Chris RootsEditor | |||
| PROFILE | |||
Over two decades of experience in a range of genres: drama, docs and others.
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| EXPERIENCE: Credits | |||
| Frontline: Our Soldiers Facing Putin | Lion TV for Channel 4 | Documentary | Editor 1 x 60 min |
| Alice Roberts: Our Hospital Through Time | Lion TV for Channel 5 | Documentary | Editor 1 x 60 min |
| Rich Lives, Poor Lives Ep: The Blitz | Lion TV for Channel 5 | Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Bradley Walsh: Egypt’s Cosmic Code Ep 2: Riddle of the Sphinx | Studio Crook for SKY | Documentary | Editor 1 x 60 min |
| Revolutionary War Weapons | Lion TV for NOVA / PBS | Documentary | Editor 1 x 60 min |
| Which Is Better? Fresh vs Frozen | Lion TV for Channel 5 | Documentary | Editor 2 x 45 min |
| Pompeii: The New Dig | Lion TV for BBC / PBS / ARTE | Documentary | Editor 1 x 60 min |
| China's Greatest Treasures | Lion TV for CMIC / BBC | Documentary | Editor 1 x 30 min |
| My Son Jeffrey: The Dahmer Family Tapes | Renowned Films for FOX Nation / Paramount+ | Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Secrets of Prince Andrew | Fulwell 73 for A&E / C4 "The Interview" | Documentary | Editor 1 x 90 min |
| Secrets of the Elephants Additional Editing | Oxford Scientific Films for Nat Geo | Documentary | Editor 1 x 40 min |
| Saving Lives in Leeds | Label 1 for BBC Two | Observational Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count | Mindhouse Prods for Channel 4 | Documentary | Editor 1 x 60 min |
| Tutankhamun's Family Tree (w/t) | At Land Prods for Nat Geo US | Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| MH370: The Lost Flight | Vice Studios for Paramount+ / C5 / SBS Australia | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| Curse of the Ancients | Future Studios for Sky History / A&E | Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Love, Honor, Betray Ep 1: Under Your Skin | Arrow Media for Discovery ID | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Attack On Pearl Harbour | Future Studios for Channel 5 / Nat Geo | Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours Of Kate Spade | Potato / ITV Studios for Reelz | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours Of Anthony Bourdain | Potato / ITV Studios for Reelz | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Elvis: Are You Lonesome Tonight? | Potato / ITV Studios for Reelz | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 90 min |
| The Curious Life and Death of... Lizzie Borden | Brook Lapping / Zinc Media for Smithsonian | Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Food Unwrapped Features programme. S9 | Ricochet for Channel 4 | Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Autobiographies Monster Trucks 'Creating a Monster' | Raw for Discovery | Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Inside The Tower of London S2 | Lion TV for Channel 5 | Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 Min |
| See No Evil S5, Ep 3: Terry Porter | Arrow Media for Discovery ID | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours Of Christopher Reeve | Potato / ITV Studios for Reelz | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| The Greatest Race: Rome's Charioteers | Lion TV for ZDF / ARTE | Documentary | Editor 1 x 100 min |
| Secrets Of The Bermuda Triangle | BBC Studios for Channel 5 | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of Carrie Fisher | Potato / ITV Studios | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| See No Evil S4, Ep 4: Michelle Thornton | Arrow Media for Discovery ID | Drama Documentary | Editor 2 x 45 min |
| Web of Lies S5: James Quinn (California Scheming) | Blast Films for Discovery ID | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Biography: ABBA: When All Is Said And Done | Potato / ITV Studios | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 94 min |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of Lou Reed | Potato / ITV Studios for Reelz | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| American Monster S2: Cindy Phillips (Stand By Your Man) | Arrow Media for Discovery ID | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| An Hour To Catch A Killer | Potato for ITV | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Tales From Modern China | Lion TV for BBC | Drama Documentary | Editor 6 x 30 min |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of Kurt Cobain | Potato for ITV | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Spying On The Royals | Brave New Media for Channel 4 | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 60 min |
| America In Colour: The 1950s | Smithsonian Institute | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| The Mystery Of Van Gogh's Ear | Lion TV for ARTE / PBS | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 90 min |
| American Monster S1 & S2 | Arrow Media for Discovery ID | Drama Documentary | Editor 2 x 50 min |
| Chinese New Year | Lion TV for BBC Two | Documentary | Editor 3 x 60 min |
