Charlie Parsons

Charlie Parsons is an acclaimed TV and theatre Producer from the UK. Widely regarded as the father of reality TV for his work creating global TV format, Survivor. Charlie is also the brains behind many UK TV shows including The Big Breakfast, Gaytime TV (the first regular LGBT+ programme on the BBC) and The Word. His first Broadway show Girl from the North Country, based on songs by Bob Dylan, recently opened to amazing reviews. Parsons regularly mentors and supports creative people and businesses.

Works

Supervivientes All Stars

Supervivientes All Stars

Release Date:2024-06-19

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Survivor
6.2

Survivor

18 people, carefully selected from across the UK, are marooned in a tropical location where they are divided into two tribes, competing against each other in a range of physical and mental challenges for reward or immunity. One by one, players are voted out of their tribes at the iconic Tribal Council until the two tribes eventually merge and the game becomes a head-to-head battle. Ultimately only one person can triumph, winning the cash prize of £100,000 and the title of Sole Survivor.

Release Date:2023-10-28

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:4

Restaurants at the End of the World
9.3

Restaurants at the End of the World

Adventurous chef, entrepreneur and global trailblazer Kristen Kish travels the world in search of the people, places, culture and traditions behind the world’s most remote restaurants.

Release Date:2023-03-21

Department:Production

Job:Development Producer

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:3

The Big Breakfast

The Big Breakfast

Mo Gilligan and AJ Odudu host the reboot of the iconic breakfast show, with nostalgic classics, fresh new features and big-name guests

Release Date:2022-08-13

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

4.2

Hating Peter Tatchell

The powerful and inspiring true story of the controversial human rights campaigner whose provocative acts of civil diso bedience rocked the British establishment, revolutionised attitudes to homosexuality and exposed world tyrants. As social attitudes change and history vindicates Peter's stance on gay rights, his David versus Goliath battles gradually win him status as a national treasure. The film follows Peter as he embarks on his riskiest crusade yet by seeking to disrupt the FIFA World Cup in Moscow to draw attention to the persecution of LGBT+ people in Russia and Chechnya.

Release Date:2021-11-01

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Vote Count:5

Survivor Romania
5.7

Survivor Romania

Survivor România is a Romanian reality game show based on the international Survivor format. The season premiered on 18 January 2020 on Kanal D. Following the basic premise of other international versions of the format, it features a group of contestants who are marooned in an isolated location, where they must provide food, water, fire, and shelter for themselves. The contestants compete in challenges for rewards and immunity from elimination. The contestants are progressively eliminated from the game until only one remains and is given the title of "Sole Survivor" and awarded the grand prize. The first two seasons's "Sole Survivor" received the prize of €50.000. By the third season, the prize for the winner got bumped up to €100.000.

Release Date:2020-01-18

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:3

Survivor New Zealand
9.0

Survivor New Zealand

Kiwis will battle it out for the ultimate prize and title of "Sole Survivor". It's the ultimate test of physical, mental and emotional strength.

Release Date:2017-05-07

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:1

8.7

The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

Documentary that outlines the 1990s and the decade the changed the world.

Release Date:2015-06-13

Character:Self

Vote Count:3

5.8

Killing Kennedy

Drama documentary based on Bill O'Reilly's and Martin Dugard's 2012 non-fiction book "Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot". It follows the parallel lives of John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald from the winter 1959-1960 to those fatal days in Dallas in November 1963, when they both died within two days after each other and were buried on the same day - John F. Kennedy in a state funeral in Washington D.C., broadcast live both to Europe and the Pacific, while Oswald was buried in Forth Worth at a small funeral where the attending reporters were asked to act as pallbearers.

Release Date:2013-11-10

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Vote Count:72

5.8

Killing Lincoln

April 14, 1865. One gunshot. One assassin hell-bent on killing a tyrant, as he charged the 16th President of the United States. And in one moment, our nation was forever changed. This is the most dramatic and resonant crime in American history—the true story of the killing of Abraham Lincoln.

Release Date:2013-02-16

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Vote Count:54

Meet the Natives: USA
9.0

Meet the Natives: USA

Meet the Natives: USA is an American reality television series that premiered on the Travel Channel on November 29, 2009. The series follows five tribesmen from the island of Tanna, Vanuatu, as they travel to the United States on an adventure to explore America and the American way of life. During their visit to America they also have a special message of peace and kindness that they wish to relay.

