Stuart McDonald
Television Director - Resume


                  

THE APPRENTICE: YOU'RE HIRED (BBC ONE)
Sir Alan has made the decision on who will be his next apprentice.
ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A TEN YEAR OLD  (SKY ONE)
Noel Edmonds hosts the big cash quiz with questions a 10 year old could answer.
 

2008                                Media Management Limited                   London
Director 

*   Gladiators  (Shine / Sky One)

*   BBC Children in Need 2008 (BBC)

*   Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two (BBC)

*   Noel's HQ (Two Four / Sky One)
*   Don't Forget the Lyrics (RDF Media / Sky One)

*   The Apprentice: You're Hired  (Talkback Thames / BBC)

*   The Apprentice: You're Fired  (Talkback Thames / BBC)

*   Wogan's Perfect Recall (RDF Media / Channel Four)

*   Hairspray: The School Musical (Mentorn Media / Sky One)

*   Are You Smarter than a Ten Year Old (Two Four / Sky One)

*   Sex - How to Do Everything (Talkback Thames / Five )

*   The Unforgettable Tour (Wizcraft Entertainment)

 

 

2007                                Media Management Limited                   London
Director 

*   Parkinson (ITV 1)

*   An Audience With Celine Dion (ITV1)

*   Westlife on Demand (ITV1)

*   Noel's Christmas Presents (Sky One)

*   Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two (BBC)

*   Cirque De Celebrite (Sky One)

*   Are You Smarter than a Ten Year Old (Sky One)

*   The Great Pretender (ITV1)

*   The Frost Report (BBC)

*   This is Your Life (ITV 1)

*   Faenol 2007 Musicals Concert (BBC)

*   The Apprentice: You're Fired  (Talkback Thames / BBC)

*   Let Me Entertain You (Lion TV / BBC)

*   Wogan Now and Then (Spun Gold / UKTV Gold)

*   Test the Nation (RTE)

 

2006                                Media Management Limited                   London
Director 

*   Parkinson (ITV 1)

*   Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two (BBC)

*   Cirque De Celebrite (Sky One)

*   Crimewatch UK (BBC)

*   Man Hunt (ITV)

*   Dame Shirley Bassey in Concert  (BBC)

*   Top of the Pops 2 (BBC)

*   Top of the Pops (BBC)

*   Dancing in the Streets (BBC)

*   How to Improve Your Memory with Lord Robert Winston (BBC)

*   Indian International Film  Awards 2006 (Wizcraft / Star TV)

*   Wogan Now and Then (Spun Gold / UKTV Gold)

*   The Chelsea Flower Show (BBC)

*   Match Academy (Endemol / Five)

*   Today with Des and Mel (ITV 1)

 

 

2005                                Media Management Limited                   London
Director 

*   Parkinson (ITV 1)

*   Crimewatch UK (BBC)

*   The Two Ronnies Christmas Sketchbook (BBC)

*   Top of the Pops (BBC)

*   Today with Des and Mel (ITV 1)

*   The Evening Standard Film Awards 2005 (ITV 1)

*   Package Holiday Undercover (ITV 1)

*   Queen Mania (ITV 1)

*   Rolf on Art  (BBC)

*   The Golden Lot (Lion TV / ITV 1)

*   Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two (BBC)

*   Indian International Film  Awards 2005 (Wizcraft / Star TV)

*   Are You Younger Than You Think? (BBC)

*   The Tio Pepe Restauarnt Awards 2005 (Granada / ITV 1)

*   Talk to the Prime Minister (Flame TV / Five)

*   Talk to the Michael Howard (Flame TV / Five)

*   Vote For Me (Mentorn / ITV 1)

 

 

2004                                Media Management Limited                   London
Director 

*   Parkinson (ITV 1)

*   Parkinson (BBC)

*   The Two Ronnies Sketchbook (BBC)

*   Stars In Their Eyes (ITV 1)

*   Crimewatch UK (BBC)

*   Morgan and Platell (Mentorn / Channel 4)

*   Rolf on Art - Trafalgar Square (BBC)

*   The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2004 (ITV 1)

*   Paul O'Grady's Generation Game (BBC)

*   Test Your Pet  (BBC)

*   Indian International Film  Awards 2004 (Sony Entertainment Asia)

 

 

2003                                Media Management Limited                   London
Director 

*   Parkinson (BBC)

*   The Royal Variety Performance (LWT / ITV 1)

*   Christmas Night with the Stars (BBC)

*   Crimewatch UK (BBC)

*   National Music Awards (LWT / ITV 1)

*   Robot Wars (Mentorn / Five)

*   Born to Win (BBC)

*   Rolf Harris 50 Years in Showbusiness (BBC / Prince's Trust)

*   Indian International Film  Awards 2003 (Sony Entertainment Asia)

*   Clash of the Cities (BBC)

*   The National ESP Challenge Live (Living TV)

*   Real Stories (BBC)

 

 

2002                                Media Management Limited                   London
Director 

*   National Music Awards (LWT / ITV1)

*   Record of the Year (LWT / ITV1)

*   A BAFTA Tribute to James Bond (BBC)

*   BBC Children in Need 2002 (BBC)

*   Parkinson (BBC)

*   Pyramids Live: Secret Chambers Revealed (Fox / National Geographic / TV6)

*   Best Inventions (BBC)

*   Tomorrow's World (BBC)

*   The BBC Animal Awards (BBC)

*   Indian International Film  Awards 2002 (Sony Entertainment Asia)

*   HM Queens Golden Jubilee (BBC)

*   Ultimate Question (Meridian / ITV)

*   Techno Games (Mentorn / Channel 4)

