Mark Cooper

Mark Cooper

Production

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…

Filmography

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Glastonbury: 50 Years and Counting ★ 8.3 Glastonbury: 50 Years and Counting 2022 Introducing Jodea ★ 2.8 Introducing Jodea 2021 Jazz Horns Gold Jazz Horns Gold 2021 Soul America Soul America 2020 James Galway at the BBC ★ 5.0 James Galway at the BBC 2019 Fleetwood Mac's Songbird: Christine McVie ★ 7.8 Fleetwood Mac's Songbird: Christine McVie 2019 Pappano's Greatest Arias Pappano's Greatest Arias 2019 Classic Albums: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black ★ 7.7 Classic Albums: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black 2018 The White Crow ★ 6.6 The White Crow 2018 Tom Jones and Beverley Knight’s Gospel Christmas Tom Jones and Beverley Knight’s Gospel Christmas 2017 Giselle: Belle of the Ballet Giselle: Belle of the Ballet 2017 Stunning Soloists at the BBC Stunning Soloists at the BBC 2017 Classic Quartets at the BBC Classic Quartets at the BBC 2017 Kiri Te Kanawa at the BBC ★ 4.0 Kiri Te Kanawa at the BBC 2017 Classic Cellists at the BBC ★ 4.0 Classic Cellists at the BBC 2016 Tom Jones's 1950s: The Decade That Made Me ★ 7.0 Tom Jones's 1950s: The Decade That Made Me 2016 Virtuoso Violinists at the BBC Virtuoso Violinists at the BBC 2016 Pierre Boulez at the BBC: Master and Maverick Pierre Boulez at the BBC: Master and Maverick 2016 The Joy of Rachmaninoff The Joy of Rachmaninoff 2016 Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones ★ 8.5 Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones 2015 Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version 2015 Girls in Bands at the BBC ★ 7.0 Girls in Bands at the BBC 2015 Indie Classics at the BBC ★ 8.0 Indie Classics at the BBC 2015 Cilla at the BBC ★ 6.3 Cilla at the BBC 2015 It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC ★ 8.0 It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC 2015 Tales from the Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll on the Road ★ 10.0 Tales from the Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll on the Road 2015 Simon Rattle: The Making of a Maestro Simon Rattle: The Making of a Maestro 2015 Country Queens at the BBC ★ 7.0 Country Queens at the BBC 2014 Jeff Lynne's ELO at Hyde Park ★ 7.1 Jeff Lynne's ELO at Hyde Park 2014 Kate Bush at the BBC ★ 5.7 Kate Bush at the BBC 2014 The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill ★ 6.9 The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill 2014 The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond 2014 ABBA at the BBC ★ 7.0 ABBA at the BBC 2013 The Joy of ABBA ★ 8.5 The Joy of ABBA 2013 Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain 2013 Agnetha: ABBA & After ★ 6.9 Agnetha: ABBA & After 2013 Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas 2013 Jazz Divas Gold ★ 8.0 Jazz Divas Gold 2013 Slade at the BBC Slade at the BBC 2012 Jools Holland: London Calling Jools Holland: London Calling 2012 Jazz Piano Gold ★ 9.0 Jazz Piano Gold 2012 Duets at the BBC Duets at the BBC 2012 Country at the BBC ★ 7.5 Country at the BBC 2011 Amy Winehouse: At the BBC - A Tribute to Amy Winehouse Amy Winehouse: At the BBC - A Tribute to Amy Winehouse 2011 Amy Winehouse Tribute Amy Winehouse Tribute 2011 The Kinks at the BBC ★ 8.0 The Kinks at the BBC 2011 The Santana Story: Angels and Demons The Santana Story: Angels and Demons 2011 The Joy of Easy Listening The Joy of Easy Listening 2011 Easy Listening Hits at the BBC Easy Listening Hits at the BBC 2011 Elton John at the BBC ★ 8.0 Elton John at the BBC 2010 The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water ★ 8.0 The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water 2010 Herb Alpert, Tijuana Brass and Other Delights Herb Alpert, Tijuana Brass and Other Delights 2010 Metal at the BBC Metal at the BBC 2010 Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany ★ 7.2 Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany 2009 ...Sings the Beatles ...Sings the Beatles 2009 Neil Young: Don't Be Denied ★ 9.0 Neil Young: Don't Be Denied 2009 Blues Britannia: Can Blue Men Sing the Whites? Blues Britannia: Can Blue Men Sing the Whites? 2009 Annie Lennox & the BBC Concert Orchestra | Live at St Luke's ★ 9.3 Annie Lennox & the BBC Concert Orchestra | Live at St Luke's 2009 Motown at the BBC ★ 5.0 Motown at the BBC 2009 Paul Weller: BBC Four Sessions ★ 8.0 Paul Weller: BBC Four Sessions 2008 If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story ★ 7.0 If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story 2007 Elvis Costello: Live: A Case for Song Elvis Costello: Live: A Case for Song 2007 Folk Hibernia at the BBC ★ 6.5 Folk Hibernia at the BBC 2007 Amy Winehouse: BBC One Sessions Live At Porchester Hall ★ 5.5 Amy Winehouse: BBC One Sessions Live At Porchester Hall 2007 Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop 2005 The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen' The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen' 2005 George Michael: A Different Story ★ 6.6 George Michael: A Different Story 2004 Later... with Jools Holland: Cool Britannia Later... with Jools Holland: Cool Britannia 2004 Johnny Cash: The Last Great American ★ 10.0 Johnny Cash: The Last Great American 2004 Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl ★ 10.0 Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl 2001 Top of the Pops: The True Story Top of the Pops: The True Story 2001 Manic Street Preachers: From There to Here Manic Street Preachers: From There to Here 1998 Richard Lester! ★ 7.0 Richard Lester! 1998 Vivian Stanshall: The Early Years Vivian Stanshall: The Early Years 1991