Peter Goodchild

Peter Robert Edward Goodchild
Born (1939-08-18) 18 August 1939
Nationality British
Alma mater St John's College, Oxford
Occupation Television editor, producer and executive
Years active 1965-94
Employer BBC Television
Known for Horizon, Q.E.D., Screen One, Screen Two, Screenplay

Peter Goodchild CChem FRSC (born 18 August 1939)[1] is a former BBC television editor, who notably edited Horizon and who initiated the popular 1980s BBC science series Q.E.D..

Early life

He studied at St John's College, Oxford.

Career

BBC

He joined the BBC's Horizon, becoming a producer from 1965-69. From 1969-76 he was Editor of Horizon, at the time the series was much in its heyday and essential viewing for many people. Under him, it won a BAFTA award (British Academy Television Awards) in 1972 and 1974 for Best Factual Series.

He was executive producer of the BAFTA Award winning series Marie Curie (1977) and Oppenheimer (1980).[1]

From 1980-84 he was BBC Television's Head of Science & Features; in this position he created QED. From 1984-89 he branched out, away from science, becoming BBC Television's Head of Plays; in this position, he created Screen One, Screen Two and Screenplay. From 1989-94 he was an executive producer in the BBC Film department.

References

  1. 1 2 Debrett's Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine.
Media offices
Preceded by
 Editor: Horizon
1969-1974		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
 BBC TV: Head of Science and Features
1980-1984		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
 BBC TV: Head of Plays
1984-1989		 Succeeded by
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.