DOCUMENTARY
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

The program brings together key players and insiders in Washington politics – and will address issues relevant to Central, Eastern Europe and the Baltics: Will Trump sell out to Putin, and which countries? Will NATO survive? Will the EU continue as it is today? Who is in Trump’s White House team of Generals, and what are they advising the new, unpredictable President-elect? Who are the top “family advisors” who have the President’s ear, and are they Republicans or Democrats? Will Trump start a trade war with Europe and does he want to see the end of the EU?

Documentary
Executive Producer: John Florescu

Documentary: Trump vs Clinton and what that means to Europe / Directed by Trevor Poots
Senior Producer: Viorel Chesaru
Creative Producer Content: Dan Draghicescu
Camera: James Miller
Production: Chainsaw Film Production

DOCUMENTARY
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

This is one of the last and greatest untold stories of the Second World War, revealed by the last surviving Chief of State, King Michael I of Romania. “We took the train to Berlin to see the other side of the coin and we had lunch with Hitler. It wasn’t an enjoyable meeting.” It is the story of a King’s decision who, in a critical moment of the Second World War, relinquished Germany’s support, guiding Romania towards the Allies, thus bringing about a quicker end to the war. It is a story of palatial intrigues. And a story of deceptions. From Buckingham Palace to Bucharest. From Moscow to Washington. Lost diplomatic signals, aristocrat spies and blackmail at gun point. And the courage of a young king who dared. Romania, at the outbreak of the Second World War, was a very young nation, with an age of only 20 years.
The King Who Tricked Hitler is a historical documentary that was selected by the History Channel UK network in January 2017. It was also selected in the official competition of the Pessac International Film Festival in France.

DOCUMENTARY
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

They are the moments when history was writ in blood; when armies determined the fate of empires and men became myths. In a four-disc release, THE HISTORY CHANNEL® presents the 13 defining points of ancient warfare-moments that altered the course of history and shaped the modern world. DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD narrates a comprehensive account of the famed leaders that commanded victory and the brilliant military tactics that swayed destiny as it travels the globe to examine every aspect of these legendary encounters. Witness recreations of the crucial battles of Rome and beyond–from Cannae to Marathon to Thermopylae–and follow some of the greatest warriors of all time, including Hannibal, Spartacus, and Attila the Hun. DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD offers the ultimate survey of the colossal conflicts that determined the fate of the Western world.

DOCUMENTARY
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

The age-old story of a bloodthirsty vampire named Dracula has captivated readers for well over a century, but who was the man that inspired Bram Stoker’s macabre character? In Bloodlines: Dracula’s Family Tree revisit the work of Radu Florescu and Raymond T. McNally, two Boston-based professors whose research exposed the truth about the historic Romanian tyrant, Vlad Tepes – also known as “Vlad the Impaler” – for his monumentally sadistic ways. Here, Florescu, a descendant of Vlad’s archenemy, shares the tales from his quest to find answers about his family’s connections to the cruel thirteenth century prince. Learn how Florescu’s investigation led to some tragic and strange events, including the death of his uncle and a series of unexplained phenomena at the site of Vlad’s infamous Transylvania castle.

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

PREVIOUSLY unseen footage from Sir David Frost’s historic interview with ex-US president Richard Nixon is to be aired for the first time.
Sir David scored a huge coup when he persuaded the former president to speak to him exclusively in 1977, three years after Nixon’s resignation. Over 28 hours of interviews were recorded but only five hours were broadcast.
Sir David has decided to make The Nixon Tapes – to be shown on the Discovery Channel on June 17 – to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Watergate. The most famous political scandal in US history began in 1972 when five intruders were discovered inside the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington.
They were caught bugging the office and shredding documents. The trail led all the way to the Nixon administration. After he was caught on tape discussing a cover-up, Nixon resigned in August 1974 – the first US president to do so.
Veteran broadcaster Sir David remembers the 12 days he spent grilling Nixon as “drenchingly tense”. “He tried to deny everything on the first day. On the second day he was prepared to admit more, under pressure. By the end of the two days we were both absolutely exhausted and we knew we’d got something historic.
“I think he approached these interviews hoping to come out spotless. In the end he made many more admissions – particularly about Watergate – than he’d ever planned to do, and more than we’d ever dreamed possible.”
The programme is to be produced and presented by Sir David, who will combine the new footage with old excerpts and his own insights.

