David Hickman produced the Sundance Film Festival-winning A Brief History of Time, and was producer and director of two Emmy award-winning science series for Channel 4 and US television.  He is currently developing a documentary project that will take ten years to complete, and will be filmed in Karachi, Mexico City and Naples. As a frequent visitor to Pakistan, he has travelled and filmed extensively throughout the country. Since 2009, he has been senior lecturer in film and television production at the University of York.