In this episode of Be Bold, Be Birmingham, we’re joined by Nigel Harris, the Creative Director from Jellybob who directed the iconic Children’s classic Brum, and Ben Wooldridge who is Head of Strategic Communications at The Rep and a keen advocate for the arts. 

Nigel Harris is a veteran of children’s TV with over 35 years within the film industry. Working on BAFTA award-winning Teletubbies, Tots TV as well as having produced and directed ‘Brum’, ‘Rosie & Jim’ and much more. 

At the time of the podcast, Ben Wooldridge was the Communication and Marketing Manager at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games and is now the Head of Communications at Birmingham Rep. With over 10 years of experience working in commercial theatre with his career beginning at the Birmingham Hippodrome, he’s hugely passionate about the theatre scene. 

Over the the course of the episode we discuss:

• What it’s like directing a children’s classic
• The importance of film and TV in Birmingham
• What it’s like working on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games
• The vibrant theatre scene in Birmingham

Nigel Harris can be found here: 

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/JellybobTV
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigeyp/  
• Website: https://www.jellybob.co.uk/team   

Ben Wooldridge can be found here:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/benwooldridge 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjameswooldridge/?originalSubdomain=uk