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Clive Syddall is a British filmmaker and television journalist noted for several campaigning documentaries.

Life and career

In 1969 after a year as a graduate trainee with Southern Television, he joined the BBC as a producer and director on 24 Hours, Midweek and later Panorama where he produced films from the front line in Northern Ireland, the Middle East and Southern Africa.[1][2]

His credits included the BAFTA award winning BBC series River Journeys,[3] the documentary Gang City – the story of the ongoing gang warfare in the Olympic City of Los Angeles for the BBC2,[4] Lost in Africa - the fight to save 100,000 children separated from their parents by the civil war in Rwanda for Channel 4;[5] and The Last Flight of Zulu Delta 576 (Channel 4). Investigation into the Chinook helicopter crash over the Mull of Kintyre killing 29 of Britain’s top secret service personnel originally blamed on the two pilots for gross negligence and their parent’s fight to clear their names.(1997)[6]

He was Council member of the Royal Television Society,[7] Trustee of Marie Curie 1991-1994[8] and Director of Kirtlington Park Ltd (2012–17).[9]

In 2000 he formed a joint venture with Emmy-award winning director Bill Cran and formed  PITV which produced a number of award winning programmes for international distribution.[10][11]  

Filmography

His credits as Executive Producer/Producer/or Director include:[12][13][14]

  • Jihad – The Men and Ideas behind Al-Qaeda. Emmy Nomination – Outstanding Historical Programme. (2008)[15]
  • Sinatra – Dark Star 1 x90’ (BBC1). Sinatra’s connections to the Mafia leaders. Grierson nomination for Best Arts Documentary. (2008)[16]
  • 1421 – The Year China Discovered America 120’. (1990)[17]
  • An Islamic Conscience – The Aga Khan and the Ismailis – 60’ film for cinema, television and DVD to coincide with the Aga Khan’s Golden Jubilee. (2008)[18]
  • A Bitter Harvest - The killing fields of Mindanao. For Twenty Twenty Television and Channel 4. (1987)
  • Pasternak - a major part of the celebrations marking the centenary of Pasternak’s birth and the first co-production between the British film industry and the Soviet state film company Video-film”. (1990)
  • Harem TV mini series. (2003)
  • Extreme Oil 3. Cine Golden Eagle Award. (2004)
  • Plague Wars documentary mini series. (1998)  
  • A Death in Venice – BBC2 The Works. (1997)
  • An Ordinary Boy – New York International Film & TV Festival award. (1993)
  • The Shearing Touch  –  International New York Film & TV Festival award. (1991)
  • 1867 – The Execution of Maximilian - Gold Medal Award, New York International Film & TV Festival. (1991)

References

  1. ^ "America at a Crossroads . JIHAD: The Men and Ideas behind Al Qaeda | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (1986). Moments of Doubt and Other Mountaineering Writings. The Mountaineers Books. p. 61. ISBN 9780898861181. Clive Syddall.
  3. ^ Corry, John (1985-11-04). "Tv Reviews; Six-Part Series of 'River Journeys'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  4. ^ "Gang City (1984)". BFI. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  5. ^ "America at a Crossroads . JIHAD: The Men and Ideas behind Al Qaeda | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  6. ^ "The Last Flight of Zulu Delta 576 (1997)". BFI. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  7. ^ "Thanksgiving service: Sir Charles Wheeler". The Times. 2009-01-20. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  8. ^ "Clive Leslie SYDDALL personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  9. ^ "KIRTLINGTON PARK LIMITED - Officers (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  10. ^ Deans, Jason (2000-09-07). "Indie pair launch Apollo". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
  11. ^ Minns2000-09-13T12:43:00+01:00, Adam. "TV veterans launch Apollo tax financing scheme". Screen. Retrieved 2019-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Syddall, Clive". worldcat identities.
  13. ^ "Clive Syddall". BFI. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  14. ^ "Clive Syddall". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  15. ^ "NOMINEES FOR THE 29th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES | The Emmy Awards - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  16. ^ Olgiati, Christopher. (2005), Sinatra - Dark Star, BBC, OCLC 611149210
  17. ^ "Found in the junk". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2002-11-23. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  18. ^ "An Islamic Conscience: the Aga Khan and the Ismailis". www.agakhanfilm.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
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