Mark Cooper

Mark Cooper

ProducerProduction 1991–2022 (31 year career)
7.0 avg rating

Biography

Mark Cooper was Head of Music at the BBC and lately BBC Studios for 20 years until July 2019, leading the team that created some of the BBC’s most popular music documentaries and shows. He is the founding producer of Later… with Jools Holland and the annual Hootenanny show working with Jools Holland and Director Janet Fraser Crook. He has led on BBC TV’s coverage of Glastonbury since it began in 1997 overseeing its growth on the BBC’s digital channels and developing it as the main televisual eve…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (75)

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Movies (72)

Glastonbury: 50 Years and Counting

Glastonbury: 50 Years and Counting

2022

Executive Producer

8.3
Jazz Horns Gold

Jazz Horns Gold

2021

Executive Producer

Introducing Jodea

Introducing Jodea

2021

Producer

2.8
Fleetwood Mac's Songbird: Christine McVie

Fleetwood Mac's Songbird: Christine McVie

2019

Executive Producer

7.8
James Galway at the BBC

James Galway at the BBC

2019

Executive Producer

5.0
Pappano's Greatest Arias

Pappano's Greatest Arias

2019

Executive Producer

The White Crow

The White Crow

2018

Co-Producer

6.6
Classic Albums: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

Classic Albums: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

2018

Executive Producer

7.5
Tom Jones and Beverley Knight’s Gospel Christmas

Tom Jones and Beverley Knight’s Gospel Christmas

2017

Executive Producer

Kiri Te Kanawa at the BBC

Kiri Te Kanawa at the BBC

2017

Executive Producer

4.0
Stunning Soloists at the BBC

Stunning Soloists at the BBC

2017

Executive Producer

Classic Quartets at the BBC

Classic Quartets at the BBC

2017

Executive Producer

Giselle: Belle of the Ballet

Giselle: Belle of the Ballet

2017

Executive Producer

Tom Jones's 1950s: The Decade That Made Me

Tom Jones's 1950s: The Decade That Made Me

2016

Executive Producer

7.0
The Joy of Rachmaninoff

The Joy of Rachmaninoff

2016

Executive Producer

Pierre Boulez at the BBC: Master and Maverick

Pierre Boulez at the BBC: Master and Maverick

2016

Executive Producer

Classic Cellists at the BBC

Classic Cellists at the BBC

2016

Executive Producer

4.0
Virtuoso Violinists at the BBC

Virtuoso Violinists at the BBC

2016

Producer

Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones

Roy Orbison: One of the Lonely Ones

2015

Executive Producer

8.5
Simon Rattle: The Making of a Maestro

Simon Rattle: The Making of a Maestro

2015

Executive Producer

Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

2015

Executive Producer

Indie Classics at the BBC

Indie Classics at the BBC

2015

Producer

8.0
Girls in Bands at the BBC

Girls in Bands at the BBC

2015

Executive Producer

7.0
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC

2015

Executive Producer

8.0
Cilla at the BBC

Cilla at the BBC

2015

Executive Producer

6.3
Tales from the Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll on the Road

Tales from the Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll on the Road

2015

Executive Producer

10.0
Jeff Lynne's ELO at Hyde Park

Jeff Lynne's ELO at Hyde Park

2014

Executive Producer

7.1
Kate Bush at the BBC

Kate Bush at the BBC

2014

Executive Producer

5.7
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill

The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill

2014

Executive Producer

6.9
Country Queens at the BBC

Country Queens at the BBC

2014

Executive Producer

7.0
The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond

The Genius of Bert Jansch: Folk, Blues & Beyond

2014

Executive Producer

The Joy of ABBA

The Joy of ABBA

2013

Executive Producer

8.5
Agnetha: ABBA & After

Agnetha: ABBA & After

2013

Executive Producer

6.9
ABBA at the BBC

ABBA at the BBC

2013

Executive Producer

7.0
Jazz Divas Gold

Jazz Divas Gold

2013

Executive Producer

8.0
Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain

Big Bill Broonzy: The Man who Brought the Blues to Britain

2013

Executive Producer

Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

2013

Executive Producer

Slade at the BBC

Slade at the BBC

2012

Executive Producer

Jools Holland: London Calling

Jools Holland: London Calling

2012

Executive Producer

Duets at the BBC

Duets at the BBC

2012

Executive Producer

Jazz Piano Gold

Jazz Piano Gold

2012

Executive Producer

8.0
Amy Winehouse: At the BBC - A Tribute to Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse: At the BBC - A Tribute to Amy Winehouse

2011

Executive Producer

The Joy of Easy Listening

The Joy of Easy Listening

2011

Executive Producer

The Santana Story: Angels and Demons

The Santana Story: Angels and Demons

2011

Executive Producer

Easy Listening Hits at the BBC

Easy Listening Hits at the BBC

2011

Executive Producer

The Kinks at the BBC

The Kinks at the BBC

2011

Executive Producer

8.0
Country at the BBC

Country at the BBC

2011

Executive Producer

7.5
Amy Winehouse Tribute

Amy Winehouse Tribute

2011

Executive Producer

Herb Alpert, Tijuana Brass and Other Delights

Herb Alpert, Tijuana Brass and Other Delights

2010

Executive Producer

Elton John at the BBC

Elton John at the BBC

2010

Executive Producer

8.0
Metal at the BBC

Metal at the BBC

2010

Executive Producer

The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water

The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water

2010

Executive Producer

8.0
Blues Britannia: Can Blue Men Sing the Whites?

Blues Britannia: Can Blue Men Sing the Whites?

2009

Executive Producer

Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany

Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany

2009

Executive Producer

7.2
Annie Lennox & the BBC Concert Orchestra | Live at St Luke's

Annie Lennox & the BBC Concert Orchestra | Live at St Luke's

2009

Executive Producer

9.3
...Sings the Beatles

...Sings the Beatles

2009

Executive Producer

Neil Young: Don't Be Denied

Neil Young: Don't Be Denied

2009

Executive Producer

Motown at the BBC

Motown at the BBC

2009

Executive Producer

5.0
Paul Weller: BBC Four Sessions

Paul Weller: BBC Four Sessions

2008

Executive Producer

8.0
Elvis Costello: Live: A Case for Song

Elvis Costello: Live: A Case for Song

2007

Producer

Folk Hibernia at the BBC

Folk Hibernia at the BBC

2007

Executive Producer

6.5
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story

If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story

2007

Executive Producer

7.0
Amy Winehouse: BBC One Sessions Live At Porchester Hall

Amy Winehouse: BBC One Sessions Live At Porchester Hall

2007

Executive Producer

5.5
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'

The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'

2005

Executive Producer

Later... with Jools Holland: Cool Britannia

Later... with Jools Holland: Cool Britannia

2004

Producer

Johnny Cash: The Last Great American

Johnny Cash: The Last Great American

2004

Executive Producer

10.0
George Michael: A Different Story

George Michael: A Different Story

2004

Executive Producer

6.3
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

2001

Executive Producer

Top of the Pops: The True Story

Top of the Pops: The True Story

2001

Executive Producer

Manic Street Preachers: From There to Here

Manic Street Preachers: From There to Here

1998

Producer

Richard Lester!

Richard Lester!

1998

Producer

4.0
Vivian Stanshall: The Early Years

Vivian Stanshall: The Early Years

1991

Producer