Release Date:2009-11-29

Department:Production

Job:Producer

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:1

Survivor Philippines
10.0

Survivor Philippines

Survivor Philippines is the Philippine version of the television series Survivor, which was originally based from the show, Expedition Robinson created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons. The series premiered on September 15, 2008 on GMA Network. The show is currently hosted by Richard Gutierrez. The first two seasons were hosted by Paolo Bediones. Like many of its counterparts, the show has a set number of contestants stranded on an isolated area for a pre-determined number of days until one remains and is given the title Pinoy Sole Survivor. Aside from the title, the winner also receives P3,000,000, the largest ever cash prize in the history of Philippine reality game shows. The show's tagline is "Pautakan, Pagalingan, Patatagan", the Filipino translation of the US version's "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast". The show, in general, refers their fans as a "Katribo", which means "tribemate" in English.

Release Date:2008-09-15

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:1

Survivor BG
6.8

Survivor BG

Survivor BG is the Bulgarian version of the reality show Survivor, broadcast and produced by bTV.

Release Date:2006-09-20

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:4

Survivor South Africa
7.4

Survivor South Africa

The South African edition of the Survivor reality television game show format in which contestants are isolated in a remote location and progressively eliminated by the vote of their fellow contestants.

Release Date:2006-09-03

Department:Crew

Job:Creator

Episode Count:148

Vote Count:7

Supervivientes
2.6

Supervivientes

Release Date:2006-05-02

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:9

Survivor
5.0

Survivor

Release Date:2003-09-18

Department:Crew

Job:Creator

Episode Count:651

Vote Count:2

Survivor

Survivor

Survivor was a Japanese version of the Survivor game show, broadcast on the Tokyo Broadcasting System on Tuesdays. Its hosts were Neptune as 'Presenter', and Munehiro Tokita, a voice actor, as 'Guide Staff'. Four series were broadcast from April 2002 to March 2003. The prize for Sole Survivors was 10,000,000 yen.

Release Date:2002-04-15

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Australian Survivor
7.7

Australian Survivor

Australian Survivor sees 24 tough and tenacious people marooned on a tropical island with little more than the clothes on their backs and the drive to be the sole survivor. Contestants are deprived of basic comforts and must build their own shelter, light their own fires, gather their own food and fend for themselves.

Release Date:2002-02-20

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:18

Survivor: Expedición Robinson

Survivor: Expedición Robinson

Expedición Robinson was a popular television show that aired in Argentina from 2000 to 2001 and was the first edition of Robinson, or Survivor as it is referred to in some countries to air in South America. The show was not a success in Argentina and after only two seasons the show was canceled. The name alludes to both Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, two stories featuring people marooned by shipwrecks.

Release Date:2000-10-02

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Survivor
7.4

Survivor

A reality show contest where sixteen or more castaways split between two or more “Tribes” are taken to a remote isolated location and are forced to live off the land with meager supplies for roughly 39 days. Frequent physical challenges are used to pit the tribes against each other for rewards, such as food or luxuries, or for “Immunity”, forcing the other tribe to attend “Tribal Council”, where they must vote off one of their players.

Release Date:2000-05-31

Department:Production

Job:Executive Producer

Episode Count:415

Vote Count:388

Dance the World With Derek Hough

Dance the World With Derek Hough

Derek Hough, renowned as one of the best dancers of his generation, will be our guide on a journey to discover the roots of the most popular dance styles and trends around the world from the cultures, environments and people who forged them. In each episode, Derek will team up with a celebrity guest to embark on a quest to uncover the global cultural traditions that shape dance. Unleashed and inspired, every step in their adventure will culminate in a once-in-a-lifetime spectacular performance.

Department:Production

Job:Development Producer

Episode Count:1

Robinsonekspedisjonen
6.5

Robinsonekspedisjonen

Robinsonekspedisjonen is a popular Norwegian reality television program debuting in 1999. In the of fall 1998 TV3 purchased the broadcast rights to air their own version of Expedition Robinson. Norway was one of the first countries to adopt the Robinson format following its success in both Sweden and Denmark. While it has never achieved as high of ratings as that of Denmark and Sweden's versions of the show, it is still considered a ratings success. The name alludes to both Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, two stories featuring people marooned by shipwrecks. Following a two year hiatus after the VIP season with Denmark and Sweden, Robinsonekspedisjonen returned in 2007 and has seen a season over season ratings growth since.

Release Date:1999-09-19

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:2

Robinson Ekspeditionen
8.3

Robinson Ekspeditionen

Robinson Ekspeditionen is a popular Danish reality television program debuting in 1998. In the spring of 1998 TV3 purchased the broadcast rights to air their own version of Expedition Robinson. Following the success of the Swedish version, Denmark was the first country to adopt their own version of the show. The show has proven to be a ratings success since its premiere in 1998. The name alludes to both Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, two stories featuring people marooned by shipwrecks.

