John Downer

Known for

Directing

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

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Spy in the Snow

20186.5out of 10

Earthflight

20136.7out of 10

The Galactic Garden

19858.0out of 10

Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest

20077.0out of 10

Pride

20046.1out of 10

The Gathering Swarms

20146.5out of 10

Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice

20117.8out of 10

Serengeti River Crossing

20210.0out of 10

Snow Chick - A Penguin's Tale

20157.3out of 10

Caméras-espions au pays du froid

20180.0out of 10

Wings 3D

201410.0out of 10

Bears: Spy in the Woods

20048.3out of 10

Winged Planet

20129.0out of 10

Supersense

19880.0out of 10

Nature

19827.9out of 10

Dolphins: Spy in the Pod

20148.5out of 10

Penguins: Spy in the Huddle

20139.0out of 10

Spy in the Wild

20177.0out of 10