consolation prize. Australia Sharman was the Head of Commissioning for the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), based in Sydney, Australia from 2013 to 2016. During this time Sharman commissioned a range of scripted and non-scripted content including Logie winning drama The Principal, comedy drama The Family Law, drama documentary Deep Water, documentary series First Contact and a range of food related content including Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen Notebook: Melbourne and Made in Italy with Silvia Colloca. Sharman's passion for food ensured she was included in the Sydney Morning Herald Kitchen Spy feature. Current Sharman returned to the UK in 2016. She works as a self-employed Executive & Team Coach with a portfolio of coaching, talent and content roles. This has included consultancy for Thoroughly Modern Media the independent that produced Heston's Dinner in Space and Inside Heston’s World for SBS Australia. On her appointment, Sharman said "I am privileged to have been a commissioner for the BBC, ITV and SBS Australia, and for some time now I’ve been wanting to try something new and exciting in a more hands on creative role." References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British television executives Australian television executives Women television executives