Television Committee

The Television committee is not only involved in the content and presentation of the annual Television Awards and Television Craft Awards (considering categories, chairing juries, providing key editorial advice, recommending Gift of Council awards) but is also involved in producing membership events throughout the year. The committee's credits include some of the very best in British television.

JOHN WILLIS

Chairman

John Willis is Chief Executive of Mentorn Media and Group Creative Director of Tinopolis plc. John started his career at Yorkshire Television where he directed a string of award winning documentaries including Johnny Go Home and Alice - A Fight for Life. In 1988 he moved to Channel 4 as Controller of Factual Programmes before being promoted to Director of Programmes in 1993. During his time at Channel 4 successes included Trainspotting, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Cutting Edge, Father Ted, Big Breakfast and True Stories. After Channel 4 he moved to United Productions as Chief Executive where United made Hornblower, Paul Watson's Wedding in the Family and Alan Bleasdale's Oliver Twist. He represented United on the Boards of both Channel 5 and ITN broadcaster WGBH. He returned to England in 2003 to join the BBC as Director of Factual and Learning programmes which included The Secret Policeman and Planet Earth. He was a member of the BBC Executive Committee. In late 2006 he joined Mentorn, producers of Question Time for the BBC as well as factual drama like The Government Inspector and A Very Social Secretary.

TIM CORRIE

Deputy Chairman

On leaving Bristol University where he was a founder member of The Drama Department, Tim Corrie went straight to work for John Boorman as his assistant/researcher in BBC Bristol. He subsequently worked in various capacities on a number of films including Isadora Duncan (Karel Reisz) and The Adventurers (Lewis Gilbert). This was followed by a short period at Paramount Pictures in London working alongside Max Setton. On leaving Paramount, he was invited to join Fraser and Dunlop Scripts , as it then was, to help develop that Agency in the realms of film and television. Tim worked for the company (which became PFD) for more than thirty years and held the role of Co-Chairman. In 2007, along with 80 colleagues, Tim left to found a new agency - United Agents. Here Tim continues to represent a large list of clients including some of the top writers, directors and producers in the country.

ROY ACKERMAN

Biog to come

RICHARD BROKE

Richard Broke is a Drama producer, whose many credits include Churchill, The Wilderness Years, The Monocled Mutineer and Tumbledown. Richard was the first Executive Producer of Screen One for the BBC, with responsibility for around fifty films, culminating in Cold Comfort Farm directed by John Schlesinger. More recently, he produced Where The Heart Is and then A&E for Granada. He has previous experience of serving on the BAFTA Council and was also the first-ever Chair of the Interactive Committee.