Nigel Napier-Andrews
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Nigel Napier-Andrews is a British/Canadian TV producer, director, and author. Until June 2009 he worked as a video producer and event planner for RBC Financial Group.
He is now Vice-President for Corx Wine Experience in Toronto.
, Cairo
, Egypt
and Benghazi
, Libya
. He attended Oundle School
and then travelled to Kenya
in 1959 to work at the Kenya Weekly News. http://www.freemenlondon.org/newsletters/2006-06-CompanyComment.pdf
He was director of Pierre Berton’s
half-hour drama series Heritage Theatre in 1985 and co-executive producer of the first Gemini Awards in 1986. He subsequently worked in corporate video, event production and public relations.
He is now Vice-President for Corx Wine Experience in Toronto.
Early life
Nigel Napier-Andrews was born in England, and spent parts of his childhood in WimbledonWimbledon, London
Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas...
, Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and Benghazi
Benghazi
Benghazi is the second largest city in Libya, the main city of the Cyrenaica region , and the former provisional capital of the National Transitional Council. The wider metropolitan area is also a district of Libya...
, Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
. He attended Oundle School
Oundle School
Oundle School is a co-educational British public school located in the ancient market town of Oundle in Northamptonshire. The school has been maintained by the Worshipful Company of Grocers of the City of London since its foundation in 1556. Oundle has eight boys' houses, five girls' houses, a day...
and then travelled to Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
in 1959 to work at the Kenya Weekly News. http://www.freemenlondon.org/newsletters/2006-06-CompanyComment.pdf
Career
Nigel Napier-Andrews returned to England to work for the BBC, and later moved to Canada, where he subsequently switched to working for the CBC as producer and director of several television series including:- Elwood Glover's Luncheon DateElwood Glover's Luncheon DateElwood Glover's Luncheon Date was a Canadian television talk show series which aired on CBC Television from 1963 to 1975.Host Elwood Glover previously hosted noon-time programming on CBC Radio from 1956. A new studio was set up at the Four Seasons Hotel, near the CBC broadcast headquarters on...
from 1969 to 1971 http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0267195/fullcredits#cast - the panel show This is the LawThis is the LawThis is the Law was a Canadian panel game show which aired on CBC Television from 1971 to 1976.It presented short, humorous vignettes which ran with musical accompaniment rather than a soundtrack, and challenged panellists to guess which law was being broken by the "Lawbreaker" character , who...
from 1972 to 1976 http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0156241/fullcredits - The Bob McLean Show a daily interview program from 1977 to 1979 and 1982 to 1984 http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/B.html
- the comedy series Stay TunedStay Tuned (TV series)Stay Tuned was a Canadian comedy television series which aired on CBC Television from 1976 to 1977.-Premise:This live comedy series began once the Hockey Night in Canada broadcast concluded and continued until 11:00 p.m., the start of The National. Material was tailored to the available time slot....
in 1977 http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/B.html - the psychic panel show Beyond ReasonBeyond ReasonBeyond Reason was a television quiz show seen throughout Canada from 1977 to 1980. Programmes featured a group of experts from various paranormal specialties attempting to find the identity of hidden visitors, resembling a combination of Front Page Challenge and The Amazing World of Kreskin.This...
from 1977 to 1980 http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0341697/fullcredits
He was director of Pierre Berton’s
Pierre Berton
Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton, was a noted Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and was a well-known television personality and journalist....
half-hour drama series Heritage Theatre in 1985 and co-executive producer of the first Gemini Awards in 1986. He subsequently worked in corporate video, event production and public relations.
Community
- Chairman, Visual Arts Mississaugahttp://www.visualartsmississauga.com, 1997 to 2001
- President, Performing Arts Lodges http://www.paltoronto.org, Toronto 2005 to 2007
- Commodore, Harbour City Yacht Clubhttp://www.torontoislandmarina.com/hcyc/board.html, 2006 to 2008