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8th July 2021

Life behind the scenes of a BBC wildlife documentary

Mary Melville has helped produce some iconic wildlife documentaries in recent years, including Natural World and Dynasties. In other words, she does what many would consider a dream job. We spoke with her to learn more about life behind the scenes. 

Authors

Neil Irwin

Neil Irwin

Neil Irwin is an outdoor and adventure photographer and filmmaker based in the UK, specialising in capturing interesting and adventurous stories and people. You can find his work at www.nirwin.co.uk.

Sheila Kanani

Sheila Kanani

Dr. Sheila Kanani is a British astronomer and the Education, Outreach and Diversity Officer at the Royal Astronomical Society. She has presented programmes for the BBC, and is dedicated to improving the representation of girls and women in physics and identifying new ways to take astronomy and physics to underrepresented communities. Her children's book, How To Be An Astronaut and Other Space Jobs, written with illustrator and graphic designer Sol Linero, was published in 2019 by Nosy Crow and was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award.