Bill Locke specialises in history projects and also the developing world and observational series.
Recent productions include Chinese School for BBC4 and the Open University.
This was the latest in the award winning ‘Schools’ series – following on from the very successful Indian and African Schools.
Bill is currently making Syrian School, shooting at four schools in Damascus.
In history programming, Bill has recently made several Revealeds for Five including Camilla’s Family Affair.
He has also been making films on archaeological themes. Silbury – The Heart of the Hill for BBC4 covered the final excavation at this very sensitive World Heritage site.
Previously Bill was executive producer on Ape to Man, a special film for the History Channel telling the story of the discovery of human evolution (winner of the Emmy for best documentary script and the US Academy of Science's best television programme award), The Queen’s Cavalry, a behind-the-scenes series about the Household Cavalry for BBC1, The First Emperor of China, for Discovery and Channel 4 and Prince Eddy, The King We Never Had, a high rating programme revealing the truth about Queen Victoria’s oldest grandson.
Bill also directed Helen of Troy, presented by Bettany Hughes, for Channel 4/PBS and was executive producer of Britain’s Best for UKTV History, a highly successful heritage series with a significant online presence.
In recent years, Bill has worked on The Four Minute Mile for the BBC, Weapons That Made Britain for Channel 4.
Bill was the series producer of Royal Deaths and Diseases for Channel 4, The Tower, the very successful eight part series about the history of the Tower of London also for Channel 4 and Hitler's Britain for Five which won a Cine Golden Eagle.
In an earlier spell with Lion, Bill series produced LAX, a three part series behind the scenes at Los Angeles International Airport for A&E / Five, and directed Naked Eurovision, a light-hearted portrait of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Prior to joining Lion, Bill spent a season as series producer of Meet The Ancestors, BBC2's high rating archaeology series.
From 1995-97 Bill lived in Ethiopia, making films for the BBC World Service and a variety of Non-Governmental Organisations, including the United Nations.
Before living in Africa, Bill worked in BBC children's television, working for four years as a studio and location director on Blue Peter.
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