Tom Porter
Channel 4
Commissioning Editor - Specialist Factual
Tom has been a Commissioner at Channel 4 for six and a half years, working across Current Affairs and more recently Specialist Factual. He's currently in charge of Natural History and History. His Commissions include: Dogs: Their Secret Lives; Britain's Polar Bear Cub; The Passenger who Landed A Plane; multiple Guy Martin series and singles; Inside Jaguar; The World's Most Expensive Food; 4 Men, 175 Babies; Bafta, Emmy and Grierson winning Syria Across the Lines and Grierson-winning Hunted. He commissioned 'Politicians for Hire' and dozens more investigative and populist Dispatches.
Before becoming a Commissioning Editor, Tom was an Executive Producer at Blakeway after working for many years as a freelance self-shooting PD. Tom began his career working as a runner for Mentorn Barraclough Carey.
Outside of work, Tom is a keen amateur naturalist and photographer who likes nothing better than introducing his sons to the world of the British countryside.
