BARBIE MACLAURIN
Producer/Director, Series Director
mobile: 07747 035418
[email protected]
www.barbiemaclaurin.com
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EXTREME RAILWAYS – THE MONSOON RAILWAY 60’ Five
Chris Tarrant travels down the dramatic western Indian coast on the Konkan Railway
discovering how the line was built in such an extreme terrain.
Executive Producer: Dale Templar, Gamma Project
MARRIED TO THE MOONIES 60’ C4/TLC
A rare glimpse into the world of the Unification church following three young Brits as they
travel to Korea to join 2,000 other couples at one of Reverend Moon’s infamous mass
weddings. Executive Producer: Jes Wilkins, Firecracker
LOCKED UP ABROAD PHILIPPINES 60’ Nat Geo
Drama doc. David Scott and his Filipino girlfriend go on the run to escape a jealous ex,
adultery charges and a 14 year prison sentence. Filmed on location in the Philippines.
Executive Producers: Dimitri Doganis, Bart Layton, Raw Television
TAKING ON TYSON 2 x 60’ Animal Planet
Heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson takes up pigeon racing in New York.
Executive Producer: Malcolm Brinkworth, Touch Productions
“This heartwarming, gorgeously filmed show reveals a terrifying man who has grown into
someone you might want to know” New York Post
LOCKED UP ABROAD BANGKOK 60’ Nat Geo
Drama doc. Australian Tim Schrader smuggles heroin to LA but is betrayed and ends
up facing the death penalty, drug addiction and HIV in a Thai jail. Filmed in Cambodia.
Executive Producers: Dimitri Doganis, Bart Layton, Raw Televison
“One of the most compelling, relentlessly riveting series TV has ever provided” NY Post
MARTIN CLUNES - ISLANDS OF BRITAIN 60’ ITV
Martin Clunes travels to the Shetlands, the Outer Hebrides and the Small Isles to
experience remote island life.
Executive Producer: Jeremy Phillips , ITV Productions “A love letter to the breathtaking
British scenery you may not have known was even there” – Guardian
PAUL MERTON IN CHINA 4 x 60’ Five/Nat Geo
NOMINATED FOR A BAFTA 2008, FINALIST BROADCAST AWARDS 2008
Paul Merton travels across China bringing his absurdist, uniquely British wit to the nation
that will within his lifetime eclipse America as the global super-power.
Produced and directed whole series.
Executive Producer: Paul Sommers. Tiger Aspect
“The most magical thing I’ve seen on tv for a long time’ – Guardian ‘Opulent camerawork
…beautiful looking programme that yearned for HD transmission’ - Times
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BARBIE MACLAURIN
07747 035418 / [email protected]
www.barbiemaclaurin.com
LOCKED UP ABROAD DELHI 60’ Five/Nat Geo
Drama doc with Kierston Wareing. Backpacker Clare Matthews smuggles hash hidden in
statues back to the UK but a coke habit leads to mistakes and five years in an Indian jail.
Executive Producers: Dimitri Doganis, Bart Layton, Raw Televison
TRANSVESTITE WIVES 60’ Sky One
Doc looking at three transvestite relationships as seen through the eyes of their wives.
Executive Producer: Simon Howley, Dragonfly Films
DANGEROUS JOBS FOR GIRLS – COWBOYS 60’ C4
Three successful, career driven British women take on a closely knit brotherhood of
cowboys in the Brazilian Pantanal to see if they can cut it in a macho world.
Executive Producer: Patrick Holland, Ricochet Films
FINAL CHANCE TO SAVE TIGERS 60’ Sky One
Sanjeev Bhaskar returns to India to realise his dream of a face to face encounter with a
tiger in the wild and find out why they are the most threatened species on earth.
Executive Producer: Clive Tulloh, Tiger Aspect
“A surprisingly moving and personal film” – Manchester Evening News
PEACHES GELDOF – TEENAGE MIND 60’ Sky One
Authored film looking at the physical, psychological and sociological state of being a
15 year old teenager. Executive Producer: Sam Cash, Ten Alps
‘An unexpectedly excellent piece of TV’ – Guardian
“Great direction and camerawork” – Independent
NO GOING BACK 2 x 60’ C4
Documentary series on downshifters moving abroad. Followed two families over a year;
a couple renovating a derelict bakery in a mountain village in Crete and a family who
mistakenly bought a house with no foundations in Almeria, Spain.
Series Producer: Billy Paulett, Ricochet Films
SAS – ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH? SERIES ONE 3 x 60’ BBC2
Presented by Dermot O’Leary. A group of athletes attempt to complete an SAS
Selection course, including capture and interrogation.
Series Producer: Gary Hunter
AIRPORT 3 x 30’ BBC1
Ob Doc series following life at Heathrow Airport. Filmed and developed new characters
in Ghana Airways and Qantas. Produced three progs.
Series Producer: John Comerford
FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT SPECIAL 30’ BBC1
Rory McGrath and David Gower take on the jobs of VIP Butlers at the exclusive Taj
Mahal Hotel in Mumbai. Jill Dando becomes a wedding rep in the Dominican Republic.
Series Producer: Fenia Vardanis
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BARBIE MACLAURIN
07747 035418 / [email protected]
www.barbiemaclaurin.com
HOLIDAY BBC1
Main reports with Jill Dando, Craig Doyle and guest presenters Rula Lenska, Patsy
Palmer, Charlie Dimmock, Mary Nightingale and Gail Porter. Locations included Nepal,
New Zealand, Botswana, Fiji, Cape Town, Turks and Caicos, St Petersburg, Thailand,
Canada, Bulgaria and Italy.
Executive Producers: Jane Lush/Jannine Waddell
EDUCATION___________________________________________________________
1982-85 Aberdeen University, MA English and Sociology
REFEREES__________________________________________________________
Richard Bond, Executive Producer, Raw Television Tel: 0207 456 0800
Billy Paulett, Executive Producer, [email protected]
Clive Tulloh, MD/Executive Producer, Burning Bright Tel: 0207 054 5975
TO VIEW FILM CLIPS PLEASE SEE MY WEBSITE www.barbiemaclaurin.com
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