Mark Westcott
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Mark Westcott is a British television producer and director based in London. Westcott’s television career began in 1992 when he devised and produced a series of programmes for British television that looked at the influence of American popular culture on the British way of life. American Affair was broadcast in 1993 and was fronted by the American radio DJ Randall Lee Rose.
Mark Westcott’s network television career began in earnest in 1997 when he worked as a director on the BBC series The Clothes Show
. In the last decade he directed several episodes of BBC 1’s popular factual series DIY SOS
. In 2004 he worked with the British adventurer Bear Grylls
on the C4 series Escape To The Legion on which he was credited as Producer. He worked with Grylls again in 2006 on the first season of Discovery Channel’s Man Versus Wild (known in the UK as Born Survivor), directing an episode in which Grylls braved the dangers of the African bush. In the same year, Westcott also directed American survival expert Myke Hawke in the Discovery Channel
show, Science of Survival: Amazon. His last two shows for Discovery, both within the new 2008 HD series of Raging Planet, Raging Planet
Lightning and Raging Planet
Avalanche aired in the US, UK and internationally in late 2009.
Mark Westcott’s network television career began in earnest in 1997 when he worked as a director on the BBC series The Clothes Show
The Clothes Show
The Clothes Show is a British television show about fashion that can currently be seen weeknights on Really. It was formerly broadcast on BBC One from 1986 to 2000.-BBC series :...
. In the last decade he directed several episodes of BBC 1’s popular factual series DIY SOS
DIY SOS
DIY SOS is a British DIY television series made for the BBC, presented by Nick Knowles. The first episode was broadcast on 7 October 1999 and the show is still aired today...
. In 2004 he worked with the British adventurer Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls
Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls is an English adventurer, writer and television presenter. He is best known for his television series Man vs. Wild, known as Born Survivor in the United Kingdom...
on the C4 series Escape To The Legion on which he was credited as Producer. He worked with Grylls again in 2006 on the first season of Discovery Channel’s Man Versus Wild (known in the UK as Born Survivor), directing an episode in which Grylls braved the dangers of the African bush. In the same year, Westcott also directed American survival expert Myke Hawke in the Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
show, Science of Survival: Amazon. His last two shows for Discovery, both within the new 2008 HD series of Raging Planet, Raging Planet
Raging Planet
Raging Planet is an American documentary television series that originally aired in 1998 and 2008 on the Discovery Channel. The program focuses on natural disasters...
Lightning and Raging Planet
Raging Planet
Raging Planet is an American documentary television series that originally aired in 1998 and 2008 on the Discovery Channel. The program focuses on natural disasters...
Avalanche aired in the US, UK and internationally in late 2009.
External links
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1050943/ imdb
- http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/E/escape_to_the_legion/index.html Escape to the Legion
- http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/raging-planet-lightning/ Raging Planet Lightning