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Natural history programmes began as live outside broadcasts on BBC television in the early 1950s, when West Region's only television equipment was a mobile camera unit. The origins of Springwatch can be traced back to the 1970s, when the development of image-intensifying cameras enabled animals to be filmed in the dark.
Martin Hughes-Games (born 16 April 1956) is a natural history programme producer, presenter and author. He is best known for co-presenting the BBC magazine-style nature series Springwatch and its spin-offs, Winterwatch , Autumnwatch , and Springwatch Unsprung .
Gillian Burke (born 1974 or 1975 [1]) is a natural history television programme presenter, producer and voiceover artist. [2] She is best known for co-presenting BBC nature series Springwatch and its spin-offs since 2017.
Packham with other Springwatch presenters Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games, in May 2014. In 1983, Packham was a part-time camera assistant for wildlife filmmaker Stephen Bolwell, [9] working with him on A Toad's Tale. [10]
The BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU) is a department of BBC Studios that produces television, radio and online content with a natural history or wildlife theme. It is best known for its highly regarded nature documentaries, including The Blue Planet and Planet Earth, and has a long association with David Attenborough's authored documentaries, starting with 1979's Life on Earth.
He also co-presented BBC Two's annual Springwatch and Autumnwatch series with Bill Oddie and Kate Humble later with Chris Packham and Martin Hughes-Games. For these, King films and presents live outside broadcasts from wildlife hotspots around the British Isles, including Shetland, Mull, the London Wetlands Centre and the Somerset Levels.
Among others, she is credited as director and producer for Balderdash and Piffle, director for Medieval Lives and You Don't Know You're Born, and presenter of Springwatch. [6] Cooke has presented a range of natural history programmes for the BBC. [9] In 2015 she presented Nature's Boldest Thieves and Animals Unexpected. [10]
Britain Goes Wild, renamed Springwatch the following year, became a wildlife broadcasting phenomenon, attracting over 4 million viewers. [22] He became president of the West Midland Bird Club in 1999, [23] having been vice-president since 1991, [23] and is a former member of the council of the RSPB.