Ashok Prasad,Producer/Director

Ashok Prasad

Producer/Director, Series Producer/Director

About Ashok Prasad

Versatile shooting PD and series producer / director, with 18 years experience directing award-winnging obs docs, specialist factual, fact ent and populist current affairs mainly for BBC and C4, and for US broadcasters (Discovery, Nat Geo).

Multiple award winner - including International Emmy (Best Historical Documentary), Best Documentary (Mind Mental Health Awards 2013), Best Factual Programme (2012

Versatile shooting PD and series producer / director, with 18 years experience directing award-winnging obs docs, specialist factual, fact ent and populist current affairs mainly for BBC and C4, and for US broadcasters (Discovery, Nat Geo).

Multiple award winner - including International Emmy (Best Historical Documentary), Best Documentary (Mind Mental Health Awards 2013), Best Factual Programme (2012 Creative Diversity Network) and finalist (twice) in RTS award for best network documentary

Skilled and talented self-shooter able to operate solo in difficult environments on FS7, C300 as well as shoulder mounted cameras.

Credits

Rhythms of India

( Aug 2018 - Mar 2019 )

BBC Studios

Series Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

We'll Meet Again

( Apr 2018 - Jun 2018 )

Blink

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

Pump Up The Bhangra: The Sound of Asian Britain

( Sep 2017 - Mar 2018 )

BBC

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

We'll Meet Again

( Mar 2017 - May 2017 )

Blink Films

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

Has Political Correctness Gone Mad? (C4)

( Jun 2016 - Jan 2017 )

Outline Productions

Producer/Director

Frontline Doctors (BBC One)

( Dec 2015 - Mar 2016 )

Little Gem

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

The Nick (ITV)

( Jan 2014 - Jan 2014 )

Renegade

Series Producer/Director

India: A Dangerous Place To Be A Woman

( Jan 2013 - Jan 2013 )

BBC Three / One

Producer/Director (Self-shooting)

Ladyboys

( Jan 2013 - Jan 2013 )

Redback / Sky Living

Director

DelBoys & Dealers

( Jan 2013 - Jan 2013 )

RDF for BBC One

Director (Self Shooting)

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Industries

Corporate, TV

Programme Types

Arts, Business, Corporate, Current Affairs, Documentary, Docusoap, Education, Health, Historical Documentary, India, Investigative, News, Observational Documentary, Religion, Science

Specialisms

Africa, Afro-Caribbean culture, Anthropology, Archaeology, Arts, Asian Britain, Black America, Business, Community, Current Affairs, Drugs, Ecology, Economics, Education, Engineering, Environment, Ethnic, Football, Gardening, History, Human Rights, India - made several films & lifetime visa to work there, International Affairs, Journalism, Latin America, Location Filming, Mental Health, Middle East, Music, News & Current Affairs, Police, Popular Culture, Psychology, Religion, Science, Sexuality, Social Anthropology, Social Issues, South Africa, South East Asia, Undercover Investigation, USA

Employment History

More than 18 years as a director of primetime factual programmes - mostly for BBC and C4 but also for C5, Discovery / Nat Geo and other outlets. Obs docs, specialist factual and current affairs.

Versatile, committed and hard-working director. Excellent self-shooting skills and strong in the edit - bringing a light-touch and narrative drama to films.

Worked in-house at the BBC until 2006. Since 2007 I have worked as a

More than 18 years as a director of primetime factual programmes - mostly for BBC and C4 but also for C5, Discovery / Nat Geo and other outlets. Obs docs, specialist factual and current affairs.

Versatile, committed and hard-working director. Excellent self-shooting skills and strong in the edit - bringing a light-touch and narrative drama to films.

Worked in-house at the BBC until 2006. Since 2007 I have worked as a freelance producer / director.

Additional Information

Industries

Corporate, TV

Programme Types

Arts, Business, Corporate, Current Affairs, Documentary, Docusoap, Education, Health, Historical Documentary, India, Investigative, News, Observational Documentary, Religion, Science

Specialisms

Africa, Afro-Caribbean culture, Anthropology, Archaeology, Arts, Asian Britain, Black America, Business, Community, Current Affairs, Drugs, Ecology, Economics, Education, Engineering, Environment, Ethnic, Football, Gardening, History, Human Rights, India - made several films & lifetime visa to work there, International Affairs, Journalism, Latin America, Location Filming, Mental Health, Middle East, Music, News & Current Affairs, Police, Popular Culture, Psychology, Religion, Science, Sexuality, Social Anthropology, Social Issues, South Africa, South East Asia, Undercover Investigation, USA