Mark Evans (TV presenter)
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Early and personal life
Educated at Warwick School, Evans failed to get the needed grades at A LevelsScript error: No such module "Unsubst". the first time – he says due to completing restoration work on a Triumph Herald 13/60 convertible.[1] He graduated from the Royal Veterinary College at the University of London,[2] where he won the Professor Formston silver medal for surgery.[1][2][3]
Veterinarian
Evans developed his career in private veterinary practice, mainly with dogs, cats, and horses in the Surrey Hills. He has written 12 books on animal care and welfare. He was the RSPCA's chief veterinary advisor between 2007 and 2010, causing some controversy in August 2008 after branding show dogs and dog shows as a "parade of mutants", resulting in the RSPCA withdrawing its support that year to the annual Crufts dog show.[4]
Television
Evans' television career started in 1990 when he complained about an item on TV-am that made fun of fat pets, and was invited as a guest on the show giving advice to the owner of an obese cat.
In 1994, Evans co-developed a new animal-rescue based television series with EndemolPet Rescue on Channel 4, becoming both presenter and an associate producer.[3]
Evans has since presented over 1,500 shows,[5] including shows based around pets, wildlife, science and engineering. [2]
Animals
Evans has worked as a presenter and producer on several animal television shows including Pet Rescue and Inside Nature's Giants.
In 2013, Evans hosted a one-off documentary for Channel 4 called Dogs: Their Secret Lives. A full series followed, beginning on 19 August 2014, as well as a one-off live episode and a revisited episode, both airing in 2014.
In September 2014, Evans began hosting Operation Maneater, a three-part series for Channel 4. It was revealed that, during the filming, Evans had been clipped by a crocodile, leaving him with a split lip and broken teeth. Evans said "For the last 10 months, I haven't been able to bite using my front teeth so have had to tear my food into chunks to eat".[6]
Engineering
In 1999, Evans co-devised the workshop-based "Is Born" format for Discovery Networks Europe. Since then, he has co-produced and presented ten series for Discovery Home & Leisure (now Discovery Real Time) and are often repeated on Discovery's Quest channel. The shows have transmitted in over 70 countries around the world.
- A Car Is Born (build of an AC Cobra replica) – 15 episodes
- A Plane Is Born (build of a 200 mph kit aeroplane) – 15 episodes
- A Car Is Reborn (total restoration of an E Type Jaguar) – 15 episodes
- A Chopper Is Born (build of a kit, two-seater helicopter) – 15 episode
- A Bike Is Born – Harley (restoration of a Harley WLC45) – 5 episodes
- A Bike Is Born – Bonneville (restoration of a Triumph Bonneville T120R) – 5 episodes
- A Bike Is Born – Trike (build of a Boom Power Trike) – 5 episodes
- A Race Car Is Born (build of a Westfield race car) – 15 episodes
- A 4x4 Is Born (build of an extreme off-road Land Rover) – 15 episodes
- An MG Is Born (restoration of an MGB Roadster) – 10 episodes
- Wreck Rescue – follows his journey to help inspire and motivate the restorers of five very different vehicles to achieve their own restoration dreams.
- Wood Wizard with Richard Blizzard (crafting wooden objects) 15 episodes
- “ Classic British Cars: Made in Coventry" (2021) – a history of the classic cars made in Coventry 1 episode
He also co-devised and presented Dream Machines – a vehicle restoration series on Channel 5.
Filmography
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1995 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Animal Detective | BBC One Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Presenter | Award-winning segment on Good Morning |
1996–1997 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Absolutely Animals | Channel 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Presenter | 16 episodes |
| Wildlife Rescue | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Presenter | 16 episodes | |
1996–1999 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Pet Rescue | Channel 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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1999 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Barking Mad | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Ubl | 24 episodes |
2000 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Hi-Tech Vets | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Ubl | 15 episodes |
2001–2002 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Animal Planet Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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2009–2012 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Inside Nature's Giants | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Presenter | 18 episodes – Multi-award-winning including BAFTA |
2011 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Hippo: Nature's Wild Feast | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Presenter | Live multi platform event from Zambia nominated for 3 Panda Awards 2012 |
2012 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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War Horses: The Real Story | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Presenter | Documentary |
2012 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Foxes Live: Wild in the City | Channel 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Presenter | 6 episode live multi platform event |
2013— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Dogs: Their Secret Lives | Channel 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Presenter | 9 episodes (as of 2015 series) |
2014 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Operation Maneater | Channel 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Presenter | 3 episodes |
2014 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Dead Famous DNA | Channel 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Presenter | 3 episodes |
2018— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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My Floating Home | Channel 4 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Presenter | 4 series (as of 2023 series) |
References
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External links
- Mark Evans's Website
- Mark Evans's Twitter page
- Mark Evans's Facebook page
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