Ken Stephinson

Ken Stephinson was an English television director and producer. He began working for Tyne-Tees Television in 1958, and later worked at BBC Manchester. While working for the BBC, he produced the first series of Great Railway Journeys, which included the first occasion of Michael Palin presenting a travel programme. He died from cancer in November 2012, at the age of 79.

Career Stephinson's passion for film began when he started a job as a cinema projectionist after completing his National Service in the Royal Air Force. In 1958, he began working in the film-handling department of the recently established Tyne-Tees Television. He then trained as an editor, and moved to being a director towards the end of the 1960s.