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Man Alive and The Man Alive Debates

Man Alive and The Man Alive Debates

Presenter, BBC Two 1976-83. Man Alive had been an important documentary series tackling social and political issues from the perspective of individuals involved. Nick Ross was recruited to help create live documentary-style programmes, mingling filmed material with studio interviews and graphics. In addition Ross produced and directed several acclaimed filmed documentaries including The Fix, which followed a junkie called Gina, and a campaigning programme on road deaths called The biggest epidemic of our times.


Out of Court

Out of Court

Presenter, BBC Two, topical series on the law 1975-1982.


Watchdog

Watchdog

Nick Ross was the launch presenter of BBC One’s flagship consumer series from 1985, with, “good, hard-hitting investigative journalism delivered in a highly entertaining style”.


Star Memories Chat show host

Star Memories Chat show host

BBC One, 1985


Drugwatch

Drugwatch

A major BBC event fronted by Nick Ross and Esther Rantzen launching a ‘Just say no’ campaign, featuring live interviews by Ross with Diana Princess of Wales and presenting what was then the results of the largest survey into drug abuse in Britain.


Drug Alert

Drug Alert

Presenter, BBC Radio 4, 1986 (Sony Radio Awards Best Current Affairs Programme)


The Search

The Search

Presenter, BBC One, 1999-2000. The first television series aiming to find missing people.


Trail of Guilt

Trail of Guilt

BBC One, forensic science, peak time, 1999.


Storm Alert Presenter

Storm Alert

Presenter, BBC One, 1999. Classic summer filler series about dramatic weather.


Good Driver

Good Driver

So You Think You Know How to Drive… BBC One, Tuesdays 8pm, 1999-2002. Road safety made dramatic and entertaining. “An audaciously rich blend of proven contemporary formats, unashamedly didactic and morally improving – an ambition largely abandoned by programmes that go out in the middle of the evening” Giles Smith, The Sunday Telegraph


Destination Nightmare

Destination Nightmare!

BBC One, 2000. A peak-time summer schedules filler, filmed around the world exploring woes encountered by British holidaymakers


The Syndicate

The Syndicate

Presenter, A BBC One peak-time battle of wits, Mondays at 7pm July-September 2000.”Super-smooth Nick Ross hosts the general knowledge show which is a fiendish combination of Trivial Pursuit and the Krypton Factor.” Garry Johnson, The Sun.


British Bravery Awards

British Bravery Awards

BBC One, 2000-2002. An annual televised award ceremony for police, fire + rescue, ambulance, coastguard and other first-responders.


The Grierson Awards

The Grierson Awards

The Grierson Awards for Documentary, including Best Historical Documentary and Best Drama Documentary; named after John Grierson who was responsible for Drifters and Night Mail.


Fallout: the legacy of Chernobyl

Fallout: the legacy of Chernobyl

Radio 4 documentary returning to Chernobyl after 25 years, recounting the story of unfolding horror as a test on the nuclear plant went out of control, and exploding myths on radiation, 2011.