Al Jazeera English has announced that multi award-winning film and television producer Jon Blair has joined as its executive producer of all its major serials and specials.

Blair is a recipient of an Oscar, two Emmys, a British Academy Award, and an International Documentary Association Distinguished Achievement Award.

His work has included films such as Anne Frank Remembered, Dancing with the Devil, The Age of Terror and Schindler, the last of which was used as a research resource for Steven Spielberg's Hollywood epic, the company said in a statement.

He was also the co-founder and co-creater of the iconic satirical series, Spitting Image, where he served as producer and executive producer until 1987.

Paul Eedle, director of programmes, Al Jazeera English said: "We are delighted to have a programme maker on board with such top class credentials. We're continuing to increase our output of important factual television programmes, and Jon's experience is going to be invaluable for that."

"Al Jazeera is committed to making quality factual television and telling stories of global importance. The breadth of the ambitious projects I'm already involved in is why I was excited to take on this role - a landmark investigative series on 21st Century Slavery, a massive history of the Arab people over the last three centuries, and the diverse documentaries in our correspondent series”, Blair said. - TradeArabia News Service

Jon Blair has already executive produced Al Jazeera’s 9/11 Decade series. – TradeArabia News Service