Helen Hawken
Helen Hawken has held a wide range of senior roles both as a programme maker and a broadcaster. She is currently a freelance consultant and Executive Producer working on a range of projects. Prior to this she was Director of Programmes at betty overseeing output across all genres including: The Undateables, Tricks of the Restaurant Trade, and How to Get Fit Fast for C4; and Gone to Pot, My 10k Holiday Home and Bear’s Mission with… for ITV. As a Commissioning Editor at Discovery for five years she was responsible for some of the most successful international programmes across Discovery’s portfolio of channels from natural history documentaries such as Rise of the Warrior Apes and Dogs: The Untold Story to science, history, survival, adventure and talent led shows with Ed Stafford, Robson Green and Bear Grylls.