Mike Salisbury

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 82)
England
OccupationFilmmaker

John Michael 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]

  1. ^ "The Grierson Trustees' Award 2006". The Grierson Trust. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Mike Salisbury profile". WildFilmHistory. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  3. ^ "ss Great Britain director is MBE". BBC News. 30 December 2006.