Mark Evans is a British

veterinary surgeon Veterinary surgery is surgery performed on animals by veterinarians, whereby the procedures fall into three broad categories: orthopaedics (bones, joints, muscles), soft tissue surgery (skin, body cavities, cardiovascular system, GI/urogenital/ ...

turned television presenter.

Early and personal life

Educated at

Warwick School Warwick School is a selective, independent day and boarding school in Warwick, England in the public school tradition. Known until about 1900 as King's School, Warwick, it is believed to have been founded by Æthelflæd of Mercia in 914 AD ...

, Evans failed to get the needed grades at A Levels the first time - he says due to completing restoration work on a Triumph Herald 13/60

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. He graduated from the Royal Veterinary College at the

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, where he won the Professor Formston silver medal for surgery.

Veterinarian

Evans developed his career in private veterinary practice, mainly with dogs, cats, and horses in the Surrey Hills. He has written 12 books on animal care and welfare. He was the

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's chief veterinary advisor between 2007 and 2010, causing some controversy in August 2008 after branding

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s and dog shows as a "parade of mutants", resulting in the RSPCA withdrawing its support that year to the annual

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dog show.

Television

Evan's television career started in 1990 when he complained about an item on

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that made fun of fat pets, and was invited as a guest on the show giving advice to the owner of an obese cat. In 1994, Evans co-developed a new animal-rescue based television series with Endemol'' Pet Rescue'' on

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, becoming both presenter and an associate producer. Evans has since presented over 1,500 shows, including shows based around pets, wildlife, science and engineering.

Animals

Evans has worked as a presenter and producer on several animal television shows including '' Pet Rescue'' and ''

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''. In 2013, Evans hosted a one-off documentary for

called ''Dogs: Their Secret Lives''. A full series followed, beginning on 19 August 2014, as well as a one-off live episode and a revisited episode, both airing in 2014. In September 2014, Evans began hosting ''Operation Maneater'', a three-part series for

. It was revealed that, during the filming, Evans had been clipped by a crocodile, leaving him with a split lip and broken teeth. Evans said "For the last 10 months, I haven't been able to bite using my front teeth so have had to tear my food into chunks to eat".

Engineering

In 1999, Evans co-devised the workshop-based " Is Born" format for Discovery Networks Europe. Since then, he has co-produced and presented ten series for Discovery Home & Leisure (now

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) and are often repeated on Discovery's Quest channel. The shows have transmitted in over 70 countries around the world. * ''

A Car Is Born Mark Evans is a British veterinary surgeon turned television presenter. Early and personal life Educated at Warwick School, Evans failed to get the needed grades at A Levels the first time - he says due to completing restoration work on a Triump ...

'' (build of an AC Cobra replica) - 15 episodes * ''

A Plane Is Born ''A Plane is Born'', presented by Mark Evans (TV Host), Mark Evans, was a 15 part series for Discovery Home and Leisure (now Discovery Real Time), in which he not only learned to fly but also built his own Europa XS, Europa two-seater aeroplane. ...

'' (build of a 200 mph kit aeroplane) - 15 episodes * ''

A Car Is Reborn Mark Evans is a British veterinary surgeon turned television presenter. Early and personal life Educated at Warwick School, Evans failed to get the needed grades at A Levels the first time - he says due to completing restoration work on a Triumph ...

'' (total restoration of an E Type Jaguar) - 15 episodes * ''A Chopper Is Born'' (build of a kit, two-seater helicopter) - 15 episode * ''A Bike Is Born - Harley'' (restoration of a Harley WLC45) - 5 episodes * ''A Bike Is Born - Bonneville'' (restoration of a Triumph Bonneville T120R) - 5 episodes * ''A Bike Is Born - Trike'' (build of a Boom Power Trike) - 5 episodes * ''A Race Car Is Born'' (build of a Westfield race car) - 15 episodes * '' A 4x4 Is Born'' (build of an extreme off-road Land Rover) - 15 episodes * ''

An MG Is Born Mark Evans is a British veterinary surgeon turned television presenter. Early and personal life Educated at Warwick School, Evans failed to get the needed grades at A Levels the first time - he says due to completing restoration work on a Triumph ...

'' (restoration of an MGB Roadster) - 10 episodes *''Wreck Rescue'' - follows his journey to help inspire and motivate the restorers of five very different vehicles to achieve their own restoration dreams. *''Wood Wizard'' with Richard Blizzard (crafting wooden objects) 15 episodes * “ Classic British Cars: Made in Coventry” (2021) - a history of the classic cars made in Coventry 1 episode He also co-devised and presented ''Dream Machines'' - a vehicle restoration series on Channel 5.

Filmography

References

External links

Mark Evans's Website

Mark Evans's Twitter page

Mark Evans's Facebook page
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