Paul Atherton

Paul Atherton

Paul Atherton, Television Producer, Simple (TV) Productions

Paul Atherton (b. 20 March 1968) is Managing Director of Simple (TV) Productions and its sister Not-for-profit Company, Q&D Productions Limited.

He is the first Producer/ Director to have his work broadcast on the world famous Coca-Cola billboard in Piccadilly Circus, London with his film The Ballet of Change.

Career

Paul attended Cardiff Business School, and obtained a BSc Honours Degree in Business Administration as a mature student in 1994.

Whilst studying he set up a mail order company specialising in silk lingerie called “A Touch of Silk”. This was the first non-blue-chip company in the UK allowed to take credit cards over the phone without a retail premises.

He moved onto a career in Public Relations with Systems Publicity, Harvard Communications and finally Propeller Marketing where he Account Directed clients CNN, media buyers OMD (Omnicom Media Directions) and The Daily Telegraph.

From here, his television career began at Prospect Pictures working on their live five day-a-week cookery programme Good Food Live before setting up his production companies in 2004.

Credits

• The Ballet of Change: London Bridge (2007)
• The Ballet of Change: Piccadilly Circus (2007)
• The Ballet of Change: Leicester Square (2007)
• The Ballet of Change: Trafalgar Square (2007)
• Cabaret Reborn (2006)
• Silent Voices (2005)

Websites

1. IMDb http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2027880/
2. http://www.simpletvproductions.co.uk/
3. http://www.naymz.com/search/paul/atherton/2112174

External Links

1. Community Channel http://www.communitychannel.org/content/view/813/29/
2. Skillset – My Lucky Break Story – May 2002 http://www.4rfv.co.uk/industrynews.asp?ID=1535
3. Britfilms – Silent Voices entry 2005 http://www.britfilms.com/britishfilms/catalogue/browse/?id=400C7509162511E932UyQ3CE15D3
4. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478511/
5. http://www.theproductionguide.co.uk/detail.aspx?cid=26288
6. http://www.theballetofchange.co.uk