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Peter Jones(XVI)

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Peter Jones was born on 6 November 1941 in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. He is a producer and director, known for Nova (1974), The Trials of Life (1990) and The World About Us (1967).
BornNovember 6, 1941
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins total

    Known for

    David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Producer
    The Trials of Life (1990)
    The Trials of Life
    8.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    The World About Us (1967)
    The World About Us
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Microbes and Men (1974)
    Microbes and Men
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Seeing in the Dark (2007)
      Seeing in the Dark
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • consulting producer
      • 2007
    • The Ultimate Guide (1996)
      The Ultimate Guide
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1998
    • Einstein Revealed (1996)
      Einstein Revealed
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1996
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1996
    • The Trials of Life (1990)
      The Trials of Life
      8.9
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • produced by
      • producer
      • 1990
    • Leopard: A Darkness in the Grass
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1988
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • series editor
      • producer
      • executive producer
      • 1983–1987
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • series editor
      • 1987
    • The Making of a Continent
      9.3
      TV Series
      • series editor
      • 1983–1986
    • The World About Us (1967)
      The World About Us
      8.3
      TV Series
      • series editor
      • producer
      • executive producer
      • 1979–1983
    • Walkabout to Hollywood (1980)
      Walkabout to Hollywood
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • series producer
      • 1980
    • Landscapes of England (1976)
      Landscapes of England
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1976–1978
    • Horizon (1964)
      Horizon
      8.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1970–1974

    Director

    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • directed by
      • 1996–2010
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003–2006
    • Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude (1998)
      Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Einstein Revealed (1996)
      Einstein Revealed
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Clegg's People (1981)
      Clegg's People
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1985–1986
    • Alice: A Fight for Life - The Debate
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 1982
    • The Ripper - Five Years of Terror (1981)
      The Ripper - Five Years of Terror
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1981
    • The World About Us (1967)
      The World About Us
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1979
    • Brian Glover in It's No Joke Living in Barnsley (1976)
      It's No Joke Living in Barnsley
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1976
    • Horizon (1964)
      Horizon
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1976
    • My Last Years in Office: Harold Wilson
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 1976
    • Landscapes of England (1976)
      Landscapes of England
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1976
    • Microbes and Men (1974)
      Microbes and Men
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1974
    • Death by Misadventure? (1967)
      Death by Misadventure?
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1967
    • This England (1965)
      This England
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1966–1967

    Writer

    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • writer
      • telescript
      • story (uncredited)
      • 2010

    Personal details

    • Born
      • November 6, 1941
      • Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      BBC documentary director and co-founder with Nigel Ashcroft in 1991 of Green Umbrella Productions. Not to be confused with ITV director Peter Jones.

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