John Burder

John Burder (born 2 August 1941) is a British film director, producer, broadcaster, script writer, editor and author.
==Career==
Burder began his career with the BBC, which at the time only had one channel and was only on the air for a few hours each day. Burder spent three years at Ealing Studios, the world's oldest production facility. He went on to work at Lime Grove Studios, where he worked on the Queen's Christmas Message and the first pilot episodes of the popular science fiction series Doctor Who. Throughout his time at the BBC he directed and produced films with many prominent people such as John Hutton (artist) Following his time at the BBC, he founded his own production company.
Burder was director, producer, script writer and editor of over 120 films.
===Books===
Burder wrote several books, mostly about film-making and producing. These included:
* The work of the industrial film maker (1973)Burder, John (1973).The work of the industrial film maker. Publishers, Hastings House. ISBN 978-0803880535.
* Sixteen Millimeter Film Cutting (1975)Burder, John (1975).Sixteen Millimeter Film Cutting (1975). Publishers, Hastings House. ISBN 978-0803867307.
* The Technique of Editing 16 MM Film - Revised Edition (1975)Burder, John (1975).The Technique of Editing 16 MM Film. Revised Edition. Publishers, Hastings House. ISBN 978-0803871144.
* 16mm Film Cutting (1976)Burder, John (1976).16mm Film Cutting (Media Manuals). Publishers, Routledge. ISBN 978-0240508573.
* The Technique of Editing 16MM Films (1978) Burder, John (1978).The Technique of Editing 16MM Films (1978). Publishers, Focal Press. ISBN 978-0240510194.
* Getting into Film and TV (1995)Burder, John (1995). Getting into Film and TV. Publishers, Big Ben Books. ISBN 978-0952389002.
* Forty Years in Films (2005)Burder, John (2005). Forty Years in Films. Publishers, Big Ben Books. ISBN 978-0952389088.
* Fifty Years in Films (2009)Burder, John (2009). Fifty Years in Films. Publishers, Big Ben Books. ISBN 978-0952389064.
* Hell on Earth: My Life in the Trenches 1914 - 1918 (2010)Burder, John (2010). Hell on Earth: My Life in the Trenches 1914 - 1918. Publishers, Big Ben Books. ISBN 978-0952389071.
* How to be a Film Producer: My Life in Films (2015)Burder, John (2015). How to be a Film Producer: My Life in Films . Publishers, Big Ben Books. ISBN 978-0952389095.
* Don't Mention the War!: 100 Years in War and Peace (2016)Burder, John (2015). Don't Mention the War!: 100 Years in War and Peace. Publishers, Big Ben Books. ISBN 978-0952389057.
Hell on Earth: My Life in the Trenches 1914-1918 is a memoir about Burder's father, Claud, who served as a captain in the British Army during World War I, including experiences in the trenches during the battles of Ypres and the Somme. A book he wrote lay hidden up in a chest for 97 years until discovered by John Burder in 2009.Diary hidden for 41 years reveals soldier’s hell in First World War. The Times, Simon de Bruxelles. 21 July 2010Imperial War Museum, London - Archive Collections, The Great War 1914-1918, WW1 Personal Experiences. Taken aback by the horrifying details of his father's experience, John Burder was determined not to let them go unreported.Horror story from First World War. Daily Echo, Stephen Bailey. 16 July 2010. Captain Burder's pages are transcribed directly in the memoir; authorship is attributed to Captain Claud Burder, while John Burder is credited as editor. BRITISH RELIGION AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR, A Select Bibliography of Modern Literature, Dr CLIVE D. FIELD OBE Dlitt 2017. The book featured in an exhibition in the British Library (BIS) of the University of Oldenburg in Germany.Wonderfully Vulgar, Exhibition of 1873-1939 works Library (BIS) of the University of Oldenburg in Germany.
Category:1941 births
Category:British film directors
Category:Producers
Category:Broadcasters
Category:Screenwriters