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Alison Sharman (born in
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) is an Executive and Teams Coach and was formally a Television Executive, working her way from junior grades to hold posts including Controller of
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Daytime and Controller of
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Career History

She began her broadcasting career as a production secretary on the BBC consumer television programme ''
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'' and, after a variety of assignments on various features output including
series producer A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television networks, but upo ...
on the flagship
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''
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'' programme, she became Editor of Development, BBC Daytime.


BBC Daytime

In 2002 Sharman became the Controller of BBC Daytime, managing the output of BBC1 and
BBC2 BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It covers a wide range of subject matter, with a remit "to broadcast programmes of depth and substance" in contrast to the more mainstream ...
across the day. She commissioned programmes including ''
MasterChef ''MasterChef'' is a competitive cooking show television format created by Franc Roddam, which originated with the UK version in July 1990. The format was revived and updated for the BBC in February 2005 by executive producers Roddam and J ...
'', ''
Bargain Hunt ''Bargain Hunt'' is a British television programme in which two pairs of contestants are challenged to buy antiques from shops or a fair and then sell them in an auction for a profit. It has aired on BBC One since 13 March 2000 in a daytime ...
'', ''
Homes Under the Hammer ''Homes Under the Hammer'' is a British factual renovation and auction television series that is screened on BBC One as part of the morning schedule. The series has been running since 17 November 2003, and is currently presented by Martin Robe ...
'', ''Eggheads'', ''
Saturday Kitchen ''Saturday Kitchen Live'' is a British cookery programme, that is broadcast live on BBC One every Saturday between 10.00am and 11.30am produced by Cactus TV. History 2002–2003 After a pilot hosted by Ainsley Harriott on 14 April 2001, th ...
'', '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' and ''
The Weakest Link ''Weakest Link'' (also known as ''The Weakest Link'') is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and originally ended on 31 March 2012 when its host Anne Robinson completed her contract. ...
''.


BBC Children's

In 2005 she was appointed Controller, CBBC, the then name for the
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department. She launched her strategy at the Children's Media Conference in Sheffield in July 2005. "Above all," she said, "we must always keep a respectful focus upon two of the core needs of children: first, the need to understand and express something of their deep inner world. And secondly, the need to understand their place in—and relationship to—the outer world, from their immediate family to the wider society." She recommissioned ''
Jackanory ''Jackanory'' is a BBC children's television series which was originally broadcast between 1965 and 1996. It was designed to stimulate an interest in reading. The show was first transmitted on 13 December 1965, and the first story was the fair ...
'' after a 12-year break and commissioned the children's docudrama ''
That Summer Day ''That Summer Day'' is a one-hour docudrama directed by Jon East, written by Clive Bradley (who also wrote '' Last Rights''), produced by Hannah Pescod and executive produced by Jon East and Mark Redhead that provides a fictional account of the ...
''. Other successful programming under her included ''
Horrible Histories ''Horrible Histories'' is an educational entertainment franchise encompassing many media including books, magazines, audio books, stage shows, TV shows, and more. In 2013, Lisa Edwards, UK publishing and commercial director of Scholastic Corpor ...
'', ''
The Sarah Jane Adventures ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is a British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies, and starring Elisabeth Sladen. The programme is a spin-off of the long-running BB ...
'' and '' In the Night Garden...,'' In addition, Sharman was the Advisory Chair of the ''
Media Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers '' The Observer'' and '' The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the ...
''
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in 2006.


ITV

After five months as Controller, CBBC, Sharman left the BBC to become ITV’s Director of Factual and Daytime in 2006. Here, she commissioned a range of content, fronted by personalities such as
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and
Joanna Lumley Dame Joanna Lamond Lumley (born 1 May 1946) is an English actress, presenter, former model, author, television producer, and activist. She has won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom '' Absolutely Fabulous'' ( ...
, brought to the channel popular formats such as ''
For the Love of Dogs ''Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs'' is a multi-award winning British reality documentary television series set at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home and presented by Paul O'Grady. It has won numerous awards throughout its time on air. The show is ma ...
'' and '' Long Lost Family'' as well as the landmark documentaries ''9/11: The Day That Changed the World'', ''Strangeways'' and ''Our Queen''. She also began the
Trevor McDonald Sir Trevor McDonald (born George McDonald; 16 August 1939) is a Trinidadian- British newsreader and journalist, best known for his career as a news presenter with ITN. McDonald was knighted in 1999 for his services to journalism. Caree ...
hard-hitting documentary franchise with ''Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald''. Her ITV daytime credits include ''The Chase'', ''Tipping Point'' and ''Dickinson’s Real Deal''. In 2007 Sharman was considered a candidate for the next Controller of BBC1. She ruled herself out. The Guardian reported that she had wanted the role in 2005 and that she had been given the Controller of CBBC post as a consolation prize.


Australia

Sharman was the Head of Commissioning for the
Special Broadcasting Service The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is an Australian hybrid-funded public service broadcaster. About 80 percent of funding for the company is derived from the Australian Government. SBS operates six TV channels ( SBS, SBS Viceland, SBS Wor ...
(SBS), based in Sydney, Australia from 2013 to 2016. During this time Sharman commissioned a range of scripted and non-scripted content including Logie winning drama ''The Principal'', comedy drama ''
The Family Law ''The Family Law'' is an Australian comedy television program created by Benjamin Law. The six-part series, loosely adapted from Law's 2010 book of the same name, was written by Law and Marieke Hardy. The series was produced by Matchbox Pic ...
'', drama documentary ''Deep Water'', documentary series ''First Contact'' and a range of food related content including
Rachel Khoo Rachel Khoo (Chinese: 邱瑞秋; born 28 August 1980.) is a British cook, author, and broadcaster who has hosted and co-hosted television cooking shows on the BBC, Food Network, and Netflix. Early life Khoo was born in Croydon, South London. S ...
’s ''Kitchen Notebook: Melbourne'' and ''Made in Italy'' with
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. Sharman's passion for food ensured she was included in the Sydney Morning Herald Kitchen Spy feature.


Current

Sharman returned to the UK in 2016. She works as a self-employed Executive & Team Coach with a portfolio of coaching, talent and content roles. This has included consultancy fo
Thoroughly Modern Media
the independent that produce
''Heston's Dinner in Space''
an
''Inside Heston’s World''
for SBS Australia. On her appointment, Sharman said "I am privileged to have been a commissioner for the BBC, ITV and SBS Australia, and for some time now I’ve been wanting to try something new and exciting in a more hands on creative role."


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