David Ellery (born 1960s) is a television producer, director and writer, author and ship historian based in Hampshire. Special passengers wanted for voyageHe has written and produced/ directed a variety of stand-alone documentaries and four series' for television and is credited with more than 150 published magazine articles and several books. He is also part of the on-screen team for The Great British Home Movie Roadshow, broadcast in August and September 2010. Ellery's background is in journalism. As a freelance feature writer he produced articles for a variety of regional and national magazines and papers, including Women's Realm, Woman & Home, Homes & Gardens and the Express newspaper group. They include celebrity interviews with stars like Stefanie Powers, Heather Lockyear, Peter Davison and Sir Norman Wisdom, and articles on travel, art, and motoring. In September 1992 Ellery became the Motoring Correspondent for regional radio station Spire FM in Salisbury, reporting on motoring matters from events like the London Motorshow and presenting a weekly slot. He then moved into television production, scripting and voice-over work.

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Television

The Great British Home Movie Roadshow (2010). Broadcast on BBC2, this 5-part series featuring amateur cine footage spans 100 years of the nation's history. David Ellery is one of the programme's on-screen experts.
Beechings Tracks (2008) part of the BBC's recent Railway Season. This programme explores the impact of Dr Richard Beeching's infamous railway cuts of the 1960s on the south of England, known as the Beeching Axe. Shown on BBC1 in October 2008.
Regal & Retired (2006) a documentary for Viewpoint Productions. Viewpoint Productions - Broadcast TV Made for the BBC, this programme marked the 70th anniversary of RMS Queen Mary, the last 1930s 'superliner'. Shown on BBC1 in May 2006 and BBC Scotland July 2006. Narrated by Julie Peasgood.
In The Past (Series 1): written, produced, directed and narrated by David Ellery, the series features archive film footage from the 1920s-1960s. First broadcast in 2000 on ITV1.
In the Past (Series 2): Further programmes in a similar vein to the first series. First broadcast in 2001 on ITV1.
In The Past (Series 3): A 15-part series featuring archive film sequences from as early as 1896 to approximately 1969, covering a wide range of themes from the development of air travel and family motoring to life during World War II and employment. First broadcast in 2003 on ITV1.
Classic Liners: A six-part series depicting classic ocean liners and liner travel using archive film from the 1960s and 70s and contemporary footage. First broadcast 2002.

DVDs

Programmes for TV that Ellery is associated with have in a number of cases become available on DVD. The In The Past series' were re-edited so programmes focus on geographical regions rather than theme and Classic Liners has also been released via three individual disks. Viewpoint Productions - Available Titles

Books

QE2 (Conway, Anova Books, May 2007)
RMS Queen Mary, 101 Questions & Answers (Conway, Anova Books, June 2006)
RMS Queen Mary - The World's Favourite Liner (Waterfront Publications, 1994)
QE2 - The Last Great Liner (Waterfront Publications, Sept 1993)
Real Howard's Way (Ellery was responsible for photo illustrations only) (Milestone, Sept 1988)

Radio

In September 1992 Ellery became the Motoring Correspondent for regional radio station Spire FM in Salisbury, when the station first went on air. In this role he reported on a wide range of motoring topics from events like the London Motorshow and presented a weekly slot, which included test-drives, reviews and motoring advice.

Awards

Royal Television Society Awards

(2007) Won - "Best Popular Factual Programme" for Regal & Retired - the Story of RMS Queen Mary Viewpoint Productions - RTS Award

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2022 - Rms Queen Mary 101 Questions and Answers About the Great Transatlantic Liner (Paperback) → Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781472993113
ISBN-10: 147299311X
Genres: History, Travel, Engineering & Transportation

2008 - Qe2 (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781844860449
ISBN-10: 1844860442

2006 - Rms Queen Mary 101 Questions and Answers About the Great Transatlantic Liner (Hardcover) → Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781844860333
ISBN-10: 1844860337
Genres: History, Nonfiction

Rms Queen Mary the World's Favorite Liner (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780946184842
ISBN-10: 0946184844

Real Howard's Way (Paperback) → Paperback

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