Gillian Mosely
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Gillian Mosely is a multi-award-winning writer, producer and executive producer with an
impressive track record in creating, developing and producing high-end
factual programming for both UK and international broadcasters. After
nearly ten years of working for production companies such as Fulcrum
Television and Cicada Films, she established her own company - Medialab
UK - in 2006. Gillian set about creating a new type of business model
for the industry, specializing in developing and selling factual
programme ideas and eight years on she has an impressive list of
production credits to her name, including the BAFTA and RTS
award-winning Mummifying Alan (Channel 4) and New Secrets of the
Terracotta Warriors (Channel 4, Arte, Nova, Phoenix TV).
Prior to working in TV Gillian was a freelance journalist, researching
and writing articles for a range of publications including The Sunday
Times and Marie Claire. The ability to both spot and craft interesting
stories has held her in good stead throughout her career and is now
providing an excellent foundation for recent developments which include
producing theatrical/feature-length documentaries and creating her own
drama series.
Before embarking on a career in story-telling Gillian travelled the
world and held a range of interesting jobs - everything from care
assistant, Avon Lady and burger-flipper at McDonalds, to working for
fashion designers and a photographer's agent. Always entrepreneurial,
she has also helped establish both a nightclub and a successful
restaurant and has a wide range of interests that stretch from yoga and
politics to being a Committee member for the Friends of the Petrie
Museum of Archaeology. Gillian has BA in Philosophy from the University
of California at Berkeley and with her dual US/UK citizenship has made
her home in London.
