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David Upshal | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Producer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
David Upshal is a British television producer. [1] His work includes Victorian Farm , [2] Victorian Pharmacy , [3] [4] Edwardian Farm , [5] [6] Wartime Farm , [7] [8] Tales from the Green Valley , [9] Tudor Monastery Farm , [10] [11] The True Face of War, [12] Days That Shook The World , [13] [14] Outbreak Investigation , [15] Tony Benn: Free at Last, Gordon Brown's Missing Billions, [16] Summer of Noise, [17] [18] The Gospel of Gospel , [19] Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve , [20] On Tour with the Queen, [21] Lulu: Something to Shout About, [22] Secrets of the Castle , [23] The Hunt for the Arctic Ghost Ship [24] [25] and the historical skills game show Escape in Time, [26] [27] for which he is also credited as format devisor. [28] [29]
He previously directed the Channel 4 series The Hip Hop Years (short-listed for a BAFTA [30] ) and the landmark BBC series Windrush [31] (winner of the 1999 Royal Television Society Award for Best Documentary Series [32] [33] ). He began his television career at the BBC where his credits included The Late Show , [34] Reportage , Reputations, [35] Decisive Weapons [36] [37] and Vietnam: The Camera at War . [38]
In 2017, he produced and directed The Seven Ages of Elvis, [39] a 90-minute feature documentary broadcast by Sky Arts to mark the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley. [40] [41] [42]