Discovery-Times

COMEDY SHOW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

PBS comedy show mixes humor with current events. David Frost is presenting a hilarious show featuring Jimmy Carr, Olivia Colman, Hugh Dennis, David Mitchell, Jimmy Tingle, Mary Walsh. The idea was to create a topical comedy and variety show hosted by Sir David Frost, recorded in London and adapted transatalanticaly for broadcasting by WGBH Boston (and then on to all the Public Broadcast Service channels in the States) and the Canadian Broadcasting Company in Canada.
The show was co-hosted by Jimmy Tingle a US comedian and a Canadian comic actress, Mary Walsh, the star of one of Canada’s most successful and long-running comedy shows, “This Hour Has 22 Minutes”.
And if that sounds complicated, it was. Written and created by the London team, but with inserts recorded in the US and Canada in concert with us, taped in advance and then satellite-linked over to the UK to be edited in time to show to the London audience, the show then had three different versions of itself edited for the UK, UIS and Canadian versions.
This led to long long three or four-way Conference Calls, where we quickly discovered that there was no love lost between the US and the Canadian production teams, so we tended to sit back and let them tussle a bit before coming up with a possible solution.

DOCUMENTARY
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

Inside the Cold War with Sir David Frost is the story of an end of an empire. In the midst of the trauma of the Vietnam War, a U.S. diplomatic strategy evolves that begins the unraveling of the Soviet Empire. Features historian Michael Beschloss and interviews with Margaret Thatcher, Norman Schwarzkopf, Mikhail Gorbachev, Presidents Carter, Reagan and Bush and others, along with the use of previously classified U.S. and Russian documents.

Produced by David Paradine Television, PorchLight Entertainment, and Pantheon Productions for the History Channel

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

1 hour specials “One-on-One with David Frost” [1998-2002] starring Paul McCartney, one of the most successful composers and performers of all time.

A&E series

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

Actor Michael Douglas discusses his films “Traffic” and “The Wonder Boys”; his marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones; his father, Kirk; and the role of women in American society.

A&E series

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

1 hour interview with screen legend Lauren Bacall, who discusses her marriages to Humphrey Bogart and Jason Robards and her relationship with Frank Sinatra. Also: her illustrious career in film and on stage.

A&E series

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf: The Man and His Battles

An interview with Gulf War hero Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf (USA Ret.), who discusses his military career; his thoughts on the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars; and his battle with prostate cancer.

A&E series

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

1 hour specials “One-on-One with David Frost” [1998-2002] starring the English singer, pianist, and composer Elton John.

A&E series

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

Former President George Bush talks about his personal life and political career in discussions with David Frost, held inside the Kremlin at the invitation of Russian President Boris Yeltsin. “It was a dramatic expression of how the world has changed since the end of the Cold War,” says Frost. Included: private video footage and photos from the Bush family.

A&E series

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

A montage of Frost interviews with Johnny Carson, Nelson Mandela, Lennon and Yoko Ono, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, Elton John, Sammy Davis Jr., Woody Allen and Margaret Thatcher. Segments featuring Muhammad Ali, interviewed in 1968 just after he joined the Black Muslims; pieces of the 28-hour interview Frost did with Richard Nixon in 1977 – the former president’s first extended interview after he resigned in disgrace in 1974; and Robert F. Kennedy, in his last extended interview before he was assassinated.

CBS Cable

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

The Nixon interviews were a series of interviews of former U.S. President Richard Nixon conducted by David Frost, and produced by John Birt. They were recorded and broadcast on television and radio in four programs in 1977. The interviews became the central subject of Peter Morgan’s play Frost/Nixon in 2006.

Disney

INTERVIEW SERIES
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

Talking with David Frost was one of the longest-running news and public affairs interview series in PBS history. It has 67 original shows starring Robin Williams, Warren Beatty, Anthony Hopkings, Clint Eastwood, Luciano Pavarotti, Colin Powell, Maya Angelou, George Bush, Sean Penn, Shimon Peres and other news-worthy names.

PBS

INTERVIEW SERIES
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

Comedy/Variety program staged for Prince Charles and Princess Diana at the London Palladium.

ABC

INTERVIEW SERIES
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

A 13-part series interview where David Frost talks with presidential candidates. The first program, however, is about what happens to a candidate after he is elected. Mr. Frost speaks with President Reagan and former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Gerald R. Ford. The other parts are featuring Richard Nixon, Eugene McCarthy, Ronald Reagan, Hubert Humphrey, Harold Stassen, George Wallace, Robert Kennedy. The interview with Robert Kennedy is, in Frost’s words, possibly Kennedy’s last interview, conducted in a Portland, Oregon, hotel room just days before Kennedy’s assassination in Los Angeles.

ABC

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

An interview with Muhammad Ali; a look at the racial makeup of players in the National Minority College Golf Championship; and a feature on colleges’ increased emphasis on cheerleading.

