Peter Goodchild

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Peter Robert Edward Goodchild
Born (1939-08-18) 18 August 1939 (age 84)
NationalityBritish
Alma materSt John's College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Television editor, producer and executive
Years active1965-94
EmployerBBC Television
Known forHorizon, Q.E.D., Screen One, Screen Two, Screenplay

Peter Goodchild CChem FRSC (born 18 August 1939) [1] is a former BBC television editor, who notably edited Horizon and who initiated the popular 1980s BBC science series Q.E.D. .

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Early life

He studied at St John's College, Oxford. [2] Before Oxford, he was a student at Aldenham, located near Elstree, Herts.

Career

BBC

He joined the BBC's Horizon , becoming a producer from 1965-69. [3] From 1969-76 he was Editor of Horizon, at the time the series was much in its heyday and essential viewing for many people. Under him, it won a BAFTA award (British Academy Television Awards) in 1972 and 1974 for Best Factual Series.

He was the executive producer of the BAFTA Award-winning series "Marie Curie" (1977), with John Glenister as the director, which won the award for Best Drama Series and Serial and Jane Lapotaire as nomination for British Academy Television Award for Best Actress with same film. [4]

After the success of "Marie Curie", Goodchild continued his production and start production of Oppenheimer (1980) with Barry Davis as director and Peter Prince as screenwriter. This series became product of collaboration between BBC with WGBH. [5] The series won the award for Best Drama Series and Serial and Best Original Television Music which won by Carl Davis. This series also got Sam Waterstone a nomination Best Actor. [6]

From 1980-84 he was BBC Television's Head of Science & Features; in this position he created QED . From 1984-89 he branched out, away from science, becoming BBC Television's Head of Plays; in this position, he created Screen One , Screen Two and Screenplay . From 1989-94 he was an executive producer in the BBC Film department.

Playwright

Goodchild wrote several plays for L.A. Theatre Works. [7]

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References

  1. "Goodchild, Peter 1939-". Encyclopedia.com . Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. "Tv View". The New York Times. 24 December 1978. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. "Horizon at 50 - Peter Goodchild". bbc.com. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. "Television in 1978 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. Ravindran, Manori (22 July 2023). "The Original 'Oppenheimer': How the BBC Brought the Father of the Atom Bomb to Life Long Before Christopher Nolan (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. "Television in 1981". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  7. "Peter Goodchild".
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Preceded by
Editor: Horizon
1969-1974
Succeeded by
Preceded by
BBC TV: Head of Science and Features
1980-1984
Succeeded by
Preceded by
BBC TV: Head of Plays
1984-1989
Succeeded by