Nigel Napier-Andrews (born 1942) is a British/Canadian TV producer, director, and author. In 2014 he became the host of the TV series ''Escapes with Nigel''.
Early life
Nigel Napier-Andrews was born in England, and spent parts of his childhood in
Wimbledon
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* Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London
* Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships
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,
Cairo, Egypt
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and
Benghazi, Libya
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. He attended
Oundle School
Oundle School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) for pupils 11–18 situated in the market town of Oundle in Northamptonshire, England. The school has been governed by the Worshipful Company of Grocers of the City ...
and then travelled to
Kenya
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in 1959 to work at the Kenya Weekly News.
Career
Nigel Napier-Andrews returned to England to work for the BBC, and later moved to Canada, where he subsequently switched to working for the CBC as producer and director of several television series including:
*
Elwood Glover's Luncheon Date
''Elwood Glover's Luncheon Date'' was a Canadian television talk show series which aired on CBC Television from 1963 to 1975.
Elwood Glover had hosted noon-time programming on CBC Radio from 1956. A new studio was set up at the Four Seasons Hote ...
from 1969 to 1971
* the panel show
This is the Law
''This Is the Law'' was a Canadian panel game show which aired on CBC Television from 1971 to 1976.
It presented short, humorous vignettes supposedly set in various towns and cities across Canada which ran with musical accompaniment rather than ...
from 1972 to 1976
* ''
The Bob McLean Show
''The Bob McLean Show'' was a Canadian talk show television series which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1981.
Premise
CBC Television created this series in 1975 to replace ''Elwood Glover's Luncheon Date'' whose host had left the network ...
'' a daily interview program from 1977 to 1979 and 1982 to 1984
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* the comedy series ''
Stay Tuned'' in 1977
* the psychic panel show ''
Beyond Reason'' from 1977 to 1980
He was director of
Pierre Berton’s 26 episode half-hour television drama series ''
Heritage Theatre'' in 1985 and co-executive producer of the first
Gemini Awards
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States a ...
in 1986. He subsequently worked in corporate video, event production and public relations. Until June 2009 he worked as a video producer and event planner for RBC Royal Bank. In 2012 he created the good living, food and travel blog Gentleman's Portion.
In early 2014 he hosted the first six episodes of a travel series entitled ''Escapes with Nigel'' on Bell Fibe TV1 in Southern Ontario. The series was renewed and a second series of eight episodes was shot in July and August 2014. In the winter of 2015/2016 he produced and hosted a six episode food series "Market to Table" which aired in April 2016, featuring local farmers' markets and chefs.
Bibliography
* ''How to eat well and stay single: The bachelor's basic cookbook'' (1974)
* ''This is the Law? A Selection of Silly Laws From Around the World'' (1976)
* ''Do-it-yourself TV: A guide to community and corporate television'' (1990)
* ''Market to Table: The Cookbook'' (2017) eBook amazon.com
* ''Gentleman's Portion: The Cookbook'' (2020) eBook amazon.com
Community
* Chairman, Visual Arts Mississauga,
1997 to 2001
* President, Performing Arts Lodges, Toronto 2005 to 2007
* Commodore, Harbour City Yacht Club, 2006 to 2008 and 2009 to 2012
References
External links
*
an article featuring Napier-Andrews from TheStar.comFreemen London's 2006 Biography of Napier-Andrews, which appears on page 8Nigel Napier-Andrews at The 2008 Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging WritersEscapes with Nigel - complete location and episode listings
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1942 births
Canadian television producers
Living people
Canadian television directors