Victor Lewis-Smith

Victor Lewis-Smith is a British comic broadcaster, producer, critic and prankster. He was educated at the University of York and still lives in York. He is known for his acerbic wit and biting criticism (often in questionable taste).

Television

Lewis-Smith has made several shows for British television:

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• Buygones and Up Your Arts (compiled from his contributions to the ill-fated arts show Club X)
• Inside Victor Lewis-Smith (1993) (in which he is a virtually unseen character)
• TV Offal (1997)
• Ads Infinitum (1998-1999)

He has also made smaller contributions to other shows, such as BBC 2's TV Hell theme night, and the Great Bore of the Year Awards. He also provided an opportunity for Simon Dee to host a new edition of his chat-show Dee Time in 2003.

Related Topics:
Simon Dee - 2003

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Lewis-Smith's company Associated-Rediffusion (previously a long-defunct TV station) has also made numerous one-off documentaries. These include Scandal in the Bins, about Benjamin Pell, a man who dishes the dirt on public figures by literally raking through their garbage to find incriminating documents.

Related Topics:
Associated-Rediffusion - Scandal in the Bins - Benjamin Pell

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Lewis-Smith is the credited executive producer of a series of short TV programmes called 21st Century Bach. Each one features one of Johann Sebastian Bach's organ works, filmed in performance with some odd visual tricks, such as mirrors along the organist's hands. The series started on BBC2 in June 2003, and is expected to last for three years.

Related Topics:
Johann Sebastian Bach - BBC2

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