Presenter, Mark Evans
Mark Evans is a 37 year old vet who lives in the Surrey Hills. Mark qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 1987. Mark is married to Sarah, also a vet. They have two children, Finlay and Jake; a labrador called Jessie and Gorbachov the cat, Gorby to his friends!
Since 1990 Mark has developed strong working relationships with the print and broadcast media and has now presented well over 200 hours of network television programmes. Although Mark is best known as a trusted voice of authority on animal care / welfare matters, his “hobby” interests are also receiving attention from broadcasters. As well as hosting a variety of gardening and DIY shows, Mark has fronted a series building his own supercar, and another constructing and flying his own two-seater, 200mph plane. Mark is about to start a new TV project that will follow him building and flying his own executive helicopter!
Credits include:
| 2000 | Hi-Tech Vets (A new 15-part series for Animal Planet) |
| 2000 | Garden Invaders 1, 2 (BBC1 gardening quiz / makeover series) |
| 2000 | Big Strong Girls (BBC1 DIY makeover series) |
| 2000 | A Plane Is Born (Kit plane-building series on Discovery Home & Leisure) |
| 2000 | A Car Is Reborn (Car restoration series on Discovery Home & Leisure) |
| 1999 | Barking Mad 1, 2 and 3 (BBC1 prime-time series about animal psychology) |
| 1999-2000 | A Car Is Born (Kit car-building show on Discovery Home & Leisure) |
| 1999 | Wood Wizard (DIY wood-working show for Discovery Home and Leisure) |
| 1996-1999 | Pet Rescue (C4 tea-time location documentary soap – 351 x 30mins) |
| 1997 | Holiday; Holidays Out; Summer Holiday (BBC prime-time travel shows) |
| 1997 | The Wildlife Quiz (C5 prime-time studio quiz) |
| 1996-1997 | Wildlife Rescue (ITV prime-time, documentary – Anglia and Meridian) |
| 1996-1997 | Absolutely Animals (C4 prime-time – location animal magazine show) |
| 1996 | This Morning – Pet Subjects (ITV day-time – pet care/health film strand) |
| 1993-1996 | Good Morning with Anne and Nick (BBC day-time – live studio, live OB) |
| 1995 | Animal Detective (“Good Morning” animal welfare film strand) |
| 1996 | Landmarks (BBC Schools – location history show) |
| 1991-1993 | Wild Bunch (BBC Childrens – studio and location natural history show) |
| 1994-1995 | Why Did The Chicken ? (CBBC – natural history game show) |
| 1995-1997 | Playdays (CBBC – location factual show for pre-school children) |
Mark has written numerous features and articles by special commission for publications including:
Radio Times, Good Housekeeping, Dogs Today and Your Cat.
Mark is also an internationally published author on animal care. His titles include:
How to Look After Your Pet – a seven book series published by Dorling Kindersley with sales to date exceeding 1.5 million copies in thirteen countries
Mark Evans Animal Care – a four book series published internationally by Mitchell Beazley