the volatile German actor, Klaus Löwitsch and Michele Marian, and three 90 minute episodes of Die Unbestechliche, starring Maja Maranow and Martin Benrath. Between his assignments in Germany, Birkinshaw directed several episodes of Space Precinct, at the time the most expensive TV series ever made. Recent Activity Making films and documentaries in far flung locations like Cuba, Florida and Singapore was becoming the norm for Birkinshaw, and after directing several documentaries about the making of the famous Unipart Calendar, he realised that there was life other than in movies, and his passion for telling stories took him into the world of sculpture, recreating some of the greatest works by the world's classical sculptors. The Creation of Adam, based on Michelangelo's work in the Sistine Chapel is one, and the story of Alexander the Great's triumphant march into Babylon, original by the famed neo-classical sculptor, Bertel Thorvaldsen, is another. During his spare time, Birkinshaw makes promotional videos of his home town, Kingston upon Thames, on his iPhone, under the production title Laughin' Dog. He has also written 3 books, 2 for children, “Heidi and the Elephant” and “The Fat Swan”, and an adventure novel entitled “The Road to Malabar” about the hunt for the Peacock Throne, using the pen name, Rayle Mackenzie. (Mackenzie is Birkinshaw's middle name.) Selected filmography Confessions of a Sex Maniac (1974) Killer's Moon (1978) Ordeal by Innocence (1984) Don't Open ’Til Christmas (1984) But I have Promises To Keep (1985) Sweeter Than Wine (1988) Ten Little Indians (1989) The House of Usher (1989) Masque of the Red Death (1989) Punch! (1994) References External links 1944 births Living people People educated at St Bees School British film producers British television producers British film directors British television directors Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society