ben grew up in london riding skateboards and he speaks fluent japanese and pretty good french so he started directing short films and made a gazillion commercials that were actually very funny and won cannes golds and arrows and everything else so he decided to do big tv shows and he’s shot for netflix, and the bbc and amazon and sky and hulu and itv and all4 and his shows have won baftas and he’s insanely clever which is annoying but useful and very good at directing actors and celebs and people who are neither which helps given his job and his latest movie the magic faraway tree is out in 2026 and is like a proper thing with a brilliant cast and although he likes to eat lunch at 11am we’re ok with that because he makes us laugh and shoots great film and that is why he’s always been a knucklehead.