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This article is about the British documentary filmmaker. For the Canadian advocate of natural burial, see Natural burial.
Mike Salisbury Born John Michael Salisbury
March 1942 (age 69)
United KingdomOccupation Filmmaker John Michael Salisbury, OBE (born March 1942[1]) is a British documentary filmmaker specialising in natural history programmes for television. In a career spanning four decades, he spent over 30 years working for the BBC Natural History Unit where he produced a string of award-winning series, many in collaboration with David Attenborough. He retired from the Unit in 2006 but continues to work as a freelance producer.[2] In 2007, he was made an OBE in the New Year Honours List for his services to broadcasting.[3]
Contents
Film & TV credits
- Natural World strand:
- Episode "Cork: Forest in a Bottle" (2008) - producer
- Episode "Transylvania, Living with Predators" (2001) - producer
- Episode "Wolves and Buffalo: An Ancient Alliance" (1997) - producer
- Episode "Snowdonia: Realm of the Ravens" (1994) - producer
- Series editor (1989-1993)
- Miniseries New Guinea: An Island Apart (1992) - executive producer
- Episode "Haida Gwai: Islands of the People" (1990) - producer
- Miniseries Kingdom of the Ice Bear (1985) - writer & producer
- Episode "Through Animal Eyes" (1985) - writer & producer
- "Gorillas Revisited" (2006) - on-screen participant
- Life in the Undergrowth (2005) - series producer
- The Way We Went Wild (2004) - on-screen participant
- The Life of Mammals (2002) - series producer
- They Said It Couldn't Be Done (1999) - on-screen participant
- The Life of Birds (1998) - executive producer
- BBC Wildlife Specials strand:
- Episode "Wolf" (1997) - producer
- The Private Life of Plants (1995) - executive producer
- Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives (1989) - executive producer
- Wildlife on One strand:
- Episode "Unearthing the Mole" (1989) - producer
- Episode "Shipwreck" (1980) - producer
- The Discovery of Animal Behaviour (1982) - producer
- Animal Olympians (1980) - assistant producer
- Life on Earth (1979) - assistant producer
- Animal Magic (1975) - director
- The World About Us (1974) - assistant producer
See also
- Nature documentary
- BBC Natural History Unit
- NHU Filmography
- David Attenborough
- Green Screen International Wildlife Filmfestival Eckernfoerde
References
- ^ "The Grierson Trustees' Award 2006". The Grierson Trust. http://www.griersontrust.org/2006_awards.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ^ "Mike Salisbury profile". WildFilmHistory. http://www.wildfilmhistory.org/person/65/Mike+Salisbury.html. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ^ "ss Great Britain director is MBE". BBC News. 2006-12-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6217237.stm.
External links
- Mike Salisbury at the Internet Movie Database
- Profile at WildFilmHistory
- Oral history at WildFilmHistory
- Filmography at the British Film Institute
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