Charlie Thomas (sports presenter)

Charlie Thomas is a documentary maker and former sports presenter. In 2015 Charlie produced and directed the music documentary 'I'm Not In Love - The Story of 10cc' which was broadcast on the BBC,^[1] to critical acclaim ^{[2] [3]}

The following year he produced and directed 'Promises and Lies - The Story of UB40'^[4] also to favourable reviews,^[5]. ^[6]

In 2017 he produced and directed 'XTC - This Is Pop' ^[7], which won the gold award for general documentary at the 2018 Telly Awards in the United States ^[8]. The same year he produced and directed 'Fairport Convention - Folk Heroes' for Sky Arts^[9].

In 2018 he produced and directed 'Come Together - The Rise of the Festival', documenting the origins of the rock festival ^[10].

Prior to becoming a documentary maker, Charlie was a sports presenter for Sky News and Sky Sports for 25 years. He broadcast live from a variety of events, including the London Olympics in 2012, as well as the Ashes series of 2005, 2009 and 2013. Before that, he was Sky Sports cricket reporter, covering the domestic game, the World Cup in 1999, alongside England’s series at home and abroad, including Australia (94/5), South Africa (95), Zimbabwe (96) and two in the West Indies (94 and 98). He was also among the first football reporters for Sky Sports in 1992, covering the first two seasons of the Premier League. Before joining Sky he was sports reporter for Capital Radio and IRN, and tennis and rugby union commentator for Screensport, including the 1991 rugby union World Cup. He began his career as a journalist on the Hounslow Informer in 1985.^[11]

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