Biography
Ereira worked at the
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on television and radio since 1965 contributing documentaries to the
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strand amongst others.
He has been awarded the
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for his 1978 documentary on the Battle of the Somme, and the
Royal Television SocietyThe Royal Television Society is a British-based society for the discussion, analysis and preservation of television in all its forms, past, present and future. It is the one of the oldest television societies in the world...
Best Documentary Series award fot his 1988 documentary on the
ArmadaArmada is the Spanish and Portuguese for naval fleet, or an adjective meaning 'armed'; Armáda is the Czech and Slovak for army. It may refer to:-Military campaigns:...
.
He documented his visits to the
Lost Tribes of
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in his books
The Heart of the World (
1990The year 1990 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*J. K. Rowling gets the idea for Harry Potter while on a train ride from Manchester to London. She says "I was staring out the window, and the idea for Harry just came. He appeared in my mind's eye, very fully formed...
) and
The Elder Brothers (
1992The year 1992 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-New books:*Ben Aaronovitch - Transit*Julia Álvarez - How the García Girls Lost Their Accents*Paul Auster - Leviathan*Iain Banks - The Crow Road...
).
He collaborated with
Terry JonesTerence Graham Parry Jones is a Welsh comedian, screenwriter, actor, film director, children's author, popular historian, political commentator and TV documentary host. He is best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy team....
on the documentary series
CrusadesCrusades was a 1995 historical documentary series presented by former Monty Python member Terry Jones. It looked at the crusades and included elements of black comedy.-1. "Pilgrims in Arms":...
(1995),
Terry Jones' Medieval LivesTerry Jones' Medieval Lives is a 2004 Emmy award nominated television documentary series produced for the BBC. Written and hosted by Terry Jones, each half-hour episode examines a particular Medieval personality, with the intent of separating myth from reality.The episode The Peasant was nominated...
(2004) and
Terry Jones' BarbariansTerry Jones' Barbarians is a 4-part TV documentary series first broadcast on BBC 2 in 2006. It was presented and written by ex-Python Terry Jones, challenging the received Roman and Roman Catholic notion of the barbarian....
(2006), with whom he also co-authored the respective companion books.
In 2004 he also presented, wrote and produced a 6-part documentary series on the kings and queens of England for
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.
Filmography
- 1988 Armada producer, writer & narator
- 1995 Crusades
Crusades was a 1995 historical documentary series presented by former Monty Python member Terry Jones. It looked at the crusades and included elements of black comedy.-1. "Pilgrims in Arms":...
producer, director & writer
- 2004 Terry Jones' Medieval Lives
Terry Jones' Medieval Lives is a 2004 Emmy award nominated television documentary series produced for the BBC. Written and hosted by Terry Jones, each half-hour episode examines a particular Medieval personality, with the intent of separating myth from reality.The episode The Peasant was nominated...
associate producer & writer
- 2004 Kings and Queens of England producer, writer & presenter
- 2006 Terry Jones' Barbarians
Terry Jones' Barbarians is a 4-part TV documentary series first broadcast on BBC 2 in 2006. It was presented and written by ex-Python Terry Jones, challenging the received Roman and Roman Catholic notion of the barbarian....
producer & writer