Mark Russell (composer)

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Mark Russell
Born
Mark Russell

(1960-05-23) 23 May 1960 (age 63)
Alma mater University of York
OccupationComposer
Years active1990–present
FamilySimon Russell (brother) Georgia Russell (daughter)

Mark Russell (born 23 May 1960) [1] is a British composer whose works include music for the television series Cold Feet , Murder City , The Bill , The Worst Witch , Inspector George Gently and Kingdom . He presented Mixing It with Robert Sandall on BBC Radio 3 from 1990 to 2007, when the programme ended. His score for Cold Feet was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Original Television Music in 1999, though lost to Ben Bartlett's score to Walking with Dinosaurs . [2] In 2012 his score for the BBC series Leonardo was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in the Best Television Soundtrack category. [3] His score for the Best Of Men, the BBC2 biopic of Ludwig Guttmann the founder of the Paralympics starring Eddie Marsan, was nominated for an RTS award in 2012. [4] [5]

Born in London, Russell was educated at St Paul's Cathedral School and Churcher's College. He graduated from the University of York in 1982 with a degree in music; he was a presenter on University Radio York but was "thrown out ... for laughing while reading the news". [6]

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  5. He lives in Oxford. His daughter, Georgia, is a violist who often plays his music.
  6. "York Rules the Waves". Grapevine. Alumni Office, University of York (Autumn 2007): 11. Google , retrieved 6 April 2021