John Downer

Director

Biography

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

Filmography (10)

• Penguins: Spy in the Huddle (2013, ★ 8.9)
• Dolphins: Spy in the Pod (2014, ★ 8.5)
• Earthflight (2013, ★ 6.7)
• Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice (2011, ★ 7.5)
• Snow Chick - A Penguin's Tale (2015, ★ 7.3)
• Nature (1982, ★ 7.9)
• Pride (2004, ★ 6.2)
• Spy in the Wild (2017, ★ 7)
• Weird Nature (2002, ★ 7.7)
• Serengeti (2019, ★ 6.8)