1. Gerard Wilkinson
32A Charles Street
Berkhamsted
Hertfordshire
HP4 3DH
Mobile: 0771 267 3325
Email: Gerard.wilkinson@yahoo.co.uk
Employment
UK Freelance-October 1994 onwards
Archive Film Researcher/Archive Producer.
As a freelancer I have worked on a range of productions at the BBC in the History, Current Affairs, and
Music and Entertainment Departments. I have also worked for a number of leading independent
production companies producing programmes for Channel 4, ITV, Channel 5 and the BBC. I led the
archive production for these programmes and always managed to produce high quality material, on
time. I used my negotiation skills to source high quality archive material within budget.
**I am a finalist in the 2015 Focal international Footage Researcher Of The Year. I was also previously
a finalist.
Please see separate sheet for details of productions.
Wilkinson Media international. October 1994-June 1996
WMI licensed B-Movie features from the USA and Contemporary Dangerous sports films to Eastern
Europe with sales in Czech Republic and Poland. I used programme licensing skills and general sales
skills in these emerging TV markets.
JMB Productions-Prague. October 1992-May 1994.
Account Manager.
JMB was part of the BBDO Advertising Group. I worked on various campaigns
for Proctor and Gamble and CSA Airlines. My role was liaising with clients and JMB’s newly founded
Production team.
Film Research And Production Services. London. January 1986- May 1992
Film Researcher
I worked on TV Commercials, Documentaries and corporate videos worldwide, using Film Research
archive skills , strong negotiation skills, cleared copyright and artists talent. I liaised with clients in
Advertising Agencies and production Companies and worked to tight deadlines in a high pressure
environment. I rose to a senior position within the company.
See listing for productions
Archive Research
The Bohemians. Part 3. Wingspan Prods. For BBC4.
Women In The Arts. The North. BBC Arts
Legend Of Shorty.(Chapo Guzman) Feature Documentary. Ronachan Films/Pacha Films/
Discovery Latin America/Two Four Productions/Film Four.

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Still The Enemy Within. Miners Strike 1984-85 Feature Documentary . Bad Bonobo Films
**Winner audience award at Sheffield International Documentary Festival 2014.
Inside Broadmoor Hospital. 2 part documentary about violent medical disorders
Wildfire TV for Channel 5.
Joan Bakewell At The BBC. BBC Arts
Henry Tandey-WW1 VC Winner. BBC History.
Voices of World War 2 - six part series. Cwmni Da Productions for S4C.
Margaret Thatcher Obit Documentary. Brook Lapping for Sky TV.
Dig WW2. 3 part series with Dan Snow. 360production/BBC 2.
George Cross Heroes. Drama/Documentary. Dangerous Films/Discovery Channel
Surviving D-Day. Drama/Documentary. Dangerous Films /Discovery Channel
My Family At War. 4 part series on WW1. BBC History
James May’s Big Ideas. Three part series. BBC Science
Political Mavericks. BBC Current Affairs.
The Ladies Not For Spurning.(Michael Portillo on Thatchers Legacy)
Liberty Bell Prods for BBC4.
Factory Records-from Joy Division to Happy Mondays. BBC Music & Entertainment
Last Days Of Diana. Drama/Documentary . Dangerous Films/Discovery Channel
Al Qaeda-Time To Talk/South East Asia.-Peter Taylor. Series. BBC Current Affairs
TV in 1973. BBC Arts
Swiss Toni 2. series. Tiger Aspect.
David Trimble-Out In The Cold. BBC2
Brick Lane Night. A History Of The East End. BBC2
Gyles Home Shopping. Hatrick Productions/Channel 4
Timewatch- Inside The Mind Of Hitler. BBC History
Timewatch -Pol Pot. BBC History
Timewatch-Sinking The Tirpitz. BBC History
Heroes Of Black Comedy. Oxford TV/Channel 4
Alan Clarke Diaries-series. BBC Drama
How To Succeed In Business, The Asian way. BBC Current Affairs
History Of Football. One episode. Freemantle Television.
Timewatch. The Great Storm, The Missing Ace, Gallipoli, Caesar In France,
BBC History
With Friends Like These-The French. BBC Political Documentaries
Green Green Grass Of Home. Channel 4
Trust Me I’m A Politician. BBC Political Documentaries
Hotline To The President. BBC Political Documentaries
100 Greatest Number One Singles. Yorkshire TV/Channel 4
East-Brick Lane. BBC2
Studs Turkel-Profile. Documentary for BBC4
100 Greatest Feature Films. Yorkshire TV/Channel 4
Ian Botham-100% Beefy. BBC2
The Promise ITV1
The Men Who Changed Football. 3 part series. BBC2
Millennium Dome Exhibition Zones. Illuminations
Rock Shrines. Series BBC
Sounds Of 1969. Chrysalis/Channel 4
Top Ten series 1.(5 part series) Chrysalis Television/Channel 4
Nobel Peace and Science programmes for Nobel/TWI
Fabulous Fortunes. Series. TWI/Pathe
Amazing Earth. Series. Discovery Channel
Century. Series TWI/Pathe
See The Person Not The Disability. Channel 4
History Of 20th
Century. NHK Japan.
Jim Morrison. MTV Europe
World Finance. Prima TV Prague.
Dvorak Dream Of Hiawatha. JMB Prague
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3. Gerard Wilkinson
Film Research Production Services.
Weekly Commercials for Daily Mirror, Sunday People, Today, The European,
The Times and Sunday Times. Cleared copyright on old and new Feature Films,
Cleared Personalities, used contemporary and archival news footage and sports footage.
Award winning campaign for Holsten Pils commercials using clips from feature films.
Commercials for: Royal Mail Stamps, Irish, Spanish, Italian State Lotteries, Vespa, Proctor and Gamble
and many others.
Pop Promo’s for Island Records and Virgin Records using archival footage,
TV programmes include Mission Impossible for Paramount and Spooks for Ian La Frenais.
TV series include Oceans OF Wealth for Living Tapes/Channel 4.
EDUCATION
University of London (Birbeck College)
October 1988 – June 1989 (part-time)
Qualifications: Diploma in TV Production
Subjects: All aspects of TV broadcasting, studio production, vision-mixing, directing, camera work.
North Tyneside College of Further Education, Newcastle
September 1983 – June 1984
Qualifications: Two A levels in Politics & Government and Sociology
New College, Durham
September 1980 – June 1982
Qualifications: BCE Diploma in Travel & Tourism
Subjects: Business Studies, Aspects of Travel Industry, Geography
St Thomas Moore Comprehensive School, Gateshead
September 1975 – June 1980
Qualifications: Five O levels
April-October 1996 – Travelling in Eastern Europe and USA
INTERESTS AND SKILLS
I enjoy acting, travelling, cinema, music and photography. I have made several short films and two
documentaries and was a long-term member of the London Film Makers Co-Operative. I also have a
working knowledge of Czech and German and have a great interest in 20th
Century History, Current
Affairs, Music and Sport.
REFERENCES
Adam Grimley
BBC. Producer/Director
Tel. 0208 743 8000
adam.grimley@bbc.co.uk
Mark Lacey
Producer
Bad-Bonobo Films
Tel 07786 624853
Mark.lacey@bad-bonobo.com
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