Career
Until recently, he had been working as a producer to the British Broadcasting Corporation World Affairs Editor, John Simpson. Born in Cherven Briag, Bulgaria, Boytchev moved to Britain in 1986. His first job was a newsreader with the Bulgarian Section of the British Broadcasting Corporation World Service.
He then worked as a sub editor in the World Service newsroom before moving to British Broadcasting Corporation Television in 1996.
As a television producer he has worked in more than 40 countries and in the world"s main war zones: Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Kosovo. He worked as John Simpson"s producer in Northern Iraq during the war against Saddam Hussein in 2003.
In January 2008, Oggy Boytchev and John Simpson worked undercover in Harare, Zimbabwe in spite of a ban on the British Broadcasting Corporation by the regime of Robert Mugabe. Boytchev produced and directed John Simpson"s reports from Iran during the street riots in Tehran after the disputed presidential elections in June 2009.
Oggy Boytchev has produced and directed some of John Simpson"s interviews with World leaders and the recent editions of Simpson"s World.
He has produced and directed news reports and documentaries from Iraq, Afghanistan, South Africa, Iran, Israel, Gaza, the United States, and most recently, in North Africa. His book "Simpson & I" was published in 2014.