Release Date:1998-09-21

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:9

Robinson
5.7

Robinson

Expedition Robinson is a Swedish reality television program in which contestants are put into survival situations, and a voting process eliminates one person each episode until a winner is determined. The format was developed in 1994 by Charlie Parsons for a United Kingdom TV production company called Planet 24, but the Swedish debut in 1997 was the first production to actually make it to television.

Release Date:1997-09-13

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:12

Baltic Robinson

Baltic Robinson

Baltic Robinson was a popular television show that aired in the Baltic region of Europe from 2000 to 2004 and was the first pan regional edition of Robinson, or Survivor as it is referred to in some countries. During its five-year run, the show was hosted by Emil Rutiku for Estonian, Vytautas Kernagis for Lithuanian and Pauls Timrots for Latvian audience. Due to the show's success, at least one contestant, Kristine Koļadina, was given her own spin-off show which aired and was popular with viewers in her home country of Latvia. The name alludes to both Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, two stories featuring people marooned by shipwrecks.

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Robinson: La Gran Aventura

Robinson: La Gran Aventura

Robinson: La Gran Aventura was a popular television show that aired in Venezuela from 2001 to 2003 and was one of the first editions of Robinson, or Survivor as it is referred to in some countries to air outside of Europe. The show was a huge success in Venezuela, however after only two seasons the show was canceled due to its high production cost. The name alludes to both Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, two stories featuring people marooned by shipwrecks.

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Suomen Robinson

Suomen Robinson

Suomen Robinson was the Finnish reality television program debuted in 2004. In the of spring of 2004 Nelonen purchased the broadcast rights to air their own version of Expedition Robinson. Seeing the success of the Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish versions of the show TV4 assumed that their own version would also be a huge success. Unfortunately, they were wrong in their assumption and due to competition from shows like Big Brother after two seasons the show was cancelled due to low ratings. The name alludes to both Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, two stories featuring people marooned by shipwrecks.

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Survivor A-Sziget

Survivor A-Sziget

Survivor A-Sziget was the Hungarian version of the Survivor game show, which was broadcast on RTL Klub. Its host was András Stohl. Two seasons were broadcast from September 2003 to December 2004. The prize for the Sole Survivors was 10,000,000 Ft and a Honda automobile.

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Expedition Robinson

Expedition Robinson

Expedition Robinson was the Swiss version of the Swedish reality show Expedition Robinson and it debuted in 1999. Seeing the success of the Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish versions of the show TV3 in Switzerland decided to produce their own version of the show. Unfortunately, due to low ratings the show was cancelled after just two seasons. At the time the show was cancelled the third season was nearly done being shot. Despite this the third season was never broadcast. The name alludes to both Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, two stories featuring people marooned by shipwrecks.

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Survivor India – The Ultimate Battle

Survivor India – The Ultimate Battle

Survivor India is the Indian version of the Survivor franchise, which was originally based from the show, Expedition Robinson created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons. The series premiered on January 6, 2012 on Star Plus. The show is currently hosted by Sameer Kochhar. The show is produced by Miditech Pvt. Ltd. and is aired on weekend nights. Like many of its counterparts, the show has a set number of contestants stranded on an isolated area for a pre-determined number of days until one remains and is given the title Sole Survivor. Aside from the title, the winner also receives 1 crore.

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Koh-Lanta
7.0

Koh-Lanta

Fourteen to eighteen contestants have to survive on an uninhabited island for 40 days (20 days in the special editions). It's up to them to find food to accompany the meagre ration of rice provided at the start of the adventure. They have to build a shelter to protect themselves from the elements (bad weather, insects, etc.) and maintain the fire that they managed to build or that they won in the first comfort test.

Release Date:2001-08-04

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:11

Expeditie Robinson
7.1

Expeditie Robinson

Release Date:2000-10-01

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:7

No Limite
4.4

No Limite

Release Date:2000-07-23

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:4

The Big Breakfast
6.6

The Big Breakfast

The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 and S4C each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002 during which period 2,482 shows were produced. The Big Breakfast was produced by Planet 24, the production company co-owned by former Boomtown Rats singer and Live Aid organiser Bob Geldof. The programme was distinctive for broadcasting live from former lockkeepers' cottages commonly referred to as "The Big Breakfast House", or more simply, "The House", located on Fish Island, in Bow in east London. The show was a mix of news, weather, interviews, audience phone-ins and general features, with a light tone which was in competition with the more serious GMTV and even more serious BBC breakfast programmes.

Release Date:1992-09-28

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:5

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