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Chris Terrill (A. 1965-70)
Documentary film maker
story: 11th November 2007
Chris has told us about a new documentary he's made about the Royal Marines ("The 55 Year Old Commando" - showing this Wednesday at 11pm on ITV1).
Nothing unusual there, you might think - after all, Chris has a long and well deserved reputation for making high quality "fly-on-the-wall" films about life in the Armed Services. This time, however, Chris is donning the camouflage and covering his face in boot polish to, quite literally, earn his stripes and become the oldest person ever to achieve a "Green Beret" (as well as being the only civilian to pass all four tests).
Chris assures us that he hasn't lost his marbles, and you can judge yourself by watching on Wednesday night, and you can see some clips from the show here: here.
Archived news:
Chris Terrill (A. 1965-70), has a new series on BBC 1 for 5 weeks from 22nd November 2005.
Naval life in Devon goes under the spotlight in a new BBC documentary that goes behind the scenes at Devonport Royal Naval base - from humanitarian efforts to things that go bump in the night.
'Shipmates' is a warts-and-all documentary, showing what work and play in the Royal Navy is really like, both ashore and afloat.
It follows the lives of several key characters, especially on board the frigate HMS Chatham during her deployment to the Gulf, and also her involvement in humanitarian operations after the Boxing Day tsunami in Sri Lanka.
full story on the BBC website >>
Chris' show "The Ship" >>
Chris Terrill (A. 1965-70), the documentary-maker behind The Cruise and Jailbirds, spent six weeks retracing a journey undertaken by 18th-Century adventurer Captain James Cook for his latest series - The Ship.
He was joined by a 55-strong crew on board a replica model of the captain's ship, Endeavour, for a 3,500 mile journey across the South Seas.
Mr Terrill filmed their every move as they battled with 18th-Century living conditions, the forces of nature and a modern tragedy - the 11 September terror attacks.
The result - a six-part documentary series - is being screened on BBC Two from Tuesday, 20 August.
full story and interview >>
The Endeavour >>
Chris' new show "Shipmates" >>
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