Kevin Bishop was series producer for World Olympic Dreams, the pan-BBC project that ran in the two years leading up to London 2012. World Olympic Dreams followed the journeys of 25 athletes from across the globe - characters as diverse as Iraq’s rowing hopefuls, a Taekwondo fighter from Kabul, Usain Bolt in Jamaica, a judoka from Kosovo and a schoolboy hurdler from Trinidad.

Broadcast across the BBC, the series brought news and feature updates from the athletes as they encountered the up and downs of preparing to compete in an Olympic Games. Items included over a dozen half-hour specials on BBC1 on Saturday lunchtime and the Our World Slot on BBC News Channel; news reports on BBC News Bulletins at 1, 6 and 10 as well as BBC Breakfast, World News and News Channel. Radio reports were broadcast on Today, PM, The World Tonight, 5 Live and Crossing Continents.

WATCH: The World Olympic Dreams website with all the programmes and articles

WATCH: Kevin oversaw the production of educational videos for the Open University, produced by Paul Harris and Eric McFarland

WATCH: Matthew Pinsent film on the Olympic Dreams athletes at London 2012