Mike Salisbury

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 74)
England
Occupation Filmmaker

John Michael "Mike" Salisbury, OBE (born March 1942[1]) is an English 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]

Film & TV credits

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
Episode "Wolf" (1997) - producer
Episode "Unearthing the Mole" (1989) - producer
Episode "Shipwreck" (1980) - producer

See also

References

  1. "The Grierson Trustees' Award 2006". The Grierson Trust. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  2. "Mike Salisbury profile". WildFilmHistory. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  3. "ss Great Britain director is MBE". BBC News. 2006-12-30.

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