Mark Burton (filmmaker)
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Mark Burton (born 23 September 1960) is a British television writer, screenwriter, television producer, film producer, and film director.
Television and radio career
After turning up at BBC Radio's Light Entertainment Department, Burton teamed up with John O'Farrell and the two were commissioned for Week Ending by Harry Thompson (who later named his two pet rats Burton and O'Farrell). The pair won the BBC Light Entertainment Contract Award, and went on to write or contribute to a number of radio series, including Little Blighty on the Down, McKay the New and with Pete Sinclair, the multi-award-winning A Look Back at the Nineties and Look Back at the Future in which Burton also performed.[1] Burton also created the BBC Radio 4 panel game We've Been Here Before presented by Clive Anderson.
Burton and O’Farrell were commissioned for
Screenwriting
The pair are credited for 'additional dialogue' for the Aardman film
Composing
Burton is a musician and songwriter, having composed the music for the comedy rock musical The Next Big Thing which he wrote and produced with Pete Sinclair.[citation needed] He also shares the credit for the original music in 'One of Those Days' and has written songs and parodies for a number of radio shows.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Alphabetical Name Index, "RadioHaHa".
External links
- Mark Burton (IV) at IMDb