Mike Salisbury

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]

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 78) England
Occupation	Filmmaker

Film & TV credits

• Natural World strand:

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

• "Gorillas Revisited" (2006) - on-screen participant
• Life in the Undergrowth (2005) - series producer
• The Way We Went Wild (2004) - on-screen participant
• The Life of Mammals (2002) - series producer
• They Said It Couldn't Be Done (1999) - on-screen participant
• The Life of Birds (1998) - executive producer
• BBC Wildlife Specials strand:

Episode "Wolf" (1997) - producer

• The Private Life of Plants (1995) - executive producer
• Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives (1989) - executive producer
• Wildlife on One strand:

Episode "Unearthing the Mole" (1989) - producer

Episode "Shipwreck" (1980) - producer

• The Discovery of Animal Behaviour (1982) - producer
• Animal Olympians (1980) - assistant producer
• Life on Earth (1979) - assistant producer
• Animal Magic (1975) - director
• The World About Us (1974) - assistant producer

See also

• Nature documentary
• BBC Natural History Unit
• NHU Filmography
• David Attenborough
• Green Screen film festival International Wildlife Filmfestival Eckernfoerde

References

1. "The Grierson Trustees' Award 2006". The Grierson Trust. Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. 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.

External links

• Mike Salisbury on IMDb
• Profile at WildFilmHistory
• Oral history at WildFilmHistory
• Filmography at the British Film Institute