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John Lunn Gabriel McParland - Senior Sound Supervisor

Gabriel is a graduate of Queen’s University in Belfast and joined the BBC in 1978. Since becoming a Senior Sound Supervisor in 1988 Gabriel has gained a wealth of experience working on radio and television programmes both in studios and on location. He is a trained Music Balancer and has recorded everything from Stockhausen to Stocktons Wing. He has worked on many Single Camera Productions both at home and abroad – USA, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Poland and Estonia.

“I appreciated all your hard work and professionalism, you were a joy to work with” Joanne Murphy Producer Hugo Duncan Show.

“I reckon we had the best sound coverage we’ve every had – thanks very much” Derek Brandon Oblivion TV for RTE Sport

Recent credits include:

BBC NI

-Give My Head Peace – several series since 1995 including the first ever episode
“Two Ceasefires & A Wedding”.
- Fair Play – Consumer Affairs – 3 Series
- Ulster Scots Celebration – January 2004
- Spotlight
- Bits of Belfast – Antrim and Ormeau Road programmes

BBC Network

- Panorama : The Superdollar Plot
- Songs of Praise : Armagh, Glens of Antrim, Dublin
- Battlefield Britain – BBC2 – Battle of the Boyne with Peter Snow
- Britain & Europe Throughout Time – BBC2 for the Bristol Natural History Unit with Alan Titchmarsh
- Sounding the City – Ulster Orchestra for BBC4
- Cleo Laine & Johnny Dankworth with the Ulster Orchestra – BBC4

Independant Production Companies

- RTE Racing – Oblivion TV for RTE Sport
- James Galway and the Ulster Orchestra for LWT – South Bank Show
- Talk is Cheap campaign for BT in Northern Ireland
- Ulster Orchestra Concerts for Landseer Productions including Gala Opening of the Waterfront Hall in Belfast



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