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

Movie

Pride

2004

TV Show

Nature

1982

TV Show

Spy in the Wild

2017

TV Show

Serengeti

2019

Movie

Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice

2011

TV Show

Penguins: Spy in the Huddle

2013

Movie

Earthflight

2013

Movie

Snow Chick - A Penguin's Tale

2015