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Mark Cooper

Mark Cooper

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Mark Cooper was Head of Music at the BBC and lately BBC Studios for 20 years until July 2019, leading the team that created some of the BBC’s most popular music documentaries and shows. He is the founding producer of Later… with Jools Holland and the annual Hootenanny show working with Jools Holland and Director Janet Fraser Crook. He has led on BBC TV’s coverage of Glastonbury since it began in 1997 overseeing its growth on the BBC’s digital channels and developing it as the main televisual event it is today.

Between 2013 and 2018 Mark oversaw the TV coverage of The Proms, curating both the David Bowie and Stax Proms and was executive producer on a number of classical and dance films from Pappano’s Classical Voices to Good Swan, Bad Swan: Dancing Swan Lake with Tamara Rojo.

Producing multiple hours of documentaries on some of the biggest names in music, he has also been responsible for series that explore musical origins like Reginald D Hunter’s Songs of the South as well as leading the strands Britannia, which contains 25 films on the evolution of music genres in the UK, The Joy Of Abba, Easy Listening and Country and America - Rock & Roll, Blues and Tap. Mark continues to work with the BBC as an Executive Producer on special projects.

Biography adapted from BBC Press Release

1 wins and 2 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

2

Type

Year

Loops! TV Series2005

Happy Birthday BBC Two Poster

Happy Birthday BBC Two Documentary2004

Producer

205

Type

Year

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1991 TV Special2022

Soul America Poster

Soul America TV Series2020

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1989 Poster

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1989 Documentary2020

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1990 TV Special2020

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1988 TV Movie2019

Aretha Franklin: Respect Documentary2018

BBC Proms Poster

BBC Proms TV Series2018

Bowie Glastonbury 2000 Poster

Bowie Glastonbury 2000 Video2018

Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the Border Poster

Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the Border Documentary2018

The Biggest Weekend Poster

The Biggest Weekend Mini-Series2018

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1985 Poster

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1985 Documentary2018

Giselle: Belle of the Ballet Poster

Giselle: Belle of the Ballet Documentary2017

Glastonbury 2017 Poster

Glastonbury 2017 Mini-Series2017

Gregory Porter's Popular Voices Poster

Gregory Porter's Popular Voices Mini-Series2017

Popular Voices at the BBC Poster

Popular Voices at the BBC Mini-Series2017

Sharon Osbourne Presents Rock 'n' Roll's Dodgiest Deals Poster

Sharon Osbourne Presents Rock 'n' Roll's Dodgiest Deals TV Movie2017

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1983 Documentary2017

BBC Proms Poster

BBC Proms TV Series2016

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC Poster

Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC Documentary2016

Glastonbury 2016 Poster

Glastonbury 2016 Mini-Series2016

Gospel Christmas TV Movie2016

Oasis in Their Own Words Documentary2016

Perfect Pianists at the BBC Poster

Perfect Pianists at the BBC Documentary2016

Pop Quiz: The Comeback Poster

Pop Quiz: The Comeback TV Series2016

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Master and Maverick TV Movie2016

