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2017    Wonder Bugs                                                   6 x 5 min, Smithsonian Earth/Blue Ant
Up close and personal with insects and other bugs.
 
2015     The Last Buffalo                                                                 1 x 60 min, Smithsonian Networks
The story of William Hornaday and how he saved the American buffalo from extinction
 
2015    Britain's Treasure Islands                                 4 x 50 min; SkyVision; 3 x 60 min BBC4
A voyage around the UK overseas territories with presenter Stewart McPherson
 
2013     Unnatural Selection                                                        50 mins; Terra Mater, Austria
How humanity has altered the course of evolution, both deliberately and accidentally
 
2013     Plants Behaving Badly                                                    2 x 1hrs ;Terra Mater, Austria
Two programs, one on orchids, one on carnivorous plants - the latest research on these groups, comparing them with Darwin’s understanding of each group.

​2012     Genius of Nature (Exec Producer)                              3 x 1 hrs; BBC1/Terra Mater;
The science of biomimetics
  • Finalist, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2013
 
2012     Limits of Light                                                                   50 mins ORF(Austria;)
A journey through the electromagnetic spectrum looking at the properties of different wavelengths of radiation and their discovery.
 
2011      Light the Ocean                                                                                1 hr special; National Geographic US
Using computer graphics to ‘turn the ocean water transparent’ and look at the latest research on ocean currents and their relationship to marine biology
 
2011      Birdbrain                                                                             50 mins; Terra Mater, Austria
The latest research on bird cognition
  • Finalist, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2013
 
2011     Big Bugs - 3D                                                                     50 mins; Terra Mater, Austria
A general look at invertebrates, shot in 3D
 
2010    Chimp-Cam                                                                        50 min; BBC 'The Natural World', Animal Planet
Working with Edinburgh Zoo and University of Sterling to encourage chimps to use video cameras to investigate how they see their world.
 
2009     Drain the Oceans                                                             2 hour special for National Geographic                                                                                                                                    Channel US, NGCI and ORF Austria
Using CGI to drain the water to reveal deep ocean landscapes and geology
 
2008     O2 – The Molecule That Changed the World         50 min for ORF Austria
The adventures of an oxygen molecule in space and time
- Winner Jackson Hole Wildlife Festival 2009 for Best Earth Science Program.
- Golden Camera U.S. INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL, 2009 for Sciences, Research, Exploration
   
2008     Reindeer Girls                                                                   50 min for BBC 'The Natural World'
The life of a Sami reindeer herding family following the annual reindeer migration
-     Winner of Best Use of Music and Best TV program within budget constraint at Missoula Wildlife Festival 2008
-     3rd ROSCAR film festival, April 2009, Winner for Best Use of Music in a Natural History production and Winner: best eco-tourism, travel and/or culture production
 
2007     Time Limits                                                                         50 min, ORF Austria
Visualising everyday events at different scales of time
- Finalist Banff World Television Festival 2008 in Popular Science & Technology
- Finalist Vedere la Scienza Festival, Milan 2008 for Best Documentary
- Winner CINE Golden Eagle Award 2008 in Science & Technology category; nominated for "Best of the Best" in the Spring 2009 gala
 
 2006    Naturetech                                                                              3 x 50 min; ORF, Austria; Smithsonian, USA
An exploration of the science of biomimetics, comparing nature's engineering solutions with those of today's engineers.
- Winner Best Scientific Content and Best TV Series Between $250,000 and $500,000 Budget at 32nd International Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula
- Winner 29th Annual News and Documentary EMMY AWARDS for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography - Nature Documentaries/Dramatic Recreations
- Winner of Best Limited Series, Jackson Hole Film Festival, 2007
- Winner Science award, Naturvision Film Festival, Germany, 2007
 
 2005      Appalachia - The Endless Forest                                       50 min; ORF, WDR, Off The Fence
The natural history, history and music of the Appalachian mountains.
- Winner 'Silver Screen Award' International Film and Video Festival, California 2006
- Winner second prize Asheville Film Festival 2006
 
2004     Poisoned                                                                            50 mins, ORF, DDE
An exploration of poisons, famous poisonings in history using dramatisation and how poisons work on the body using computer animation.
-'Rockies' nominee at Banff World Television Festival 2005
               
2003     First Flight                                                                           50 min, BBC2 The Natural World; ORF
Comparing the first hundred years of aviation with the evolution of biological flight.
- Finalist at Wildscreen 2004
- Winner 'Golden Camera' for documentary,International Film and Video Festival, California, 2004
- Winner of Best in Festival, Telenatura (Spain) 2004
- Finalist BANF International Television festival 2004
- Finalist at New York Festivals International Television awards, 2005
- Forwarded as entry for Descartes Award for Science Communication 2005
- Finalist for Best Television program at Missoula International Wildlife Film Festival, 2004
 
2003     Animal Devil                                                                          50 min,NDR, Parthenon, Nat Geo
An exploration of why some animals in Western culture are labelled as evil.
 
2001      The Future is Wild                                                                          
Animal Planet, ORF, ZDF, Planeta, Mediaset (for John Adams Television); BBC2 Sep 2004 
A 13 half-hour/3 one hour series using computer animation to explore the future of evolution.
- This series achieved Animal Planet's highest ever viewing figures Jan 2003
 
2001     Limits of Perception                                                              50 mins ORF 
An exploration of the extremes of scale in science, from the workings of the carbon atom to the universe; the film used computer animation together with the latest microscopic images.
- Winner Golden Camera award for Science, International Film and Video Festival, California, 2002
- Winner, Gold World Medal at New York Festival, 2002
- Finalist for Editing at Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2003
 
2001     Nightstalker                                                                           50 min for BBC2 The Natural World
The nightlife of an American city as seen through the eyes of a lost cat.
 
1999     Claws                                                                                          50 min for BBC2 The Natural World
A humorous exploration of the biology and natural history of crabs
 
 
Films made at Partridge Films:
Forces of the Wild                                            5 x 1 hr
Swarms
Earthtrek
The Company of Ravens 
 
Films made while at BBC Natural History Unit
Alien Empire                                                       6 x 30 mins          Series Producer
For Queen and Colony
Ytene, the Ancient Forest
Shadow of the Hare
White Birds of Winter
They Came From the Sea
Impossible Journeys
​Lifesense (2 episodes of 6 part series)
Land of the Eagle (2 episodes of 8 part series)