Directing
John Downer
A passionate zoologist, John has been making nature documentaries for the BBC for over 30 years. He made his name by abandoning the traditional style of nature documentaries and pioneering a highly inventive subjective approach using new technology and dramatic story-telling techniques His innovative approach to filmmaking has brought him numerous international awards for series such as Supersense, Weird Nature, Earthflight and Penguins – Spy in the Huddle. Never afraid to experiment, his first music video, for Peter Gabriel, even won a Grammy
Behind the camera
- 2023Serengeti - La grande cavalcade des animauxAuthor6 ep.
- 2023Spy in the Ocean, A Nature MiniseriesDirector4 ep.
- 2022SerengetiDirector3 ep.
- 2017Spy in the WildDirector4 ep.
- 2014Dolphins: Spy in the PodDirector2 ep.
- 2013Penguins: Spy in the HuddleDirector3 ep.
- 2002Weird NatureProducer6 ep.
- 1982NatureDirector, Producer, Writer2 ep.
- —Spy in the TroopCreative Director