| A Frozen Christmas | Avanti for Channel 4 | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| See No Evil S2, Ep4: Keria Monge | Arrow Media for Discovery ID | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of Heath Ledger | Potato for ITV | Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| Survival In The Skies | Smithsonian Institute | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome | Brave New Media for BBC Two | Documentary | Editor 2 x 60 min |
| Planes That Changed the World | Arrow Media for Smithsonian Institute | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| Rome: The World's First Superpower | 360 Prods - Derry N.I. for Channel 5 | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| Big Dreams, Small Spaces | Lion Television for BBC Two | Documentary | Editor 1 x 60 min |
| Animal Fight Night | Arrow Media for Nat Geo US | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| Live From Space Live with inserts | Arrow Media for Channel 4 & Nat Geo US | Documentary | Editor 1 x 90 min |
| Henry And Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History | Lion TV for Channel 5 | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| Drugs Inc. S5 | Wall to Wall for Nat Geo US | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve | Lion TV for BBC Two | Documentary | Editor 1 x 60 min |
| Britain's Secret Homes | Potato for ITV | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| The Other Pompeii: Life & Death in Herculaneum | Brave New Media for BBC Two | Documentary | Editor 1 x 60 min |
| Wartime Farm & Wartime Farm Christmas | Lion TV for BBC | Documentary | Editor 2 x 50 min |
| Izzard's Mandela Marathons | Lion TV for SKY | Documentary | Editor 1 x 44 min |
| Locked Up Abroad (Banged Up Abroad) | Raw TV for Nat Geo | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 48 min |
| The Fall of Singapore: The Great Betrayal | Brave New Media for BBC Two | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 60 min |
| Digging the Great Escape | Wildfire Television for Channel 4 | Documentary | Editor 1 x 90 min |
| Fry's Planet World | Sprout Pictures for BBC Two | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| The Truth Behind... Crystal Skulls & UFOs | Zig Zag Prods for Nat Geo | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| The River Flowing Westward (East to West) | Lion TV & All 3 Media for TRT | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| Edwardian Farm | Lion TV for BBC | Documentary | Editor 2 x 50 min |
| Pompeii: Back from the Dead | Brave New Media & Lion TV for Discovery | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| Twin Town | Zig Zag Prods for Nat Geo & Channel 4 | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| On Tour With The Queen | Lion TV for Channel 4 | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| The Girl Who Cries Blood | Zig Zag Prods for Nat Geo & Channel 4 | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| Cleopatra: Portrait of A Killer | Lion TV for Discovery | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| Catastrophe | Pioneer Prods for Channel 4 & Discovery | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| Monster Moves | Windfall Films for Channel 5 & Discovery | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| Silbury: Heart of the Hill | Lion TV for BBC | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| The Summer of Noise | Lion TV for ITV | Documentary | Editor 1 x 30 min |
| Situation Critical | Darlow Smithson Prods for Nat Geo US | Documentary | Editor 1 x 30 min |
| My Shocking Story: Coma Miracle | Electric Sky Prods for Discovery US & UK | Documentary | Editor 1 x 45 min |
| The Lost Evidence: Europe | Flashback TV for A&E US | Documentary | Editor 4 x 45 min |
| The Glories Of Islam “This introduction to its spectacular (and under-appreciated) art quickly had me hooked…I’m getting addicted” Victor Lewis-Smith (Evening Standard) | Alpha TV for Channel 5 | Documentary | Editor 3 x 45 min |
| Outbreak Investigations | Lion TV for Nat Geo | Drama Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| Voices Of The Great War | Lion TV for Discovery | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
Days That Shook The World:
| Lion TV for BBC | Drama Documentary | Editor 4 x 60 min |
| Seconds From Disaster | Darlow Smithson Prods for Nat Geo US | Documentary | Editor 1 x 50 min |
| Battlestations (Heavy Metal) | Flashback TV for Channel 4 / A&E US | Documentary | Editor 1 x 47 min |
| Andalusa: The Legacy of the Moors “An intelligently edited & compelling | Alpha TV for Channel 5 | Documentary | Editor 2 x 30 min |
| Miami Animal Police | Lion TV for Animal Planet US | Documentary | Editor 1 x 48 min |
| Gender Trouble | Wonderdog Prods for Independent | Documentary | Editor 1 x 30 min |
| Gaudi's Barcelona | Alpha TV for Channel 5 | Documentary | Editor 2 x 30 min |
| The Goodbye Plane “A very beautiful film” Derek Malcolm | Kewhaven Picture Super 16mm | Short Film | Editor, offline |
| Paradiset Dir: Colin Nutley
| Sweetwater A.B. Super 16mm | Feature Film | Editor, offline |
| CONTACT DETAILS |
For all bookings please call (+44) 020 7287 6110 or email hello@tovs.co.uk
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