history through the eyes of ordinary people. Rulers and royals, lords and ladies have all had their say down the centuries but Michael Wood shows us what the last 1,600 years were really like for everyday Britons. Producer: Rebecca Dobbs

Dam Busters 1 x 60’ Documentary Maya Vision/BBC2 Avid Offline. Last year, James Holland presented a fresh analysis of the events surrounding the summer of 1940 in Battle of Britain: The Real Story. This autumn he's back, taking a similar approach to another well-known and treasured part of WWII history: Operation Chastise, aka the Dam Busters. Producer/Director: Aaron Young

This World: India On Four Wheels 1 x 60’ Documentary BBC/BBC2 FCP Offline. Justin Rowlatt and Anita Rani take two very different road trips around India, investigating how the booming car industry has changed the country and the lives of its people. Producer/Director: Tom McCarthy, Series Producer: Cameron Balbirnie

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River Flows Westwards 60’ Documentary Series Lion TV Avid Offline. Major series which looks at the impact of Middle Eastern culture on World Civilization from the Neolithic period to the present day. Producer/Director: Ani King-Underwood

Time Team Special: Boudica (w/t) 1 x 60’ Documentary Videotext/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. Director: Karen Walsh, Executive Producer: Jobim Sampson

Battle of Britain: The Real Story 1 x 60’ Documentary Maya Vision/BBC2 Avid Offline. James Holland presents a fresh analysis into the Battle of Britain, exploring the lesser-told German point of view, and highlighting the role of those who supported the Few during the summer of 1940. Producer/Director: Aaron Young

In Their Own Words- British Novelists: The Age of Doubt 1 x 60’ Documentary BBC/BBC2 Avid Offline. The story of the British novel in the 20th century told by those who know it best – the authors themselves. Plundering the BBC archive, and produced in partnership with The Open University, In Their Own Words reveals Britain's greatest novelists talking candidly about their life and work.

Tropic of Cancer 1 x 60’ Documentary BBC/BBC2 FCP Offline. Simon Reeve embarks on an epic journey around the world following the Tropic of Cancer and uncovers environmental, political and human stories from some of the most remote places on the planet.

Genius of Britain 1 x 60’ Documentary RDF Media/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. Richard Dawkins, James Dyson and Stephen Hawking celebrate the great thinkers and moments in British science, from Newton to the present day. With the help of other leading scientists, including Britain’s most recent Nobel Laureate Sir Paul Nurse and renowned physicist Jim Al-Khalili, they explore the stories behind some of this country’s greatest achievements.

Dispatches: How They Squander Our Billions 1 x 60’ Documentary Snapper TV/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. Jane Moore examines the findings of a report due to be released on 9 March which details the escalation in government public sector spending and sets out what needs to be done to stop waste. It is reported that public spending wastage has cost every household nearly £50,000 over the past eleven years.

Secret Millionaire 2 x 60’ Observational Documentary RDF/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. The Secret Millionaire (Rose D'Or winner 2007) features a new millionaire each week, fully committed and eager to make a difference to individual lives and communities. Each millionaire will go undercover and assume a new identity to enable them to live anonymously as part of the community before revealing who they really are and who they feel are the most deserving of their own hard-earned cash.

Britain From Above 1 x 60’ Factual Entertainment Lion TV/BBC1 Avid Offline. Andrew Marr tells the story of Britain as we very rarely see her; taking viewers on a journey up and down the British Isles and back in time tens of thousands of years to reveal the habits, rhythms and little secrets that are only uncovered by looking down from above.

Panorama: Notes From A Dirty Isle 1 x 40’ Current Affairs Maya Vision Int./BBC1 Avid Offline. Bill Bryson takes the viewer on a journey through the Britain he loves, and asks why do we treat our beautiful island so badly? Producer/Director: Jeremy Jeffs, Executive Producer: Rebecca Dobbs

Coal House 1 x 60’ Observational Documentary Indus Films/BBC2 Avid Offline. Over four weeks the Cartwright family from Penarth near Cardiff, the Griffiths family from Ceredigion and the Phillips family from the Vale of Glamorgan cope with daily life as the mining community lived it 80 years ago.

Everest: Beyond the Limit 1 x 60’ Observational Documentary Tigress/Discovery Avid Offline. Fine cutting. Series following climbers as they attempt fulfil their dream reaching the very top of the world’s highest peak.

The One Show VT Inserts- Factual Entertainment Quickfire/BBC1 Avid Offline.

