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View jane root’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members. CEO at Nutopia · Experience: Nutopia · Location: Chevy Chase · 500+ connections on LinkedIn.
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Simon Willgoss leads Nutopia’s creative operations alongside CEO Jane Root. He is responsible for driving strategy, managing external partnerships and overseeing the company’s development and production output.
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Growing up in Southend, London, Root had two major loves: magazines and history. The daughter of a gift shop owner and school photographer, Root often dragged her sisters into competitions to choose the BEST magazine covers. Root consumed shows like Star Trek, Bewitched, and BBC documentaries. One docudrama that made an immense impact was Culloden ...
Between 1999 and 2004, Root was the first woman controller for BBC Two, the United Kingdom’s third-largest network. It was a fantastic time for British Television with The Office, Coupling, Top Gear, Restoration, and A History of Britainemerging. During Root’s tenure, BBC Two won the prestigious “Channel of the Year” award twice at the Edinburgh In...
After leaving Discovery in 2008, Root went on to establish Nutopia. One of the company’s first projects was America The Story of Us. The 12-hour television series, which aired on the History Channel in 2010, tells how America was invented. It is noteworthy for utilizing CGI animation, dramatic recreations, and interviews with respected artists, bus...
Jan 8, 2012 · But Root has already moved on. Nutopia is embarking on a big historical drama/doc project. She points to a 2004 BBC2 series, Dunkirk, which recreated the 1940 evacuation, as a template.
Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 234, originally published in June 2016. Jane Root is a leading creative executive producer who has transformed m...
