
Mike Gunton
Production
Biography
Mike Gunton is a British television producer and a senior executive at the BBC Natural History Unit, the world's largest production unit dedicated to wildlife film-making. In November 2009 he became the Unit's first Creative Director. As Creative Director of BBC Studios Natural History Unit, he is responsible for bringing new and pioneering stories about the natural world to global audiences, including the BAFTA and Emmy winning Planet Earth II, which was viewed by millions worldwide. In 2018,
🎬 Movies (18)

David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026
Self

Planet Earth: Forces of Nature
2025
Executive Producer

Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
2024
Executive Producer

Planet Earth: Hostile Paradise or Perfect Hell?
2024
Producer

Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History
2022
Executive Producer

The Year Earth Changed
2021
Executive Producer

Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
2018
Executive Producer

The Lake District: A Wild Year
2017
Executive Producer

Wild Tales From The Village
2016
Director

Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
2016
Executive Producer

Zoo Quest in Colour
2016
Executive Producer

Attenborough's Paradise Birds
2015
Executive Producer

Tiny Giants 3D
2014
Writer

One Life
2011
Director

Attenborough and the Giant Egg
2011
Executive Producer

Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
2002
Executive Producer

The Trials of Life
1990
Director

The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
1990
Producer
📺 TV Shows (20)

The Americas
2025
Executive Producer

Kingdom
2025
Executive Producer

Planet Earth III
2023
Executive Producer

The Green Planet
2022
Executive Producer

Prehistoric Planet
2022
Executive Producer

Big Cats
2018
Executive Producer

Dynasties
2018
Executive Producer

Planet Earth II
2016
Executive Producer

Life Story
2014
Director of Photography

Hidden Kingdoms
2014
Executive Producer

The Great British Year
2013
Executive Producer

Africa
2013
Executive Producer

Madagascar
2011
Executive Producer

Life
2009
Executive Producer

Yellowstone
2009
Executive Producer

Planet Earth
2006
Executive Producer

Galapagos
2006
Executive Producer

Europe: A Natural History
2005
Executive Producer

Wild Europe
2005
Executive Producer

Trials of Life
1990
Director