The Bee Gees at the BBC... And Beyond Poster

The Bee Gees at the BBC... And Beyond Feature Film2016

The Girl from Ipanema: Brazil, Bossa Nova and the Beach Poster

The Girl from Ipanema: Brazil, Bossa Nova and the Beach Documentary2016

The Joy of Rachmaninoff Documentary2016

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1981 Poster

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1981 Documentary2016

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1982 TV Movie2016

... Sings Motown TV Movie2015

BBC Proms Poster

BBC Proms TV Series2015

Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version Poster

Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version TV Movie2015

Girl in a Band Poster

Girl in a Band Documentary2015

Girls in Bands at the BBC Poster

Girls in Bands at the BBC TV Movie2015

Glastonbury 2015 Poster

Glastonbury 2015 TV Series2015

Glastonbury Golden Greats TV Movie2015

Indie Classics at the BBC Poster

Indie Classics at the BBC TV Movie2015

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC Poster

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC TV Movie2015

Monteverdi in Mantua - The Genius of the Vespers Poster

Monteverdi in Mantua - The Genius of the Vespers Documentary2015

One-Hit Wonders at the BBC Poster

One-Hit Wonders at the BBC TV Movie2015

Pappano's Classical Voices Poster

Pappano's Classical Voices TV Series2015

Psychedelic Britannia Poster

Psychedelic Britannia Documentary2015

Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the South Poster

Reginald D Hunter's Songs of the South Mini-Series2015

Rock 'n' Roll America Poster

Rock 'n' Roll America Mini-Series2015

Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones Poster

Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones Documentary2015

Simon Rattle: The Making of a Maestro Feature Film2015

Tales from the Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll on the Road Poster

Tales from the Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll on the Road Documentary2015

The Joy of Mozart Poster

The Joy of Mozart Documentary2015

The King Who Invented Ballet Poster

The King Who Invented Ballet Documentary2015

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1980 Documentary2015

Whatever Happened to Rock 'n' Roll? Poster

Whatever Happened to Rock 'n' Roll? TV Movie2015

When Pop Ruled My Life: The Fans' Story Documentary2015

BBC Proms Poster

BBC Proms TV Series2014

Dancing in the Blitz: How World War 2 Made British Ballet Poster

Dancing in the Blitz: How World War 2 Made British Ballet TV Movie2014

Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond Poster

Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond Documentary2014

Good Swan, Bad Swan: Dancing Swan Lake Poster

Good Swan, Bad Swan: Dancing Swan Lake Documentary2014

Goth at the BBC Poster

Goth at the BBC TV Special2014

Jeff Lynne's ELO at Hyde Park Poster

Jeff Lynne's ELO at Hyde Park Feature Film2014

Kate Bush at the BBC Poster

Kate Bush at the BBC TV Special2014

Pop Goes BBC Two Poster

Pop Goes BBC Two Documentary2014

The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA Poster

The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA Documentary2014

The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill Poster

The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill Documentary2014

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1979 Documentary2014

50s Britannia Poster

50s Britannia TV Series2013

A-Z of World Music TV Movie2013

Abba at the BBC Poster

Abba at the BBC TV Special2013

Agnetha: Abba & After Poster

Agnetha: Abba & After Documentary2013

BBC Proms Poster

BBC Proms TV Series2013

Blues America: Woke Up This Morning Poster

Blues America: Woke Up This Morning TV Series2013

Elton John: In Concert Documentary2013

Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11 Poster

Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11 Documentary2013

How to be a World Music Star: Buena Vista Bhundu Boys and Beyond Poster

How to be a World Music Star: Buena Vista Bhundu Boys and Beyond TV Movie2013

Jazz Divas Gold Poster

Jazz Divas Gold Documentary2013

Madness Live: Goodbye to TV Centre Poster

Madness Live: Goodbye to TV Centre TV Special2013

Otis Redding: Soul Ambassador Poster

Otis Redding: Soul Ambassador Documentary2013

Proms Extra Poster

Proms Extra TV Series2013

Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas Poster

Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas Documentary2013

Richard Thompson BBC Four Session: Goodbye Television Centre TV Special2013

Shirley Bassey at the BBC Poster

Shirley Bassey at the BBC TV Special2013

The Byrd Who Flew Alone: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Gene Clark Poster

The Byrd Who Flew Alone: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Gene Clark Documentary2013

