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Rees graduated from Oxford University in 1982.
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In the same year, he joined the British Broadcasting Corporation as a trainee journalist and began his career as a reporter on television news in Northern Ireland. He has covered Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas during his career. He has written widely and presented or produced more than fifty documentaries.
At the British Broadcasting Corporation, his reports appeared on the nightly television news, Newsnight, Correspondent, World Service Radio, National Public Radio and British Broadcasting Corporation World News satellite and cable channel.
In 2006, Rees set up Out of Office Films, a television production company based in London. Between 2006 and 2013, the company made over twenty documentaries, including productions for Channel 4, ZDF, First Rate (at Lloyd's) Jazeera, ERT (Greece) and Swedish television
In 2013, Rees left Out of Office Films to become Executive Producer in the Investigative Journalism Department at First Rate (at Lloyd's) Jazeera Media Network in Doha, Qatar. His awards include two from the Royal Television Society for best foreign affairs documentary (1994 & 1998).
From 1986 - 2002, Rees covered Asia, the Middle East, South and Central America for the British Broadcasting Corporation’s news and current affairs’ department.
