2016-current | ||||||
BATTLEBOTS | Executive Producer | ABC/Discovery | 50+ hours per year | Entertainment | ||
2010-2015 The Ideas Factory | Creator/Executive Producer | Fox Network | Pilot/Development | Entertainment Series | ||
DISPATCHES | Executive Producer | C4 | Interactive project: 40 eps * *Runner-up Best Innovation, British Journalism Awards 2012 | Current Affairs/Investigative Documentary Series | ||
Beauty and The Bike | Executive Producer | C4 | Pilot/Development | Reality Series | ||
LocoMoto | Executive Producer | BBC | Pilot/Development | Entertainment Series | ||
2000-09 | ||||||
The Rockaholix | Executive Producer | USA | Pilot/Development | Reality Series | ||
LOVELAND | Executive Producer | Fox Network/ Sky One | Pilot | Entertainment Series | ||
Daily Special | Executive Producer/Creator | ITV | Pilot | Entertainment Series | ||
Hot Seat | Executive Producer/Creator | Standing Stone | Pilot/Development | Game Show | ||
PARADISE HOTEL | Executive Producer | Fox Network | 35 episodes | Reality | ||
FOREVER EDEN | Executive Producer /Creator | Fox Network | 25 episodes | Reality | ||
Robot Wars Extreme Warriors | Executive Producer /Creator | TNN | 19 episodes (2 Series) | Entertainment | ||
ROBOT WARS USA | Executive Producer/Creator | Nickelodeon | 6 episodes | Entertainment | ||
CHALLENGE AMERICA | Executive Producer | ABC | Special | Reality | ||
BRITAIN'S WORST DRIVER | Executive Producer | Channel 5 | 1st Series | Reality | ||
Crossfire | Executive Producer | Channel 4 | 13 Episodes | Action Game Show | ||
Masters of Combat | Executive Producer | BBC2 | 7 Episodes | Action Game Show | ||
Techno Games | Executive Producer /Creator | BBC2 | 4 Series | Action Game Show | ||
Do Us A Favour | Executive Producer/Creator | BBC1 | Live Special | Live Entertainment Event | ||
STAR FOR A NIGHT | Executive Producer /Creator | BBC1 | 4 Series | Entertainment (Music Talent Show) | ||
Star for a Night Grand Final | Executive Producer/Creator | BBC1 | 2 x 2 hour | Live Entertainment Specials | ||
Martine McCutcheon Special | Executive Producer | BBC1 | Special | Entertainment | ||
BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS | Executive Producer | BBC1 | Specials | Entertainment | ||
Star Secrets/Claim To Fame | Executive Producer | BBC1 | Pilot/Series | Entertainment | ||
ROBOT WARS | Executive Producer /Creator | BBC2 | 8 Series | Action Game Show* | ||
*BAFTA Nomination - Best Entertainment Series | ||||||
1990-99 | ||||||
TODAY'S THE DAY | Executive Producer/Creator | BBC2 | 6 Series, 240 per year | Daily Game Show | ||
YOU DECIDE | Executive Producer/Creator | BBC1 | 2 Series | Live Debate Show | ||
The Movie Chart Show | Executive Producer | Channel 5 | 3 Series, 52 per year | Entertainment News | ||
Exclusive! | Executive Producer/Creator | Channel 4 | 4 Series, 260 per year | Daily Live Entertainment Talk Show | ||
VIP | Executive Producer/Creator | NBC Europe | 2 Series | Daily Talk Show | ||
Scratchy & Co | Executive Producer | ITV | 2 Series, 22 per year | Live 2 Hour Children's Entertainment | ||
Massive | Executive Producer | ITV | 2 Series, 22 per year | Youth Entertainment | ||
Quisine | Executive Producer/Creator | ITV | 2 Series | Daily Game Show | ||
Hollywood Report | Executive Producer | ITV | 3 Series, 52 per year | Entertainment News | ||
SPACE PRECINCT | Executive Producer | BBC/US Synd | 24 Hours | Sci-Fi Drama | ||
THE BULLION BOYS | Executive Producer | BBC | 2 Hour Movie | Comedy Drama* | ||
*International EMMY Award: Best Drama | ||||||
CHALLENGE ANNEKA | Executive Producer/Director | BBC1 | 7 Primetime Series/62 eps | Entertainment | ||
*Bronze Rose of Montreux/NVLA Award – Best Programme | ||||||