HBO SPORTS

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

1 hour specials “One-on-One with David Frost” [1998-2002] starring Paul McCartney, one of the most successful composers and performers of all time.

A&E series

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

Actor Michael Douglas discusses his films “Traffic” and “The Wonder Boys”; his marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones; his father, Kirk; and the role of women in American society.

A&E series

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

1 hour interview with screen legend Lauren Bacall, who discusses her marriages to Humphrey Bogart and Jason Robards and her relationship with Frank Sinatra. Also: her illustrious career in film and on stage.

A&E series

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf: The Man and His Battles

An interview with Gulf War hero Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf (USA Ret.), who discusses his military career; his thoughts on the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars; and his battle with prostate cancer.

A&E series

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

1 hour specials “One-on-One with David Frost” [1998-2002] starring the English singer, pianist, and composer Elton John.

A&E series

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

Former President George Bush talks about his personal life and political career in discussions with David Frost, held inside the Kremlin at the invitation of Russian President Boris Yeltsin. “It was a dramatic expression of how the world has changed since the end of the Cold War,” says Frost. Included: private video footage and photos from the Bush family.

A&E series

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

A montage of Frost interviews with Johnny Carson, Nelson Mandela, Lennon and Yoko Ono, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, Elton John, Sammy Davis Jr., Woody Allen and Margaret Thatcher. Segments featuring Muhammad Ali, interviewed in 1968 just after he joined the Black Muslims; pieces of the 28-hour interview Frost did with Richard Nixon in 1977 – the former president’s first extended interview after he resigned in disgrace in 1974; and Robert F. Kennedy, in his last extended interview before he was assassinated.

CBS Cable

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

The Nixon interviews were a series of interviews of former U.S. President Richard Nixon conducted by David Frost, and produced by John Birt. They were recorded and broadcast on television and radio in four programs in 1977. The interviews became the central subject of Peter Morgan’s play Frost/Nixon in 2006.

Disney

INTERVIEW SERIES
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

Talking with David Frost was one of the longest-running news and public affairs interview series in PBS history. It has 67 original shows starring Robin Williams, Warren Beatty, Anthony Hopkings, Clint Eastwood, Luciano Pavarotti, Colin Powell, Maya Angelou, George Bush, Sean Penn, Shimon Peres and other news-worthy names.

PBS

INTERVIEW SERIES
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

Comedy/Variety program staged for Prince Charles and Princess Diana at the London Palladium.

ABC

INTERVIEW SERIES
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

A 13-part series interview where David Frost talks with presidential candidates. The first program, however, is about what happens to a candidate after he is elected. Mr. Frost speaks with President Reagan and former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Gerald R. Ford. The other parts are featuring Richard Nixon, Eugene McCarthy, Ronald Reagan, Hubert Humphrey, Harold Stassen, George Wallace, Robert Kennedy. The interview with Robert Kennedy is, in Frost’s words, possibly Kennedy’s last interview, conducted in a Portland, Oregon, hotel room just days before Kennedy’s assassination in Los Angeles.

ABC

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

An interview with Muhammad Ali; a look at the racial makeup of players in the National Minority College Golf Championship; and a feature on colleges’ increased emphasis on cheerleading.

HBO SPORTS

DOCUMENTARY
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

The program brings together key players and insiders in Washington politics – and will address issues relevant to Central, Eastern Europe and the Baltics: Will Trump sell out to Putin, and which countries? Will NATO survive? Will the EU continue as it is today? Who is in Trump’s White House team of Generals, and what are they advising the new, unpredictable President-elect? Who are the top “family advisors” who have the President’s ear, and are they Republicans or Democrats? Will Trump start a trade war with Europe and does he want to see the end of the EU?

Documentary
Executive Producer: John Florescu

Documentary: Trump vs Clinton and what that means to Europe / Directed by Trevor Poots
Senior Producer: Viorel Chesaru
Creative Producer Content: Dan Draghicescu
Camera: James Miller
Production: Chainsaw Film Production

DOCUMENTARY
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

This is one of the last and greatest untold stories of the Second World War, revealed by the last surviving Chief of State, King Michael I of Romania. “We took the train to Berlin to see the other side of the coin and we had lunch with Hitler. It wasn’t an enjoyable meeting.” It is the story of a King’s decision who, in a critical moment of the Second World War, relinquished Germany’s support, guiding Romania towards the Allies, thus bringing about a quicker end to the war. It is a story of palatial intrigues. And a story of deceptions. From Buckingham Palace to Bucharest. From Moscow to Washington. Lost diplomatic signals, aristocrat spies and blackmail at gun point. And the courage of a young king who dared. Romania, at the outbreak of the Second World War, was a very young nation, with an age of only 20 years.
The King Who Tricked Hitler is a historical documentary that was selected by the History Channel UK network in January 2017. It was also selected in the official competition of the Pessac International Film Festival in France.

