Media Work
David Townsend Fire Consultancy Services: We provide expert opinion to news, programme and film makers to ensure accuracy of visual and written content.
Current events, film and documentary programmes and publications strive for accuracy and authenticity.
David Townsend has worked both scripted and non scripted in documentary, news and consumer affairs programmes and has developed and effective and engaging presentation style.
Relevant experience:
- Advisor and presenter - 'Great Fire of London' - ITV 2002
- Advisor and presenter - 'Fire of Rome' - Channel 4 - Secrets of the Dead
- Featured presenter - 'Fire Wars' - BBC1 - 2004
- Writer and presenter - 'It Happens Every Day' - Industrial training video.
- Key prejsenter - 'Fire at Seven Dials' - International industrial video.
- Key presenter - 'AHJ Project - Flammable cables in voids' - USA - 2006
- Wesite columnist - BBC London 'Notes from a Fire Investigator' - 2003 to 2006
- Radio news contributor 2007: RTE, BBC Ulster, Highland Radio, and Independants - Omagh fatal fire
- Sky TV News broadcast live interview 2008 - Camden Town market fire.
- Radio news contributor 2008: BBC Brisol - Weston Super mare pier fire.
- Sky TV News broadcast live interview 2008 - Shropshire mansion fatal fire. (Also recorded interviews with ITV and Channel 4).
- GMTV contributor 2009: Lakanal House multi-fatal fire.