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Edward Bazalgette Biography

Birth Name:Edward Bazalgette

Profession Director, Producer, Sound department, Soundtrack, Editor

Fast Facts

  • Won a Royal Television Society Award for his documentary film "Great Britons․"
  • His portion of the BBC2 series "Seven Wonders of the Natural World" explored the engineering of the London sewer system, which was designed by his ancestor Sir Joseph Bazalgette
  • Produced and directed television documentaries before switching to drama
  • Best known as a television director who has worked on "Poldark," "The Guilty" and "Doctor Who․"
  • Was a guitarist for the one-hit-wonder band The Vapors, who released the song "Turning Japanese" in 1980

Awards

  • 1995BAFTA TV Award-Best Sound (Fiction/Entertainment): nominated
  • 1998BAFTA TV Award-Best Editing (Factual): nominated
  • 2004BAFTA TV Award-Huw Wheldon Award for Factual Series or Strand: nominated
  • 2015Gold Panda-Best Directing for a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 2017Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form: nominated