Craig Duncan

Craig Duncan is a television producer who wrote, directed and produced for the BBC between 1994 and 2001 before going freelance and setting up his own TV business. His list of credits include: Animal Hospital with Rolf Harris, The Late Review with Mark Lawson, The Kit, Lord Mayor's Show, All Rise For Julian Clary, The Three Tenors, Come Dancing.

He won a traineeship with the BBC on the prestigious Trainee Assistant Producer's course held at BBC Elstree after completing a Post Graduate Diploma and a Post Graduate Certificate in Film & Television Production at The Northern Media School, Sheffield in 1994.

Craig was noted as one of the youngest BBC staff members to ever produce a category 1, live outside Broadcast for BBC One when given the commission of The Lord Mayor's Show in 1997 and 1998. Following that he was made writer, producer and director of The Kit on BBC Knowledge 1999-2000, notably presented by Charlie Brooker. The Kit was nominated for best best digital television programme in 2000. In 2008 he began work on The Royal Opera House 2008 Summer Big Screens with Deborah Bull.

Broadcast Credits

Royal Opera House Big Screens
Click Online, BBC Two, BBC News 24, BBC World
MTV Music Awards, Channel 4
(Billy Jenkins Doc)
Aga Khan Awards (India)
Aga Khan Awards (Malaysia)
Earth & Space
Jailbreak, Channel 5
Millennium 2000 Today, BBC One
Lord Mayor’s Show, BBC One
The Kit, BBC Knowledge
Crufts, BBC One
Watchdog, BBC One
The Lord Mayor’s Show, BBC One
National Lottery, BBC One
Come Dancing 50th Anniversary, BBC One
The Three Tenors, Paris World Cup, BBC One
Diana Tribute Concert, BBC One
Jazz 606 (Series), BBC Two
See Hear (Special), BBC Two
See Hear (Series), BBC Two
All Rise For Julian Clary
Election Night Armistice, BBC Two, BBC One
Late Review, BBC One
Country Night (Documentary), BBC Two
Country Night, BBC Two
Animal Hospital, BBC One

Worked with
Charlie Brooker, Prince Charles, Graham Norton, Max Flint, Stephen Fry, Sir Patrick Moore, Lemn Sissay, Billy Jenkins, Diana Krall, Mark Lamarr, Steve Coogan, Rajesh Mirchandani, Craig Doyle, Chris De Burgh, Jill Dando, Mark Lawson, Julian Clary, Anne Robinson, Craig Charles, Gail Porter, Rolf Harris, Carol Smillie

Childrens Stories
The Christmas Fairy
A children's poem, written and illustrated by Craig Duncan. The story is written in A,B,C,B format and accompanied by black ink drawings.
The Gorbals
An children's animated series about small bottle people living in Gorbal Town. Craig's mother was brought up in The Gorbals region of Glasgow which inspired the series title.

On The Web
Roomy Radio
Duncan co-hosted the monthly radio podcast Roomy Radio with colleague Roomybonce aka Mike Latham. Roomy Radio was a development from Roomybonce.com in which Duncan played the role of 'Slaphappy' a controversial wheelchair bound misanthrope. Roomy Radio seises production in March 2008 completing a run of 7 hour long episodes.

You Tube
Duncan made a series of approximately 40 x ten minute videos with friends and family at the time youtube was taking off. They mainly consist of 'day outs' or events he had attended and often contained a humorous quality and music sequences.

Music Related
Air Studios
Duncan started out as a tea boy at the famous Air Studios owned by Chrysalis Records. Chairman of the studios was The Beatles producer George Martin for whom, on one occasion, Duncan had sung a guide vocal of a song entitled 'We Are The Brigands' for demo intended for Windsor Davies of It Ain't Half Hot Mum fame. While at the studios Craig worked on many recording projects including with bands such as: The Beautiful South, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Dire Straits, Dave Gilmour, The Beatles CD mastering, Brian Eno, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. While at Air Craig recorded several of his own songs for personal pleasure. Some songs were later used on student film scores.

Northern Media School
Duncan initially started a course at The Northern Media School writing and recording music for film and television. He completed musical contributions for several short films until switching his diploma to focus on producing. Craig was also voted course representative.

Standing Tall
A musical play written by Phil Dukes with songs written by Craig Duncan. Craig wrote and recorded tunes and lyrics onto a cassette tape which was mailed to the production based in Midhurst where they were re-worked and adapted for the stage. He never met the production people and co-writers until on the final night's performance, when he was called to the stage to shake their hands for the first time.

Spinnin' Room
A band Craig was involved with for a short time playing bass guitar. Craig recorded the band at Air Studios and joined them when bass player Libby Potter (now a BBC presenter) stepped down. Spinnin' Room won a Kit Kat sponsored battle of the bands in Hull in the 1990s and went on to tour Northern England. During a performance to drunken farming students the band leader's girlfriend took to the stage prompting Duncan to down his instrument, leave the stage (followed by the drummer, Spence) and essentially leave the band never to return.

IMS
""International Megas Stars"" was a duet in the 1980s of Craig Duncan an Michael Gilson based in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire. Together they wrote more than 30 songs and committed them to tape. This was a bedroom band of no significant note.

Art Work
The Station Exhibition
Duncan has a series of paintings on display at The Station, a television post production facility based at 46 Bloomsbury Street, London. The Station was recently the home to director Tim Burton and the editing work on Johnny Depp's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

The Christmas Fairy
A children's poem, written and illustrated by Craig Duncan. The story is written in A,B,C,B format and accompanied by black ink drawings.

The Gorbals
An children's animated series about small bottle people living in Gorbal Town. Craig's mother was brought up in The Gorbals region of Glasgow which inspired the series title.

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