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David Upshal
Born
United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
OccupationProducer
Years active1990–present

David Upshal is a British television producer.[1] His work includes Victorian Farm,[2] Victorian Pharmacy,[3][4] Edwardian Farm,[5][6] Wartime Farm,[7][8] Tales from the Green Valley,[9] Tudor Monastery Farm,[10][11] The True Face of War,[12] Days That Shook The World,[13][14] Outbreak Investigation,[15] Tony Benn: Free at Last, Gordon Brown's Missing Billions,[16] Summer of Noise,[17][18] The Gospel of Gospel,[19] Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve,[20] On Tour with the Queen,[21] Lulu: Something to Shout About,[22] Secrets of the Castle,[23] The Hunt for the Arctic Ghost Ship[24][25] and the historical skills game show Escape in Time,[26][27] for which he is also credited as format devisor.[28][29]

He previously directed the Channel 4 series The Hip Hop Years (short-listed for a BAFTA[30]) and the landmark BBC series Windrush[31] (winner of the 1999 Royal Television Society Award for Best Documentary Series[32][33]). He began his television career at the BBC where his credits included The Late Show,[34] Reportage, Reputations,[35] Decisive Weapons[36][37] and Vietnam: The Camera at War.[38]

In 2017, he produced and directed The Seven Ages of Elvis,[39] a 90-minute feature documentary broadcast by Sky Arts to mark the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley.[40][41][42]

References

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  1. ^ "Most Voted Titles With David Upshal". Imdb.com. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  2. ^ "BBC Two - Victorian Farm, Episode 2". BBC.
  3. ^ "BBC Two - Victorian Pharmacy, Series 1, Episode 4". BBC.
  4. ^ "First episode of BBC2 "Victorian pharmacy" attracts over 2.5m viewers". Pharmaceutical Journal.
  5. ^ "BBC Two - Edwardian Farm, Episode 2". BBC.
  6. ^ "Taking Edwardian Farm to the next level". broadcastnow.co.uk.
  7. ^ "BBC Two - Wartime Farm, Episode 6". BBC.
  8. ^ "Wartime Farm". acorndvd.com.
  9. ^ "BBC Four - Tales from the Green Valley, September". BBC.
  10. ^ "BBC2 moves into Tudor Abbey Farm". broadcastnow.co.uk.
  11. ^ "BBC - BBC Two announces Tudor Monastery Farm - Media Centre". bbc.co.uk.
  12. ^ "The War We Never Saw: The True Face of War (2003)". BFI. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  13. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389604/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm [user-generated source]
  14. ^ "Days That Shook the World". RadioTimes.
  15. ^ "PRESS RELEASES". ngcipressroom.com. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  16. ^ "Dispatches". Channel 4.
  17. ^ "Lion Television . Summer of Noise". liontv.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015.
  18. ^ ""Summer of Noise" (2007)". IMDb.
  19. ^ "The Gospel of Gospel (2002)". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
  20. ^ "BBC Two - Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve, Episode 1". Bbc.co.uk. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  21. ^ "On Tour with the Queen[10/08/2009] (2009)". BFI. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  22. ^ "BBC Two - Lulu - Something to Shout About". Bbc.co.uk. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  23. ^ "BBC Two - Secrets of the Castle with Ruth, Peter and Tom - Behind the scenes of an amazing 25-year project". BBC.
  24. ^ "The Northwest Passage search: behind the scenes of the expedition that found Sir John Franklin's HMS Erebus - History Extra". History Extra.
  25. ^ "Hunt for the Arctic Ghost Ship". Channel 4.
  26. ^ "The Acton Scott Estate, Acton Scott, near Church Stretton, Shropshire - New BBC2 TV Series 'Escape in Time' filmed on the Acton Scott Estate". actonscott.com.
  27. ^ "New Acton Scott BBC2 Television Show –Escape in Time– Expected on Air February 2010". shropshiretourism.co.uk.
  28. ^ "Escape in Time". ukgameshows.com.
  29. ^ "The great escape » Shropshire Magazine". shropshiremagazine.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010.
  30. ^ "BAFTA Awards". bafta.org.
  31. ^ "Arrival | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  32. ^ "Programme Awards Winners 1998". rts.org.uk. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  33. ^ "Bfi | Film & Tv Database | Windrush Season Windrush". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 4 August 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  34. ^ "BBC Two - The Late Show, 17/09/1992". Bbc.co.uk. 17 September 1992. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  35. ^ "Reputations". bbc.co.uk.
  36. ^ "BBC Two - Decisive Weapons, Series 1, The P-51: Cadillac of the Skies". BBC.
  37. ^ "BBC Two - Decisive Weapons, Series 1, The Harrier - Jumping Jet Flash". Bbc.co.uk. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  38. ^ The Camera at War: Vietnam Part 1/4. YouTube. 14 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
  39. ^ "The Seven Ages of Elvis". c21media.
  40. ^ "What's on TV Today". The Times.
  41. ^ "Beam me up, Presley! Elvis was a huge Star Trek fan and even named his horse after the show". The Mirror. 13 August 2017.
  42. ^ "The Seven Ages of Elvis". sky.com.
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