*   Robot Wars (Mentorn / BBC)

*   The Variety Club Awards 2002 (BBC)

*   A BAFTA Tribute to Dame Judi Dench (BBC)

*   Crimewatch UK (BBC)

*    National Geo Genius (Meridian / National Geographic Channel)

 

2001                                Media Management Limited                   London
Director 

*   Parkinson (BBC)

*   It's Your New Years Party with Jonathan Ross (BBC)

*   BBC Children in Need 2001 (BBC)

*   Children's BBC Prom in the Park (BBC)

*   Star for A Night Live Final (Mentorn / BBC)

*   Do Us A Favour (Mentorn / BBC)

*   Masters of Combat (Mentorn / BBC)

*   EastEnders - It's Your Party (BBC)

*   The BBC Animal Awards (BBC)

*   Robot Wars (Mentorn / BBC)

*   HRH The Duke of Edinburgh's 80th Birthday Celebration (BBC)

*   Take Time with... Twiggy (Meridian / ITV)

*    National Geo Genius (Meridian / National Geographic Channel)

*   The Variety Club Awards 2001 (BBC)

*   National Holocaust Memorial Day (BBC)

*   Crimewatch UK (BBC)

*   Crimewatch Daily (BBC)

*   A Knight with O' Brien (Anglia)

*   The Victorian Roadshow (BBC)

 

2000                                Media Management Limited                   London
Director 

*   Parkinson (BBC)

*   BBC Children in Need (BBC)

*   Robot Wars (Mentorn / BBC)

*   Star for a Night Live Final (Mentorn / BBC)

*   Find a Fortune (Granada / ITV)

*   Crimewatch UK (BBC)

*   Crimewatch Daily (BBC)

*   The Search (BBC)

*   Britain Behaving Badly (Anglia / Channel 5)

*   The Tatton Park Flower Show (Two Four / Channel 4)

*   Tricia (Anglia / ITV)

*   That's Esther (Meridian / ITV)

*   Kids Call (BBC)

*   Hampton Court Live (Two Four / Channel 4)

*   The Chelsea Flower Show (Two Four / Channel 4)

*   BBC Hall of Fame (Planet 24 / BBC)

*   Pass the Buck (Zenith Entertainment / BBC)

*   The White Tribe Debate (Diverse / Channel 4)

 

1999                             Media Management Limited                   London
Director 

*   Parkinson (BBC)

*   BBC Children in Need (BBC)

*   BBC Millennium Event – 2000 Today (BBC)

*   The Weight of the Nation 2 (BBC)

*   The National Lottery Good Luck Stories (BBC)

*   Crimewatch UK (BBC)

*   The National Teaching Awards (BBC)

*   Children’s BBC Prom in the Park (BBC)

*   Paxman (BBC)

*   Gaytime TV (Planet 24 / BBC)

*   Pass the Buck (Zenith Entertainment / BBC)

*   The Search (BBC)

 

1998                             Media Management Limited                   London
Director 

*   The National Lottery Draw (BBC Entertainment)

*   Parkinson (BBC)

*   Robot Wars 2  (Mentorn / BBC)

*   The Weight of the Nation (BBC)

*   Here & Now (BBC News and Current Affairs)

*   Esther (BBC)

*   BBC Children in Need (BBC)

*   The Princess of Wales Memorial Concert (BBC Music & Arts)

*   Water Watch (BBC News and Current Affairs)

*   Blue Peter Special Live from the NEC (BBC)

 

1997                             Media Management Limited                   London
Director 

*   The National Lottery Draw Specials with Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Bruce Forsythe,          Dame Edna Everage, Ronnie Corbett, Hale & Pace, Ant & Dec, Rolf Harris, Michael Ball, Bradley Walsh & Ronan Keating (BBC)

*   Parkinson (BBC)

*   Robot Wars (Mentorn / BBC)

*   Here & Now (BBC News and Current Affairs)

*   Before They Were Famous (BBC Entertainment)

*   The Weekend Show (LWT)

*   Most Wanted (LWT / ITV)

*   BBC Children in Need (BBC)

*   The National Lottery Good Luck Stories (BBC)

   

1995 - 1997                   Real Television                                      London
Director 

*   All You Need Is Love (Carlton / ITV)

*   Turner Round The World (Carlton / ITV)

*   Pet Power (Meridian / ITV)

*   Gala Comedy Awards (Central / ITV)

*   You Decide (Mentorn / BBC)

*   Tell The Truth (Roger Bolton Productions / Channel 5)

*   BBC TV 60 – Auntie’s All Time Greats (BBC)

*   Before They Were Famous (BBC)

*   Here & Now (BBC News & Current Affairs)

*   The Making of Beauty and the Beast ( Talent TV / Carlton / ITV)

*   Now Your Talking with Philip Schofield (Carlton / ITV)

 

1994 – 1995                  BBC Television                                     London
Director Light Entertainment 

      *   Good Fortune

*   The National Lottery Live

*   Noel’s Christmas Presents

 

1989 – 1994                  BBC Television                                     London
Director

       *   BBC Children in Need

  

1983 - 1994                   BBC Television                                     London
 Director  Factual  and Entertainment Programmes 

*   Tomorrow’s World

*   See For Yourself

*   Hospital Watch

*   Bodymatters

*   Fighting Back with Lynn Redgrave

*   Horizon

*   Question Time

*   Kenny Everett’s Brainstorm

*   QED

*   Clive James’s End of the Year Shows

*   Fame in the 20th Century

*   That’s Life!

*   Animal Hospital Live

*   Wogan

*   Esther

*   That’s Showbusiness