Sir Jeremy Isaacs

Sir Jeremy Isaacs, director of Jeremy Isaacs Productions Ltd., is one of Britain's premier television executives and filmmakers. Knighted by Queen Elizabeth "for services to broadcasting and the arts," Isaacs is executive producer, with Pat Mitchell, of CNN's MILLENNIUM, the 10-part documentary series that examines the last 1,000 years of global history. Isaacs also was executive producer of CNN's award-winning epic documentary, "Cold War." Both documentaries were conceived by Time Warner Inc. Vice Chairman and CNN founder R.E. "Ted" Turner.

Throughout his career, Isaacs has produced award-winning programming for Granada Television, the BBC and Thames Television. He is best known for the award-winning "The World at War" documentary series. Some of his other credits include "Ireland: A Television History," "What the Papers Say" and "All Our Yesterdays." His many awards include Emmys, The Royal Television Society's Desmond Davis Award for Outstanding Contributions to Television, Commander of Arts and Letters (France) and L'Ordre National du Merit (France).

Isaacs was a governor of the British Film Institute and is a fellow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. He served as the general director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, from 1988-97. From 1981-87, Isaacs was the founding chief executive of Channel Four Television, and he was director of programs for Thames Television from 1974-78.