Claudia Lewis

Sep 2016 - present
Development executive producer , BBC Studios
Responsible for developing , writing , pitching direct to channel controllers and commissioners- formats and returnable series for BBC1 and 2
Commissions won :

BBC1 : Jack The Ripper : Case Reopened , The Truth About Carbs, How to Stay Young, The Truth about the Menopause, Celebrities on the NHS frontline, The Truth about Cosmetic Surgery ,

C4: Fatberg Autopsy,
Bradley Wiggins Tour de Flight

C5 : Why Do I Put On Weight?
Why Can't I Sleep with Gaby Roslin?

W Channel : Sex, Knives and Liposuction : Plastic surgery doc series with Cherry Healey

Netflix : Surgeon's Table - 4 x 60 mins factual series


Sep 2015 - Sep 2016
Head of Factual Development , Sundog Productions
Commissions won:
What Britain Bought with Mary Portas - C4
Inside Barbie : C4

Oct 2011 - July 2014
Executive Producer, Factual, Boundless Productions ( formerly Talkback Thames)

Originated, developed and exec-produced:
World's Best Diet, 1 X 90mins for C4 with Jimmy Docherty
Four Rooms - 3 x antiques series for C4 : RTS WINNER BEST DAYTIME SHOW

Originated and developed:
Squeamish 14 x 30 mins series for Discovery US
World's Weirdest - 14 x 30 mins series for Discovery Science , US
Shackleton's Whisky - 1 x 90 drama-doc for Nat Geo US

Exec-Produced:
The Young Apprentice - 6 x 60 mins for BBC1 BAFTA NOMINATED
World's Toughest Jobs: 6 x 60 mins fact-ent series for BBC3 .
Tweet of the Year - fact ent Xmas special 1 x 90 for C4
3 X series Four Rooms for C4

June 2011 - October 2011
Executive Producer , Factual Programmes ,Mentorn Media
Although only here briefly, I won commissions from C4 spec fac ( David Glover ) for Katie: The Science of Seeing and a 1 x 60 Discovery commission for Curiosities from Simon Andreae ( X-Ray Destruction)

Other credits

August 2008 - August 2009
Series Producer, Blood and Guts: The History of Surgery
BBC Science Department
BAFTA NOMINATED FOR BEST SPECIALIST FACTUAL PROGRAMME
5 X 60 mins documentary series for BBC2 /BBC4
Exec Producer: Michael Mosley

May 2007 - August 2008
Producer /Director, "FIGHT FOR LIFE"
BBC Science Department
Flagship science CGI - based documentary series for BBC1/Discovery/ Prozieben following real life cases of serious illness and injury.
WINNER OF BAFTA CRAFT AWARD 2008 FOR SPECIAL EFFECTS
6 x 60 mins for BBC1 9pm
Exec Producer: Kim Shillinglaw


Aug 2006 - May 2007
Producer/Director: "Should I Worry About?"
BBC Features
Consumer series investigating public health concerns presented by Richard Hammond.
8x 30 mins for BBC1 7pm
Exec Producer: Camilla Lewis

Sep 2005 - Aug 2006
Series Director: "Who'd hire you?"
BBC Features
8 x 60 mins for BBC3
Exec Producer: Claire Sillery
Reality show turning hopeless interview duffers into job winners.

Other Producer/Director credits include:
BBC Watchdog
BBC Watchdog Face Value / Watchdog Health check/ Watchdog on the House
BBC Holiday
Inside Neighbours - behind Australia's number 1 soap (6 x 60 mins Lion TV for BBC Daytime)

Education and Qualifications
First Class (BA Hons) English Literature and Language
Manchester University
1992- 1995
A- Levels: Latin (A) English (A) French (A)