Benedict Grant Noakes (born 1965) is an English television producer and writer. As a television producer, he has made films for the BBC, NBC, C4 and Granada Television.[which?] In 2006, he founded and the UK branch of the Albert Schweitzer Institute, campaigning on issues relating to animal welfare, human rights and the environment.[1]

He is the son of the royal portrait painter Michael Noakes and the writer and academic Vivien Noakes.[2][3] Noakes was educated at Eton College (’79–’83) and Oxford University (’92–’93), where he read philosophy.[1]

A friend of Paul McCartney and Heather Mills, his phone was allegedly hacked on numerous occasions by Glenn Mulcaire at the time of the McCartneys' divorce in 2006.[4] He is one of 46 claimants who brought a claim for compensation against Mulcaire and News International in April 2012.[5]

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  1. ^ a b Institute, Schweitzer. "Board resume".
  2. ^ Loeb, Josh. "Noakes blue plaque". Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. ^ Lewsen, Charles (4 March 2011). "Vivien Noakes obituary". Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  4. ^ Sanderson, Elizabeth, Heather, an Early Morning Phone Call
  5. ^ "Rooney To Sue Over Alleged Phone Hacking". sky.com. BSkyB. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.