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INSIDE OUT - BBC 1
PRESENTER
Introducing 54 films across the eastern region every Monday at 7:30pm. In the process, gained the largest audience in the series history


MUSIC FILE - BBC 2
PRESENTER
Winner: Prix de Basle Award for Educational Excellence in TV 99


GRAHAM NORTON'S EUROVISION MASTERCLASS - CHANNEL 4
MUSICAL DIRECTOR/MUSICOLOGIST
One off special looking at the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. As well as being the on screen musicologist, I wrote and performed, with a couple of dolly bird dancers, a potential Eurovision winner for the end of the show


SENSE OF PLACE - BBC 1
PRESENTER


BATTLE OF THE POPSTARS - CHANNEL 5
MUSICOLOGIST


NEWSNIGHT - BBC 2
MUSICOLOGIST
Interviewed by Kirsty Wark on whether 'Pop Music is Dead' - outcome? I forget!


HOMEGROUND (SUTTON HOO - THE LOST TREASURE) - BBC 2
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!


THE BIG BREAKFAST - CHANNEL 4
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


JAMESON TONIGHT - SKY TV
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 Annabel Giles and Shane Ritchie. 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 ons, 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 non-stop, 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 non-stop, 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" World Cup Video


ESTHER - BBC 2
MUSICOLOGIST


EAST AT WESTMINSTER - BBC 2
ITEM PRESENTER


BE THE BAND - BBC 1
I was d'JUDGE


LOOK EAST - BBC 1
ITEM PRESENTER


KILROY - BBC 1
MUSICOLOGIST


COMEDY CLUB - SKY TV
MUSICAL DIRECTOR/BANDLEADER


EXCLUSIVE - CHANNEL 5
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


THE TUBE - CHANNEL 4
MUSICIAN on the same episode as Madonna's British debut


THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST - BBC 2
MUSICIAN


BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS - BBC 1
Your past always catches up with you, well in this case it was Shane Ritchies past. Regardless, 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