Tom Sykes - Cameraman

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6 days ago
1 min

Swindon Local Elections 2021 - BBC Coverage

My local election coverage in Swindon for BBC News.

Apr 23
1 min

Arundel Castle - Live For BBC Breakfast

Today I provided live drone camera work and uplink via LiveU at Arundel Castle in West Sussex for BBC Breakfast.

Apr 18
1 min

TV Broadcasting Now Available - LiveU Cameraman

Now offering live TV broadcasts via LiveU

Apr 15
1 min

Dorset Landslide Story - Live Drone

Today I was providing live drone pictures for BBC Breakfast and the BBC News channel. Over 4,000 tonnes of mud and rocks have fallen from cl

Apr 13
1 min

Lockdown Rules Relaxing - BBC West

Today was about filming the new relaxed laws on social distancing and eating outdoors.

Apr 8
1 min

Surfers Against Sewage on BBC Breakfast

This morning I was shooting for BBC Breakfast in Bristol with Journalist Andrew Plant.

Apr 2
1 min

Live Drone In Teignmouth For BBC Breakfast

This morning was another lovely trip to Teignmouth in Devon as I was providing live drone shots for BBC Breakfast.

Mar 31
1 min

Live at Six for BBC News

This afternoon I was deployed to cover a story in Bath about water companies who have been discharging raw sewage into rivers in England.

Mar 26
1 min

HS2 Site Exclusive - BBC South Today

Today was spent being taken around the second largest HS2 (High Speed Two) distribution site in the south for BBC South Today.

Mar 22
1 min

Flying High With The RNLI - BBC Breakfast

Today I was providing live drone shots for BBC Breakfast in Exmouth Devon.

Mar 4
1 min

World Book Day With Radio 1's Greg James

Last week I shot a piece for ITV News for World Book Day with Radio 1's breakfast show DJ Greg James.

Feb 11
1 min

Energy Tech Story - ITV News

Last week I filmed a story in a large data centre in Corsham, Wiltshire for ITV Content Hub.

Jan 10
2 min

Ian Fleming's Grave Vandalised

The grave of James Bond creator Ian Fleming has been vandalised. As a fan of Ian and the movies I wanted to cover this story.

Jan 8
1 min

New Lightweight Teleprompter

I have now added a lightweight, quickly deployable, teleprompter to my kit list.

Dec 27, 2020
3 min

2020 - Highlights of my Year

Here are a few jobs I have enjoyed the most in a difficult 2020.

Nov 8, 2020
2 min

Fatal Armed Police Shooting Swindon

A man has been shot dead by Armed Police in Swindon following reports of two men arguing in Rodbourne in the early hours of November 8th 202

Oct 25, 2020
1 min

Andoer 3.5m Mic Boom Pole Review

My video review of the Andoer 3.5m Mic Boom Pole.

Oct 18, 2020
1 min

"All Around Britain" Pumpkin Shoot At the Duck & Waffle

Last week I worked on a great shoot in the City of London for ITV's Sunday morning show "All Around Britain" as well as a piece for all ITV

Oct 16, 2020
1 min

Stroud Canal To Be Restored - BBC Points West

Second story of the day. Gathering clips for BBC Points West of the Stroud Canal expansion.

Oct 16, 2020
1 min

BBC Breakfast Weather From Westonbirt, The National Arboretum

Live from Westonbirt, The National Arboretum for BBC Breakfast with the weather forecast.

Oct 14, 2020
1 min

Chinnor Family A40 Crash - Oxfordshire Cameraman

I covered a very tragic story today for BBC South Today in Chinnor, Oxfordshire.

Oct 8, 2020
1 min

Farewell BA 747 - Live Coverage for British Airways

This morning I filmed the last two remaining 747 planes leaving Heathrow on their way to be recycled.

Oct 1, 2020
1 min

The Masked Covid Choir - Hampshire Filming for ITV News

Yesterday I was filming a story for ITV News with the Andover Ladies Choir in Stockbridge, Hampshire.

Sep 16, 2020
1 min

Wiltshire Filming for Organix

Last week I was commissioned by a PR company to shoot and edit for Organix, an organic food company.

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