James Edward Ludovic Graham (born 26 May 1961,
Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
People
* Scarborough (surname)
* Earl of Scarbrough
Places Australia
* Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth
* Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong
* Scarborough, Queensland, su ...
), is a British
television producer
A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television show, television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television net ...
and
director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
.
Career
Graham produced the four-part documentary series ''
The Choir'' for
BBC2
BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream an ...
, which won a
BAFTA Award for best feature at the
British Academy Television Awards 2007
The 2007 British Academy Television Awards were held on Sunday 20 May at the London Palladium Theatre in London. They were broadcast live on BBC One in the UK. The nominations were announced on 11 April 2007.
Winners and nominees
Winners in bold. ...
. His first major work was as director of the three-part TV series ''Strictly Supernatural'', narrated by
Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultimat ...
and with consulting astrologer
Robert Currey
Robert Currey (born 24 September 1955), is an astrologer and entrepreneur.
Career
In 1981 he founded the astrological company Equinox and in 1989 The Astrology Shop in Covent Garden, the first prime location store to be dedicated to astrology, ...
, for the
Discovery Channel
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and DVD release in 1997. Graham went on to produce series such as ''
Paddington Green'' for
BBC1
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in 1998
a historical reality TV series ''
That'll Teach 'Em
''That'll Teach 'Em'' is a British historical reality documentary series produced by ''Twenty Twenty Television'' for the Channel 4 network in the United Kingdom.
Concept
Each series follows around 30 teenage students who have recently complet ...
'' for
Channel 4
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and ''
Road to Berlin'' featuring the journey of pub landlord
Al Murray
Alastair James Hay Murray (born 10 May 1968) is an English comedian, actor, musician and writer from Hammersmith. In 2003, he was listed in ''The Observer'' as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy, and in 2007 he was voted the 16th gre ...
through the last stages of
World War II
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for the Discovery Channel.
Personal life
Graham has been married to TV presenter
Kate Humble
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since 1992. In 2007, they moved to
Monmouthshire
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and live on a working farm in the
Wye Valley
The Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; cy, Dyffryn Gwy) is an internationally important protected landscape straddling the border between England and Wales.
The River Wye ( cy, Afon Gwy) is the fourth-longest river in th ...
.
Filmography
* Museum of Life (2010) TV series documentary - executive producer
*
Montezuma (2009) TV documentary - executive producer
* Rivers with
Griff Rhys Jones
Griffith Rhys Jones (born 16 November 1953) is a Welsh comedian, writer, actor, and television presenter. He starred in a number of television series with his comedy partner, Mel Smith. Rhys Jones came to national attention in the 1980s for h ...
(2009) BBC TV series documentary - executive producer
* Being ...
Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who became the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor.
...
(2009) TV documentary - executive producer
* Top Dogs: Adventures in War, Sea and Ice (2009) - executive producer
* Trouble in Amish Paradise (2009) TV documentary - executive producer
* Apollo Wives (2009) TV documentary - executive producer
* Crime and Punishment (2008) TV series - director & producer
* The Choir (2006) TV series documentary - series producer & director
* Road to Berlin (2004) TV mini-series documentary - series producer
* Time Commanders (2003) TV series documentary - series producer
* Castle (2003) TV mini-series documentary - director& producer
* Alaskan Wilds (2003) TV mini-series documentary - producer
* Paddington Green (1998) BBC TV series - producer
* Strictly Supernatural (1997) Discovery TV series - director
* The Hit Man & Her (1992) ITV late-night music series - producer & director
See also
*
The Monty
References
External links
Official site*
Ludo Graham's band, The Monty
1961 births
Living people
BAFTA winners (people)
British television producers
Place of birth missing (living people)
People from Monmouthshire
People from Scarborough, North Yorkshire
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