The Joy of ABBA Poster

The Joy of ABBA Documentary2013

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1978 Poster

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1978 Documentary2013

... Sings James Bond TV Special2012

Barry Manilow at the BBC Poster

Barry Manilow at the BBC Documentary2012

BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend 2012 Poster

BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend 2012 TV Movie2012

Big in America: British Hits in the USA Poster

Big in America: British Hits in the USA TV Movie2012

Disco at the BBC Poster

Disco at the BBC TV Special2012

How the Brits Rocked America Poster

How the Brits Rocked America Mini-Series2012

Jools Holland: London Calling Poster

Jools Holland: London Calling Documentary2012

Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10 Poster

Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10 Documentary2012

Punk Britannia Poster

Punk Britannia TV Series2012

Sings Bacharach and David! Poster

Sings Bacharach and David! TV Movie2012

Sings the Rolling Stones TV Movie2012

Sounds of the 70s 2 Poster

Sounds of the 70s 2 TV Series2012

Southern Rock at the BBC Poster

Southern Rock at the BBC TV Movie2012

Sweet Home Alabama: The Southern Rock Saga Documentary2012

The Christmas Number One Story Poster

The Christmas Number One Story TV Movie2012

The Joy of Disco Poster

The Joy of Disco Documentary2012

The Joy of the Single Poster

The Joy of the Single TV Movie2012

The Rolling Stones at the BBC TV Movie2012

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1977 Documentary2012

We Who Wait: The Adverts & TV Smith Poster

We Who Wait: The Adverts & TV Smith Documentary2012

Country at the BBC Poster

Country at the BBC TV Special2011

Creation Records at the BBC TV Movie2011

Easy Listening Hits at the BBC Poster

Easy Listening Hits at the BBC TV Movie2011

Glastonbury 2011 Poster

Glastonbury 2011 TV Series2011

Movin' on Up TV Movie2011

Reggae Britannia Poster

Reggae Britannia Documentary2011

The Joy of Country Poster

The Joy of Country TV Movie2011

The Joy of Easy Listening Poster

The Joy of Easy Listening Documentary2011

Top of the Pops: The Story of 1976 Documentary2011

Forever Young: How Rock 'n' Roll Grew Up Poster

Forever Young: How Rock 'n' Roll Grew Up Documentary2010

Glastonbury 2010 Poster

Glastonbury 2010 Mini-Series2010

Heavy Metal Britannia Poster

Heavy Metal Britannia Documentary2010

I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band Poster

I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band Mini-Series2010

Neil Diamond: Solitary Man Poster

Neil Diamond: Solitary Man Documentary2010

Radio 1's Big Weekend Poster

Radio 1's Big Weekend TV Series2010

Robert Plant: By Myself Poster

Robert Plant: By Myself Documentary2010

Singer-Songwriters at the BBC Poster

Singer-Songwriters at the BBC TV Series2010

Sings the Great American Songbook TV Special2010

The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water Poster

The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water TV Movie2010

...Sings the Beatles Poster

...Sings the Beatles Documentary2009

Blues Britannia: Can Blue Men Sing the Whites? Poster

Blues Britannia: Can Blue Men Sing the Whites? Documentary2009

Fleetwood Mac: Don't Stop Poster

Fleetwood Mac: Don't Stop Documentary2009

Folk America TV Series2009

Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany Poster

Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany Documentary2009

Latin Music USA Poster

Latin Music USA TV Series2009

Mercury Prize 2009 TV Special2009

Prog Rock Britannia Poster

Prog Rock Britannia TV Movie2009

Queens of British Pop Poster

Queens of British Pop TV Series2009

Reading and Leeds Festival Poster

Reading and Leeds Festival TV Series2009

Synth Britannia Poster

Synth Britannia Documentary2009

Kings of Rock 'n' Roll Poster

Kings of Rock 'n' Roll Documentary2008

Pop Britannia Mini-Series2008

They Came from Manchester: Five Decades of Mancunian Pop Poster

They Came from Manchester: Five Decades of Mancunian Pop TV Movie2008

Brasil, Brasil Mini-Series2007

California Comes to the Whistle Test Poster

California Comes to the Whistle Test Documentary2007

Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays Poster

Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays Documentary2007

Folk Hibernia Documentary2007

Hawkwind: Do Not Panic Poster

Hawkwind: Do Not Panic Documentary2007

Hotel California: LA from The Byrds to The Eagles Poster

Hotel California: LA from The Byrds to The Eagles Documentary2007

If It Ain't Stiff Poster

If It Ain't Stiff Documentary2007

Long John Baldry: In the Shadow of the Blues Documentary2007

New York Rock at the BBC TV Special2007

Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk Poster

Once Upon a Time in New York: the Birth of Hip Hop, Disco and Punk Documentary2007