The Iraq Commission 4 (of 8) x 101’ Current Affairs LWT/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. A specially selected commission of diplomats and the general public debate the future of Britain’s role in Iraq. Producers: Nicola Irvine & Amanda Woltheizen.

Tribal Wives 1 x 60’ Observational Documentary Diverse/BBC2 Avid Offline. Six British women give up their everyday lives and spend a month living with some of the world's remotest tribes.

Torture: The Guantanamo Guidebook 1 x 60’ Current Affairs Twenty Twenty/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. The interrogation techniques used in Guantanamo Bay have been calibrated to fall short of a legal definition of ‘torture’, however, legal experts say they do still constitute torture. The Guantanamo Guidebook reconstructs the regime at the US's Cuban base. For forty eight hours, seven volunteers are subjected to interrogation techniques known to be used in the camp, ranging from harassment and abuse to sensory deprivation – with shocking results. Producer: Tim Carter, Executive Producer: Claudia Milne

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The Protestant Revolution 1 (of 4) x 60’ Documentary RDF Media/BBC 4 Avid Offline. From the Reformation to the War on Terror this programme documents the story of how Protestantism made the modern world.

Extraordinary People: The Four Year Old Who Ran Forty Miles 1 x 60’ Documentary Touch Productions/Five Avid Offline. Budhia Singh is no ordinary four-year old boy. He's hoping to become the youngest endurance runner in the world. But is this the tale of an extraordinary talent, or a darker one of child exploitation?

Dispatches Special: How To Beat Your Kid’s Asthma 1 x 60’ Current Affairs Ch. 4 Avid Offline. Documentary special that explores the challenges of controlling your child's asthma through preventative means.

Angela’s Dying Wish 1 x 60’ Observational Documentary Touch Productions/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. The personal and moving story of TV producer Angela Howard-Bent, who was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer in 2005 and chose to make a film about the last months of her life. Producer: Nick Watts.

Separating Twins 1 x 60’ Documentary Touch Productions/BBC1 Avid Offline. Joined from the breastbone and with their major organs intertwined, Msendoo and Iveren are conjoined twins. Separating Twins tells the story of one family's journey over thousands of miles to London's Great Ormond Street hospital to separate their babies. Director: Malcolm Brinkworth, Executive Producer: Jo Clinton-Davis.

Medical Mysteries: Lorenzo’s Oil 1 x 60’ Documentary BBC/BBC 1 Avid Offline. Documentary uncovering the story of Augusto and Michaela Odone who, when their young son was diagnosed with a rare, incurable and fatal disease (adrenoleukodystrophy), created a controversial medicine known as 'Lorenzo's Oil'. Producer: Lucy Bailey, Executive Producer: Anne Laking.

Panorama: Covering Up 1 x 40’ Current Affairs BBC/BBC 1 Avid Offline. Panorama looks at Muslim Identity in 2004, through the eyes of four young British Muslim women - who tell us why they are proud to cover up - to wear the hijab, and the veil. Producer: Stephen Scott.

Panorama: Out of Guantanamo 1 x 40’ Current Affairs Special BBC/BBC 1 Avid Offline. The story of two British families whose sons were taken to Guantanamo. One family is celebrating their son's return, one family is still waiting. Producer: Fiona Gough

Regency House Party 3 x 60’ Observational Documentary Wall to Wall/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. Eight part series in which ten men and women go back two hundred years to live and love in the time of Jane Austen Directors: Tim Carter & Sam Kingsley

The Story of the Novel 1 x 60’ Documentary RDF Media/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. Series looking at the history of the novel from Daniel Defoe to Martin Amis . Producer: Tim Kirby, Executive Producer: Martin Johnson.

Afghan Warrior: The Life & Death of Abdul Haq 1 x 80’ Documentary Touch Prods/BBC4/BBC2 Avid Offline. The remarkable story of Abdul Haq, warrior, peacemaker, visionary and martyr, whose fight to bring Afghanistan freedom and peace brought about his death. Producer: Malcolm Brinkworth. WINNER: RTS Southern Centre Award for Best Investigative Documentary in 2003. SHORTLISTED: Grierson Award 2003

Timewatch: The Death of the Battleship 1 x 60’ Documentary BBC 2 Avid Offline. Documentary charting the reasons behind the sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse in December 1941, tragedies allegedly caused by a series of blunders on the part of Winston Churchill's advisers. Survivors of the attack tell their own stories as cameras follow the progress of an expedition to the bottom of the sea Director: Louise Osmon,. Executive Producer: Julian Ware

True Spies 1 x 60’ Documentary BBC/BBC 2 Avid Offline. The British secret state tells all to Peter Taylor. Producer: Sam Collyns, Executive Producer: Peter Horrocks.

