About Us
Nigel Turner established Nigel Turner Productions in 2009 after many years of freelancing in UK broadcast media on radio, television and online.
His career started as a trainee with Hayters Sports Agency in Fleet Street in 1974 and despite only being in his teens he quickly established himself as a versatile writer and broadcaster.
A five year stint with BBC Radio Merseyside coincided with covering many of the glory years of Liverpool FC before moving back south and working as an Assistant Producer on the iconic Grandstand programme.
However, Nigel's first love was always radio and after being the first voice on the new BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, he then joined BBC Radio Bristol as Sports Editor in 1982 and was selected to cover the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles for BBC Local Radio.
In 1988 Nigel went freelance which opened several other doors including regular reporting shifts on BBC Points West Television as well as presenting their sports coverage when required.
At the start of the premium rate telephone era, Nigel established the "Huish Hotline" on behalf of Yeovil Town FC, the first non-league club to have such a presence, including live commentaries on their games in the Isthmian League and GM Vauxhall Conference.
In 1992 Nigel joined BBC Wiltshire Sound as Sports Editor and produced the station's coverage as Swindon Town reached the Premier League under Glenn Hoddle. He was also selected to cover the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada for BBC Radio. Whilst covering Swindon Town's pre-season tour to Cyprus in 1994, Nigel led the national news bulletins with an exclusive interview with the Commanding Officer of the UN Peace Keeping force when they touched down at RAF Akrotiri on route for their mission to deal with the genocide in Rwanda.
His career started as a trainee with Hayters Sports Agency in Fleet Street in 1974 and despite only being in his teens he quickly established himself as a versatile writer and broadcaster.
A five year stint with BBC Radio Merseyside coincided with covering many of the glory years of Liverpool FC before moving back south and working as an Assistant Producer on the iconic Grandstand programme.
However, Nigel's first love was always radio and after being the first voice on the new BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, he then joined BBC Radio Bristol as Sports Editor in 1982 and was selected to cover the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles for BBC Local Radio.
In 1988 Nigel went freelance which opened several other doors including regular reporting shifts on BBC Points West Television as well as presenting their sports coverage when required.
At the start of the premium rate telephone era, Nigel established the "Huish Hotline" on behalf of Yeovil Town FC, the first non-league club to have such a presence, including live commentaries on their games in the Isthmian League and GM Vauxhall Conference.
In 1992 Nigel joined BBC Wiltshire Sound as Sports Editor and produced the station's coverage as Swindon Town reached the Premier League under Glenn Hoddle. He was also selected to cover the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada for BBC Radio. Whilst covering Swindon Town's pre-season tour to Cyprus in 1994, Nigel led the national news bulletins with an exclusive interview with the Commanding Officer of the UN Peace Keeping force when they touched down at RAF Akrotiri on route for their mission to deal with the genocide in Rwanda.
In 1995 Nigel joined BBC Radio 5 Live as a regular sports presenter on the network and was also heard frequently presenting sports bulletins on Radio One's Newsbeat, BBC Radio 2 and the Today programme on Radio 4. He covered England's progress in Euro 96 on behalf of ABC Radio in Perth, Australia.
In 1997, Nigel covered Terry Venables' opening matches as manager of Australia's Socceroos for BBC Radio in Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane and produced a series of features for HTV West Television on west country footballers Down Under.
In 2000 Nigel joined HTV West in a freelance capacity to commentate on football for Soccer Sunday and became a regular face of the on-screen presentation & reporting team. Credits included exclusive coverage of the Bob Skeleton World Cup series in 1995 from Altenberg in Germany and an RTS West Gold Award for coverage of the Pakistan Earthquake in 2005.
Alongside his television work, Nigel established an online presence by creating SportUK TV, a portal devoted to covering "minority sports" which were otherwise ignored by the broadcast media. Highlights included exclusive live coverage of the Women's Six Nations on behalf of the Women's RFU and an outside broadcast of the 2007 Women's University Boat Race which attracted over 100,000 viewers on the internet.
As a result of these pioneering projects Nigel was invited to establish a similar online presence for world champion boxer Ricky Hatton. So in 2009 Hatton Boxing TV went live with exclusive coverage of The Hitman's preparations for his ill-fated fight with Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas. The website also established multi-camera live coverage of small hall boxing events on the internet and the first ever live streaming of a sports event on YouTube in the UK.
In 1997, Nigel covered Terry Venables' opening matches as manager of Australia's Socceroos for BBC Radio in Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane and produced a series of features for HTV West Television on west country footballers Down Under.
In 2000 Nigel joined HTV West in a freelance capacity to commentate on football for Soccer Sunday and became a regular face of the on-screen presentation & reporting team. Credits included exclusive coverage of the Bob Skeleton World Cup series in 1995 from Altenberg in Germany and an RTS West Gold Award for coverage of the Pakistan Earthquake in 2005.
Alongside his television work, Nigel established an online presence by creating SportUK TV, a portal devoted to covering "minority sports" which were otherwise ignored by the broadcast media. Highlights included exclusive live coverage of the Women's Six Nations on behalf of the Women's RFU and an outside broadcast of the 2007 Women's University Boat Race which attracted over 100,000 viewers on the internet.
As a result of these pioneering projects Nigel was invited to establish a similar online presence for world champion boxer Ricky Hatton. So in 2009 Hatton Boxing TV went live with exclusive coverage of The Hitman's preparations for his ill-fated fight with Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas. The website also established multi-camera live coverage of small hall boxing events on the internet and the first ever live streaming of a sports event on YouTube in the UK.
More recently Nigel Turner Productions developed and produced a twice weekly sports magazine programme called Subs Bench on behalf of Made in Bristol Television providing extensive coverage of the affairs of Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and Bristol Rugby as well as a wide range of other sports clubs and events across the west country. The programme which had a substantial audience of up to 70,00 viewers a week was broadcast 52 weeks of the year for 3 seasons.
Nigel Turner Productions also acts as camera agent on behalf of several major broadcasters and rights holders including coverage of European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup rugby both in the UK and on the Continent. We can call on a wide range of experience camera operators, technicians, broadcasters and administrative staff to service similar projects.