Only Yesterday: The Carpenters' Story Poster

Only Yesterday: The Carpenters' Story Documentary2007

Soul Britannia Poster

Soul Britannia Mini-Series2007

The Old Grey Whistle Test Story Documentary2007

The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink? Poster

The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink? Documentary2007

When the Stranglers Met Roland Rat Documentary2007

Yusuf's Café Poster

Yusuf's Café TV Special2007

BBC Electric Proms Poster

BBC Electric Proms TV Series2006

Be My Baby: The Girl Group Story Documentary2006

Beyonce at the BBC Poster

Beyonce at the BBC TV Special2006

Folk Britannia TV Series2006

George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein Documentary2006

Originals: The Allen Toussaint Touch Documentary2006

Queens of Heartache Documentary2006

The African Rock 'n' Roll Years Poster

The African Rock 'n' Roll Years TV Series2006

The Colin and Edith Show TV Special2006

Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop Poster

Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop Mini-Series2005

Glastonbury 2005 Mini-Series2005

Jazz Britannia Poster

Jazz Britannia TV Series2005

Nationwide Mercury Prize 2005 TV Special2005

Queens of Country Documentary2005

Tammy Wynette: 'Til I Can Make It on My Own Poster

Tammy Wynette: 'Til I Can Make It on My Own Documentary2005

The Britpop Story: 'It Really, Really, Really Could Happen' Poster

The Britpop Story: 'It Really, Really, Really Could Happen' Documentary2005

The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith Poster

The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith Documentary2005

David Byrne Live at Union Chapel Poster

David Byrne Live at Union Chapel Feature Film2004

George Michael: A Different Story Poster

George Michael: A Different Story Documentary2004

Gram Parsons: Fallen Angel Poster

Gram Parsons: Fallen Angel Documentary2004

Johnny Cash: The Last Great American Poster

Johnny Cash: The Last Great American TV Movie2004

Kings of Cool the Classic Crooners Documentary2004

Dolly Parton: Platinum Blonde Poster

Dolly Parton: Platinum Blonde Documentary2003

Imagine TV Series2003

Richard Thompson: Solitary Life Poster

Richard Thompson: Solitary Life Documentary2003

Still Cliff Documentary2003

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Gil Scott-Heron Poster

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Gil Scott-Heron TV Movie2003

God Save the Queen: the Soundtrack to the Summer of '77 Documentary2002

Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You Poster

Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You Documentary2002

Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music TV Series2002

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl Poster

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl Documentary2001

Top of the Pops: The True Story Poster

Top of the Pops: The True Story Documentary2001

The Beautiful South: Paul's Gang Documentary2000

Catatonia: The Home International TV Special1999

Ian Dury: On My Life! Documentary1999

John Peel: Turn That Racket Down Poster

John Peel: Turn That Racket Down Documentary1999

The Verve: The Video 96 - 98 Poster

The Verve: The Video 96 - 98 Video1999

Young Guns Go for It TV Series1999

Close Up TV Series1998

The Corrs: 'Live at the Royal Albert Hall' - St. Patrick's Day March 17, 1998 Poster

The Corrs: 'Live at the Royal Albert Hall' - St. Patrick's Day March 17, 1998 Documentary1998

Classic Albums Poster

Classic Albums TV Series1997

Oasis: Right Here Right Now Poster

Oasis: Right Here Right Now Documentary1997

The Artist Formerly Known as Captain Beefheart Poster

The Artist Formerly Known as Captain Beefheart Documentary1997

The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan Poster

The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan Documentary1997

1996 Mercury Music Prize TV Special1996

Britpop Now TV Special1995

John Lee Hooker and Friends Poster

John Lee Hooker and Friends TV Movie1992

Later... With Jools Holland Poster

Later... With Jools Holland TV Series1992

The O-Zone Poster

The O-Zone TV Series1989

The Late Show Poster

The Late Show TV Series1988

Wired TV Series1988

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971

Top of the Pops Poster

Top of the Pops TV Series1964

Thanks

1

Nova TV Series1974

Editor

1

No Sleep Till Sheffield: Pulp Go Public Poster

No Sleep Till Sheffield: Pulp Go Public Documentary1995

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