The Soviet Union’s Last Stand 1 x 60’ Documentary BBC/BBC 4 Avid Offline. Documentary telling the inside story of Communist hardliners' failed attempts to seize power from Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, which resulted in the rapid collapse of the Soviet Union.

The Real Hughie Green 1 x 60’ Documentary Profile ITN/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. Documentary profile of Hughie Green, looking at his career, character and personal life, including his extra- marital affairs and conflicts with the BBC. P/D: Louise Osmond

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George’s Journey 1 x 50’ Documentary Touch Prod/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. Brought up in England, George Perry has been trying to re-establish contact with his Chinese family for the last fifty years. George’s Journey tells the moving story of his final attempt to find his family and the surprises that await him as he returns to Shanghai.

OJ: The Untold Story 1 x 75’ Documentary Special Touch Productions/BBC1 Avid Offline. The trial of OJ Simpson was the trial of the decade, ending with a verdict that divided America and the world. In the eyes of many, despite his repeated protestations of innocence, he was and remains a guilty man. This documentary re- evaluates the evidence and reveals that the world had not been told the full story. It discovers a potential suspect who has never been questioned, and proves that six months before her murder, someone was offered money to kill Nicole. Director: Malcolm Brinkworth. WINNER: Indie Award for News and Current Affairs & RTS Award for Best Film from the Regions

Coppers 4 x 50’ Documentary Hart Ryan/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. Four part series following the history of the modern police force Director: Louise Norman.

Simon’s Journey 1 x 60’ Documentary BBC/BBC 1 Avid Offline. Documentary charting Simon Weston’s progress over the last seventeen years

Pennies from Bevan 1 x 60’ Documentary Twenty Twenty/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. Ian Hislop presents this programme charting the history of how the NHS came into being and what it replaced, Labour MP Aneurin Bevan's struggle to get the legislation passed, and the enormous difference it made to the country's health.

Blood on the Carpet: In for the Kill 1 x 60’ Documentary BBC/BBC 2 Avid Offline. The bitter feud between two factions of the Countryside Alliance, both of whom have decidedly different approaches to campaigning. This film explores American lawyer Eric Bettelheim's efforts to modernise the organisation by empowering country-dwellers, rather than relying on traditional support from Tory MPs. Producer: Adam Wishart. WINNER: BAFTA Awards– Best Feature Category

Ian Hislop’s School Rules 1 x 60’ Documentary Twenty Twenty/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. One of a three-part series which surveys the history of education in British schools over the past century, featuring anecdotes and archive material.

Canterbury Tales 1 x 60’ Documentary Twenty Twenty Ch. 4 Avid Offline. One of a three-part series charting the history of the Church of England in the twentieth century. Presented by Ian Hislop.

Hearst’s Enchanted Castle 1 x 40’ Drama Documentary BBC/BBC1 Avid Offline.

Undercover Britain: Crack Down 1 x 60’ Investigative Documentary David Monaghan/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. The story of Graham Hall, who risked his life to infiltrate a drug gang in his home town in the Midlands in order to clean the town of heroin and crack.

Network First: Secrets of Porton Down 1 x 60’ Documentary Observer Films/ITV Avid Offline. Documentary about the plight of the human guinea pigs who were used at the secret Porton Down research establishment to help with the development of chemical weapons. Former volunteers talk about the long term health problems caused by exposure to nerve agents, and about their struggle to win compensation. Director: Bill Lyons.

Dispatches: The Marchioness Disaster 1 x 60’ Documentary Outsider TV/Ch. 4 Avid Offline. A specially extended edition of Dispatches which tells the untold story of the sinking of the Marchioness pleasure cruiser in the River Thames in 1989. Director: Alex Sutherland.

The Agency 1 x Documentary BBC/BBC1 Avid Offline. Six part series looking at the history of the CIA

Our Backyard: Bugs Bottom Current Affairs Documentary Observer Film Co./Ch. 4 Avid Offline. The fight to save Bugs Bottom; a beauty spot near Caversham, Reading where there are plans to build 500 executive homes. Director: Sue Sudbury. WINNER: Basel Festival Best Educational Film Award

Thin Air 5 x 50’ Drama Series BBC/BBC1 Avid Offline. Drama series about Rachel Hamilton, a radio station reporter who investigates corruption in her community. Dir: Antonia Bird

World About Us: Cowboys 1 x 90’ Documentary BBC/BBC2 Avid Offline. Dir: Jon Blair, Narrated by Glenn Close

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