Charlie Parsons
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Charlie Parsons (born 7 August 1958)[citation needed] is a British television producer who created a number of notable television shows including Survivor.[1] He also created The Big Breakfast and The Word.[2]
The first version of Survivor was the Swedish 1997 season, but he began to try to sell the idea in 1994.[1] He has won several awards including an Emmy for US series Survivor in 2001. His life partner is Lord Waheed Alli,[citation needed] who is also his business partner. Their former company, Planet 24, was sold for several million pounds in 1999.[citation needed]
In March 2010 the Guardian newspaper reported that Parsons was investing in new independent production company, NERD, and had become the company's Chairman.[2]
He went to Pembroke College, Oxford where he studied English Literature and afterwards trained as a journalist. According to a review in 2000,
This nice middle-class schoolboy from Kent, who read English at Oxford, became - so his critics claim - the Titan of Tack TV. He's the bloke that gets the blame for everything that is bad about British television - yoof TV, decline in standards and dumbing-down. But to his admirers, Parsons is a creative genius; a co-founder of Planet 24 and the brain behind such television hits as The Word and The Big Breakfast.[3]
References
- ^ a b Nylén, Susanne (12 February 2004). "Parsons blev miljonär på "Robinson"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Robinson, James (25 March 2010). "Charlie Parsons invests in new TV production company NERD". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ The Sunday Times: News Review, 3rd. September, 2000, page 6
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