Brian Michael Lapping

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(born 13 September 1937) is an

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and

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. Lapping is also the

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and founding member of

Brook Lapping Brook Lapping Productions is a British TV and radio production company. Based in London, Brook Lapping is a subsidiary of Ten Alps. The company is the result of a 1997 merger of Brook Associates (founded in 1982), and Brian Lapping Associates. ...

, a television and radio production company focussed on the production of

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. Lapping began his career as a journalist working for The Daily Mirror, The Guardian and the Financial Times, before moving to producing documentaries, first for Granada Television, then for his own production studio Brian Lapping Associates. In

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, Brian Lapping Associates merged with Brook Associates to form Brook Lapping Productions. Notable television productions produced by Lapping include: Obama's White House (2016); Putin, Russia and the West (2011); The Death of Yugoslavia (1995); and End of Empire (1985).

Education

Lapping was educated at the City of London School for Boys, an

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in central London, followed by the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

Personal life

Lapping is married to Anne Lapping, and they both live in

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. Lapping is a member of The Fabian Society, a

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Awards

State awards

Lapping, along with his wife Anne Lapping, was awarded the title of

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

in the 2005 Queen's New Year Honours List for services to

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. *

Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon

2005: Commander of the

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

Media awards

* 2017: British Academy Television Award Nominee – Best Current Affairs * 2004: British Academy Television Award Nominee – Best Current Affairs * 2003: Alan Clark Award * 2003: Harvey Lee Award

Filmography

* ''Inside Obama's White House (2016)'' * '' Exposure (2015)'' * '' Putin, Russia and the West (2011)'' * '' Iran and the West (2009)'' * ''Spy Secrets (2004)'' * ''Innovation: Life, Inspired (2004)'' * ''Beauty of Snakes (2003)'' * ''I Met Adolf Eichmann (2002)'' * ''To Kill and Kill Again (2002)'' * ''Queen Victoria's Empire (2001)'' * ''Endgame in Ireland (2001)'' * ''The Fall of Milosevic (2001)'' * ''

American Experience ''American Experience'' is a television program airing on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. The program airs documentaries, many of which have won awards, about important or interesting events and people in American his ...

(2000)'' * ''Finest Hour (1999)'' * ''The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (1999)'' * ''Hostage: The Story of the Beirut Hostages, 1984-1991 (1999)'' * ''

The Death of Yugoslavia ''The Death of Yugoslavia'' (broadcast as ''Yugoslavia: Death of a Nation'' in the US) is a BBC documentary series first broadcast in September and October 1995, and returning in June 1996. It is also the title of a BBC book by Allan Little and ...

(1995)'' * ''

Death of Apartheid ''Death of Apartheid'' (US title: ''Mandela's Fight For Freedom'') is the name of a three-part documentary series about the negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa and the first fully democratic election that followed. The series was firs ...

(1995)'' * ''Off the Back of a Lorry (1992)'' * ''Breakthrough at Reykjavik (1987)'' * ''Apartheid (1986)'' * ''End of Empire (1985)'' * ''Cyprus: Britain's Grim Legacy (1984)'' * ''World in Action (1971–1981)'' * ''Politics What's it all About? (1980)'' * ''Chrysler and the Cabinet (1976)''

Publications

* ''End of Empire (1985)'' * ''Apartheid: A History (1987)'' * ''The State of the Nation: The Bounds of Freedom (1980)'' * ''The Labour Government, 1964-70 (1970)'' * ''More power to the people: Young Fabian essays on democracy in Britain (1968)''

References

1937 births Living people Commanders of the Order of the British Empire English television producers People educated at the City of London School Members of the Fabian Society {{UK-tv-bio-stub