BiG GEORGE

TELEVISION

B -ROAD BRITAIN - ITV

HISTORIAN

Helping Robbie Coltrane look at English folklore

THE ONE SHOW - BBC 1

A film about composing and recording of an Earworm (FANDANGO KISS) for presenter

Des Coleman to sing, under the watchful eye of top Cambridge Prof. Dr Matthew Woolhouse

INSIDE OUT - BBC 1

PRESENTER

After appearing as a reporter in the pilot and became hosted the show for the first two years,

introducing over 50 films across London and the Eastern region

PRESENTER

Winner: Prix de Basle Award for Educational Excellence in TV

MUSICAL DIRECTOR/MUSICOLOGIST

one off special, looking at the history of the Eurovision Song Contest.

As well as being the on screen musicologist, composed and performed, along with a couple of dolly bird dancers,

a potential Eurovision winner

NEWSNIGHT - BBC 2

MUSICOLOGIST

Interviewed by Kirsty Wark on whether Pop Music is Dead or not?

ROYAL FLASH - 20th CENTURY FOX

Interviewed on camera for the special feature on the DVD release of the Malcolm McDowell, Alan Bates, Oliver Reed classic, directed by Richard Lester

PRESENTER

BATTLE OF THE POPSTARS - CHANNEL 5

MUSICOLOGIST

PRESENTER

This episode drew the largest audience in the series history, and during the making I fell splatt, into a field of cow pats. Completely covered right along my left side, I still needed to do two links, (right side on), and at the end of the shoot, I had to drive home (two hours on the M25), stinking, freezing and hungry - showbiz eh!

GUEST

Interviewed by both Johnny and Denise about the compositional shortcuts in Eurovision. The item ran eight minutes instead of four minutes, and as the interview started Denise Van Outen purred "George, before we start I must say, you're a bit of a Fox" - eat your hearts outen! As a matter of interest, d'you know what the Big Breakfast fee was? It was a BIG Breakfast, the full monty with everybody around a couple of big tables

MUSICAL DIRECTOR/BANDLEADER

The very first flagship show on Murdochs brand new TV network (circa 89/90) from Soho's Windmill Theatre. 350 hour long shows presented by Derek Jameson with co -hosts and Every turn on the circuit ended up on Dereks sofa … Jodie Foster, Robert Maxwell, Jenny Agutter, Kenny Everett, Susan George, Jack Dee, Brigette Nielson and Yehudi Menuhin, Joan Collins to name just a few. Each show had about a dozen walk on's, jugglers, comedians, singers, end of part one music, theme tune, end credits and sketches. My band comprised of the best players in the country/world and the whole experience armed me up with some corking back stage stories - Carry On Chatshow!

DAVID LETTERMAN - NBC

GUEST MUSICIAN

Took a three day sabbatical in New York with the production team on the biggest chat show on the planet. It was during Lettermans failed renegotiation period, prior to his move to CBS. Torrid times for the network, but exciting times for me

TELETHON 90 - THAMES

MUSICAL DIRECTOR/BANDLEADER

27 hours nonstop, on stage (10 minutes break every hour), From Saturday 7pm right through to 10pm Sunday.

Filmed live from the London Arena in Docklands and presented by Frank Bough and Judith Chalmers

TELETHON 92 - LWT

MUSICAL DIRECTOR/BANDLEADER

Again 27 hours nonstop, and again presented by Frank Bough and Judith Chalmers. This time live from the Nat West Tower in the City of London, just before it was blown up by terrorists. During the broadcast my band helped break three world records

T4 PLANET POP - CHANNEL 4

The "making of"

ESTHER - BBC 2

MUSICOLOGIST

EAST AT WESTMINSTER - BBC 2

ITEM PRESENTER

LOOK EAST - BBC 1

ITEM PRESENTER

KILROY - BBC 1

MUSICOLOGIST

BE THE BAND - BBC 1

JUDGE

COMEDY CLUB - SKY

MUSICAL DIRECTOR/BANDLEADER

MUSICAL DIRECTOR/MUSICOLOGIST

LONDON TONIGHT - ITN

GLOVE PUPPET

STONY STRATFORD HERITAGE FILMS - TALL CAT FILMS

PRESENTER

Two x 60 minute heritage films about the historic town of Stony Stratford

THE WAREHOUSE - ITV

MUSICOLOGIST

ESPRESSO - CHANNEL 5

MUSICOLOGIST

MUSICIAN

on the same episode as Madonna's British debut

THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST - BBC 2

MUSICIAN

Your past always catches up with you, well in this case it was past. But regardless of that, it's never a pleasant sight to see yourself dancing in the 80's on primetime TV

TOP OF THE POPS - BBC 1

MUSICIAN during the tape swapping fiasco era

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