Gareth Edwards (producer)
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Gareth Edwards is a radio
and television producer
and writer
. He is the great-grandson of Hollywood pioneer Albert E. Smith, founder of Vitagraph Studios
.
TV and Radio Career
He has worked on a number of radio and TV programmes including Comedy Firsts
(ITV
, 1995), The Big Town All Stars
(BBC Radio 4
, 1998), Spaced
(Channel 4
, 1999), The Bigger Issues
(BBC Radio 4, 2000), Parsons and Naylor’s Pull-Out Sections (BBC Radio 2
, 2001), "Dead Ringers" (BBC Two
, 2003, 2004) Posh Nosh
(BBC Two
, 2003), That Mitchell and Webb Sound
(BBC Radio 4, 2003 - 2009) which won a Sony Silver Award in 2004, That Mitchell and Webb Look
(BBC Two, 2006-2010) which won best comedy BAFTA in 2006, Vent
(BBC Radio 4
, 2006- 2009), and "The One Ronnie
" (BBC One
, 2010), a one-off comedy television sketch show that aired on BBC One on Christmas Day 2010 to celebrate the 80th birthday of Ronnie Corbett.
He has also produced Bleak Expectations
(BBC Radio 4, 2007-2011),, the cult radio show starring Antony Head and the TV spin-off to this, "The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
"(BBC Two
, 2011). Edwards produced the short lived radio comedy series The Airport
(BBC Radio 4, 1995), which was the first radio comedy series in Britain to feature self-representative experiences of black people.
Edwards was appointed acting head of radio comedy at the BBC from November 2008 to May 2009, subsequently returning to producing and writing.
Writing
Edwards wrote two series of Radio 4's situation comedy "Artists" set in St Ives, Cornwall.
Edwards has also written two children's books for the under 5s, "The Big Animal Mix-Up" (Hachette
, 2011) and the "The Big Jungle Mix-Up" (Hachette
, 2012).
Radio producer
A radio producer oversees the making of a radio show. There are two main types of producer. An audio or creative producer and a content producer. Audio producers create sounds and audio specifically, content producers oversee and orchestrate a radio show or feature...
and television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
. He is the great-grandson of Hollywood pioneer Albert E. Smith, founder of Vitagraph Studios
Vitagraph Studios
American Vitagraph was a United States movie studio, founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York. By 1907 it was the most prolific American film production company, producing many famous silent films. It was bought by Warner Bros...
.
TV and Radio Career
He has worked on a number of radio and TV programmes including Comedy Firsts
Comedy Firsts
Comedy Firsts is a short-lived British television series consisting of five unrelated sitcoms and one sketch show that aired in 1995. Two of the episodes later lead onto full series, Barbara and Sometime, Never.-Background:...
(ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
, 1995), The Big Town All Stars
The Big Town All Stars
The Big Town All Stars was a short-lived radio programme that aired from March 1998—July 2001. There were nine half-hour episodes and it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4...
(BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
, 1998), Spaced
Spaced
Spaced is a British television sitcom written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, and directed by Edgar Wright. It is noted for its rapid-fire editing, frequent pop culture references and jokes, eclectic music, and occasional displays of surrealism and non-sequitur humour...
(Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
, 1999), The Bigger Issues
The Bigger Issues
The Bigger Issues was a half-hour comedy drama series about an over-ambitious and incompetent fringe theatre company for BBC Radio 4 and was written and performed by Dave Lamb, Jim North, Nick Walker, and Richie Webb. It ran for three series from 2000 to 2003. It was produced by Gareth Edwards....
(BBC Radio 4, 2000), Parsons and Naylor’s Pull-Out Sections (BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
, 2001), "Dead Ringers" (BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
, 2003, 2004) Posh Nosh
Posh Nosh
Posh Nosh is a 2003 BBC television programme parodying television chefs; the title and basic outline a reference to a cooking show pilot pitched by Neil Hamilton and Christine Hamilton. Written by Jon Canter and Arabella Weir from an idea by Weir, and directed and script edited by Chris Langham,...
(BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
, 2003), That Mitchell and Webb Sound
That Mitchell and Webb Sound
That Mitchell and Webb Sound is a comedy sketch show on BBC Radio 4 which started on 28 August 2003. A second series was broadcast in 2005 with a third starting on 24 May 2007. The series became adapted for television as That Mitchell and Webb Look in 2006. The series is seen in some ways a...
(BBC Radio 4, 2003 - 2009) which won a Sony Silver Award in 2004, That Mitchell and Webb Look
That Mitchell and Webb Look
That Mitchell and Webb Look is a British television sketch show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. Shown on BBC Two since 2006, its first two series were directed by David Kerr, who also directed Mitchell and Webb's previous television sketch show The Mitchell and Webb Situation, whereas...
(BBC Two, 2006-2010) which won best comedy BAFTA in 2006, Vent
Vent (radio series)
Vent is a dark comedy series produced for BBC Radio 4 in 2006. It is written by Nigel Smith. The producer is Gareth Edwards.The story revolves around an unsuccessful writer named Ben , who is in a coma...
(BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
, 2006- 2009), and "The One Ronnie
The One Ronnie
The One Ronnie was a one-off comedy television sketch show that aired on BBC One on Christmas Day 2010 to celebrate the 80th birthday of Ronnie Corbett. It featured sketches between Corbett and Lionel Blair, Rob Brydon, James Corden, Jon Culshaw, Harry Enfield, Jocelyn Jee Esien, Miranda Hart,...
" (BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
, 2010), a one-off comedy television sketch show that aired on BBC One on Christmas Day 2010 to celebrate the 80th birthday of Ronnie Corbett.
He has also produced Bleak Expectations
Bleak Expectations
Bleak Expectations is a Radio 4 comedy series, whose first series premiered in August 2007. It is a pastiche of the works of Charles Dickens – such as Bleak House and Great Expectations, from which it derives its name – and costume dramas set in the same period, and parodies several of their plot...
(BBC Radio 4, 2007-2011),, the cult radio show starring Antony Head and the TV spin-off to this, "The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff is a four-part BBC comedy series, premiering on BBC Two on 19 December 2011. It is a parody of the works of Charles Dickens, drawing its title from Bleak House and The Old Curiosity Shop...
"(BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
, 2011). Edwards produced the short lived radio comedy series The Airport
The Airport (Radio Show)
The Airport was a short-lived radio show that aired from January 1995-February 1996. There were 8 half-hour episodes that were broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It starred Roger Griffiths, Llewella Gideon, Felix Dexter, and Jo Martin. It was produced by Gareth Edwards-Notes and references:Lavalie, John....
(BBC Radio 4, 1995), which was the first radio comedy series in Britain to feature self-representative experiences of black people.
Edwards was appointed acting head of radio comedy at the BBC from November 2008 to May 2009, subsequently returning to producing and writing.
Writing
Edwards wrote two series of Radio 4's situation comedy "Artists" set in St Ives, Cornwall.
Edwards has also written two children's books for the under 5s, "The Big Animal Mix-Up" (Hachette
Hachette
- People :* Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician* Jeanne Hachette, French heroine* Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher- Entities :* a French group of publishing companies, see Hachette and Hachette Filipacchi Médias...
, 2011) and the "The Big Jungle Mix-Up" (Hachette
Hachette
- People :* Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician* Jeanne Hachette, French heroine* Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher- Entities :* a French group of publishing companies, see Hachette and Hachette Filipacchi Médias...
, 2012).