DOCUMENTARY
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

They are the moments when history was writ in blood; when armies determined the fate of empires and men became myths. In a four-disc release, THE HISTORY CHANNEL® presents the 13 defining points of ancient warfare-moments that altered the course of history and shaped the modern world. DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD narrates a comprehensive account of the famed leaders that commanded victory and the brilliant military tactics that swayed destiny as it travels the globe to examine every aspect of these legendary encounters. Witness recreations of the crucial battles of Rome and beyond–from Cannae to Marathon to Thermopylae–and follow some of the greatest warriors of all time, including Hannibal, Spartacus, and Attila the Hun. DECISIVE BATTLES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD offers the ultimate survey of the colossal conflicts that determined the fate of the Western world.

DOCUMENTARY
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

The age-old story of a bloodthirsty vampire named Dracula has captivated readers for well over a century, but who was the man that inspired Bram Stoker’s macabre character? In Bloodlines: Dracula’s Family Tree revisit the work of Radu Florescu and Raymond T. McNally, two Boston-based professors whose research exposed the truth about the historic Romanian tyrant, Vlad Tepes – also known as “Vlad the Impaler” – for his monumentally sadistic ways. Here, Florescu, a descendant of Vlad’s archenemy, shares the tales from his quest to find answers about his family’s connections to the cruel thirteenth century prince. Learn how Florescu’s investigation led to some tragic and strange events, including the death of his uncle and a series of unexplained phenomena at the site of Vlad’s infamous Transylvania castle.

INTERVIEW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

PREVIOUSLY unseen footage from Sir David Frost’s historic interview with ex-US president Richard Nixon is to be aired for the first time.
Sir David scored a huge coup when he persuaded the former president to speak to him exclusively in 1977, three years after Nixon’s resignation. Over 28 hours of interviews were recorded but only five hours were broadcast.
Sir David has decided to make The Nixon Tapes – to be shown on the Discovery Channel on June 17 – to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Watergate. The most famous political scandal in US history began in 1972 when five intruders were discovered inside the Democratic National Committee Headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington.
They were caught bugging the office and shredding documents. The trail led all the way to the Nixon administration. After he was caught on tape discussing a cover-up, Nixon resigned in August 1974 – the first US president to do so.
Veteran broadcaster Sir David remembers the 12 days he spent grilling Nixon as “drenchingly tense”. “He tried to deny everything on the first day. On the second day he was prepared to admit more, under pressure. By the end of the two days we were both absolutely exhausted and we knew we’d got something historic.
“I think he approached these interviews hoping to come out spotless. In the end he made many more admissions – particularly about Watergate – than he’d ever planned to do, and more than we’d ever dreamed possible.”
The programme is to be produced and presented by Sir David, who will combine the new footage with old excerpts and his own insights.

Discovery-Times

COMEDY SHOW
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

PBS comedy show mixes humor with current events. David Frost is presenting a hilarious show featuring Jimmy Carr, Olivia Colman, Hugh Dennis, David Mitchell, Jimmy Tingle, Mary Walsh. The idea was to create a topical comedy and variety show hosted by Sir David Frost, recorded in London and adapted transatalanticaly for broadcasting by WGBH Boston (and then on to all the Public Broadcast Service channels in the States) and the Canadian Broadcasting Company in Canada.
The show was co-hosted by Jimmy Tingle a US comedian and a Canadian comic actress, Mary Walsh, the star of one of Canada’s most successful and long-running comedy shows, “This Hour Has 22 Minutes”.
And if that sounds complicated, it was. Written and created by the London team, but with inserts recorded in the US and Canada in concert with us, taped in advance and then satellite-linked over to the UK to be edited in time to show to the London audience, the show then had three different versions of itself edited for the UK, UIS and Canadian versions.
This led to long long three or four-way Conference Calls, where we quickly discovered that there was no love lost between the US and the Canadian production teams, so we tended to sit back and let them tussle a bit before coming up with a possible solution.

DOCUMENTARY
Executive Producer John M. Florescu

Inside the Cold War with Sir David Frost is the story of an end of an empire. In the midst of the trauma of the Vietnam War, a U.S. diplomatic strategy evolves that begins the unraveling of the Soviet Empire. Features historian Michael Beschloss and interviews with Margaret Thatcher, Norman Schwarzkopf, Mikhail Gorbachev, Presidents Carter, Reagan and Bush and others, along with the use of previously classified U.S. and Russian documents.

Produced by David Paradine Television, PorchLight Entertainment, and Pantheon Productions for the History Channel