Up The Junction | Executive Producer /Director | ITV | 2 Series | Youth Comedy & Music Show | ||
Entertainment UK | Executive Producer | ITV | 120 Episodes | Entertainment Magazine | ||
Box Office | Executive Producer/Creator | Channel Four | 3 Years, Daily | Entertainment News | ||
Early Bird | Executive Producer | Channel Four | 3 Years, Daily | Children's | ||
The Ticket | Executive Producer | ITV (TVS) | 40 Episodes | Entertainment | ||
1st Night | Executive Producer | ITV (Central) | 6 x 42 episodes | Entertainment | ||
Wide Angle | Executive Producer | ITV ( Anglia ) | 6 x 38 episodes | Entertainment | ||
Lenny Go Home | Director | ITV | Special | Comedy | ||
1985-90 | ||||||
I Drew Roger Rabbit | Producer/Director | ITV/Channel 4 | Special | Documentary* | ||
*International EMMY Nomination, Best Arts Documentary | ||||||
01- FOR LONDON | Executive Producer | ITV ( Thames ) | 5 Series, 200 Eps | Youth Entertainment & Arts Show | ||
HOBSON'S CHOICE | Director | BBC | 2 Hour Special | Ballet: The Royal Ballet | ||
L'Enfant et les Sortileges | Director | BBC | Special | Opera: Glyndebourne | ||
Dash | Producer/Director | Channel 4 | Special | Entertainment/Dance | ||
The Sleeping Beauty | Director/Creator | ITV | Special | Entertainment/Ice Ballet* | ||
* International Monitor Award: Best Director | ||||||
FIRE & ICE | Director/Creator | ITV | Special | Entertainment/Ice Ballet* | ||
*Bronze Rose of Montreux/International Monitor Award: Best Director | ||||||
BLUE SUEDE SHOES - A Rockabilly Special | Director | Channel 4 | Special | Music Special starring Carl Perkins, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton | ||
The Golden Gong | Director | BBC1 | 2 Hour Special | Arts Documentary - the history of the British film industry | ||
Andrew Lloyd Webber's | Director | BBC1 | Special | Entertainment - West End Musical | ||
SONG & DANCE | ||||||
1980-85 | ||||||
THE HOT SHOE SHOW | Series Producer /Director | BBC1 | 2 Series | Entertainment/Dance Series* | ||
*7 BAFTA Nominations, including Best Entertainment Series, 2 BAFTA awards | ||||||
A KICK UP THE EIGHTIES | Producer/Director | BBC2 | 2 Series | Comedy* | ||
*BAFTA Scotland Award: Best Entertainment Series | ||||||
RUSSELL HARTY | Series Producer | BBC2 | 4 Series | Live Twice Weekly Talk Show | ||
BBC GENERAL ELECTION COVERAGE | Director | BBC1 | 36 Hour Live Special | News/Current Affairs | ||
1975 :– | ||||||
And Now The Good News | Series Producer/Director | BBC2 | 2 Series | Comedy | ||
Tonight In Town | Series Producer/Director | BBC2 | 2 Series | Live Weekly Entertainment Magazine | ||
PANORAMA | Director | BBC1 | 2 Series | Current Affairs/Documentary Series | ||
NATIONWIDE | Director/Producer | BBC1 | 3 Series | Live Daily News/Current Affairs | ||
Organisations
2008-2023
Visiting Professor, Teesside University
Chair Skillset North
Chair Northern Film & Media/Screen North East
2001/2
Vice Chair, Royal Television Society
2000/03
Trustee National Film & Television School Foundation
Trustee Birmingham Museum of Science and Discovery
1996-
Fellow Royal Television Society (FRTS)
1994-2004
Council Member British Screen Advisory Council
1992-4
Chair of PACT (Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television)
Awards
(See Productions List,. As well as winning many personal awards, from the Emmy for The Bullion Boys to the awards for his directing skills, Mentorn, under Tom's leadership, won a further Emmy, the Prix Italia and many other international accolades)
Personal
Tom is married to television producer Joanna and they live in California. He has five children ranging in age from 40 to 14 years old. His personal interests are cooking (he is a gourmet cook), playing the piano and walking their dogs Boots and Bunty.