About Paul

Paul is Vice President of the Royal Geographical Society and Chair of the Expeditions and Fieldwork Division.

He is an expert polar, exploration and field science consultant.

He is currently working on his new BBC TWO documentary for broadcast in March 2012.

Paul's television presenting credits include;  Britain's Secret Seas, Oceans, Voyages of Discovery, Take One Museum, Meltdown, Wind and Scrapheap Challenge.

He recently presented the BBC Human Planet Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.

Guest appearances include BBC's The One Show, Child of Our Time, Breathing Places, UKTV Market Kitchen and Blue Peter.

He reports for BBC News and makes live appearances on BBC Breakfast, BBC 24 News, Sky News and local TV News. 

Paul's radio broadcasting work includes; BBC National and Local Radio including World Service, Dermot O'Leary, Steve Wright, Midweek, You and Yours, Simon Mayo, Rock FM and US National Radio. 

He was the Base Commander of Rothera Research Station, Antarctica for the British Antarctic Survey for 10 years and was awarded HM The Queen's Polar Medal.

For his work with NASA and the Mars Lander project on Mt Erebus, Antarctica he was awarded the US Polar Medal.

The Royal Geographical Society presented The Ness Award to Paul - "For the popularisation of Geography and the wider understanding of our world".

Paul's voice-over work includes making the official recording of Captain Scott's diaries for the British Library.

With a proven track record in business engagements Paul is a sought-after speaker, chairman and moderator for industry and NGO events. Paul is an expert in engaging business with global issues. Contact Paul directly or his colleagues at Impact International.

He is a very experienced and popular public speaker, science support and field logistics expert, polar guide, professional diver and instructor, mountaineer and yacht skipper.

He is a published Author; Paul co-authored his BBC linked book, Oceans. He  writes numerous commissioned magazine articles, and has recently completed writing on Humboldt and Magellan for a new book on Great Explorers. He is a freelance Journalist and a member of the Society of Authors.

As an informed conservationist and sustainability authority, Paul is very effective in communicating the need for understanding and protecting our ecosystems and biodiversity.

His professional diving work includes science support diving in Antarctica as the British Antarctic Survey's Institute Diving Officer, and in the Indian Ocean as Diving Ops Advisor to the RGS Shoals of Capricorn project. He ran the US Navy diver training programme at Great Lakes Naval Training Centre and has trained many emergency response dive teams including the Police, Fire Department and Underwater Recovery Teams.

He has just returned from making a 305 meter science support dive to the bottom of Lake Geneva aboard the Mir Submarine.

Paul is a Mountain and Polar Guide leading Greenland Icecap crossing expeditions, polar science support logistics and mountaineering expeditions. He worked for four years as a Mountain Safety consultant to the oil industry in the Middle East.

His 14th year of science support work continues this year in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica.

He advises and provides operational support to expeditions, charities & business in Health & Safety, Fieldwork, Diving Operations & Expedition Training.

He is a member of the 2010 Rolex Awards selection jury.

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