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Mike Birkhead Associates Mike Birkhead Associates Film & Television Production Experience also includes outside broadcasts and live studio programmes.

After gaining a doctorate and two years post-doctoral work in the Department of Zoology at the University of Oxford, Mike joined London Weekend Television in 1984. Mike worked in the current affairs and features department for 4 years on a variety of programmes including the Michael Aspel Six O'clock Show, commercials for the community unit and game shows - Animal Crackers. Mike went independent i

n the late 80s and has made many award winning films and series including Battle to Save the Tiger, Cuckoo, Amba and most recently Echo an Unforgettable Elephant - in the US called Echo an elephant to remember. At present we are making a number of new programmes for National Geographic with Gordon Buchanan.

23/12/2021

Xmas Feeling in our clip from Attenborough's Wonder of Song coming soon on BBC1. Photography George Woodcock, music David Mitcham and sound design David Yapp.

08/06/2020

Peregrine feedig on Marlow Church.More at Mike Birkhead facebook.

08/06/2020
15/05/2020

Sedge Warbler the singing maestro - with the "acoustic peacock's tail". Filmed by George Woodcock for our film Attenborough's Wonder of Song for the BBC.

15/05/2020

Attenborough's Wonder of Song; filming one of our stars the Reed and the Sedge Warbler (see next post) with a song that is described as an acoustic peacock's tail. Cameraman George Woodcock captured this amazing bird song during this marvellous sunny spring.
See main page mike birkhead for other updates.

Production underway.
22/02/2020

Production underway.

06/11/2018

Grierson Documentary Awards for Best Natural History Film 2018 with Helen Macdonald, Beth Jones and Liz Bonnin who presented the award.

23/09/2018

The Grierson Awards 2018 nominations are announced.
Directing duo Mike Birkhead and Beth Jones appear on both the Best Science and Best Natural History lists for Natural World: Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs and H is for Hawk: A New Chapter respectively. Sir David Attenborough further features on the Natural History list with Attenborough and the Empire of the Arts

23/09/2018

H is for Hawk: A New Chapter - Nominated 2 times for Wildscreen People and Nature and Sound.
- A Mike Birkhead Associates production, co-produced with Thirteen Productions LLC and BBC Natural World in association with WNET
United Kingdom

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National Geographic Studios in association with Public Road Productions for National Geographic
United States

Rodents of Unusual Size
A Tilapia Film and ITVS co-production
United States

23/09/2018

The Grierson Documentary Awards
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More facts! Directing duo Mike Birkhead & Beth Jones appear on both Best Science & Best Natural History lists for Natural World: Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs & H is for Hawk: A New Chapter respectively.

19/03/2018

Coming soon on BBC2

18/10/2017

Tmrw on BBC2 9pm.

06/10/2017

Coming soon our latest programme on BBC2 and see www.mikebirkhead.com or mike birkhead's page.

31/07/2017

WNET Nature US press tour LA/USA with Fred Kaufman and Helen Macdonald promoting H is for Hawk: A New Chapter. A film for Nature series in US (and Natural World BBC) to be show 1st November later this year.

22/05/2017

Our new film. H is for Hawk : A New Chapter - a BBC Natural World and PBS WNET Nature for later this year. Get a flavour Sheffiled Doc Fest June 12th. Tom McDonald chats with Helen Macdonald.
https://sheffdocfest.com/events/6116

08/05/2017

Attenborough's Eggs a new film for BBC and PBS. The team from L - R George Woodcock, Beth Jones, David Attenborough, Mike Birkhead, Ben Sadd, Ewan Dryburgh and Steve Dorrett.

29/03/2017

Completed our documentary for BBC/PBS H is for Hawk:A New Chapter.

09/03/2017

The Hawk Team. Film coming soon.

18/08/2016

Machli...the star of many of our films is said to have died today.

28/07/2016
21/11/2015

Timeline Photos

21/11/2015

Next film coming soon. Com record with Russ Boulter

27/05/2015

Mike Birkhead Associates's cover photo

15/03/2015

Wild Sri Lanka - Coast of Giants is airing tonight at 6pm and 8pm on National Geographic Wild.

Plus, Wild Sri Lanka - Land of Lakes is on at 9pm straight after!

Make sure you tune in tonight for a Sri Lankan extravaganza.

For more info check out http://www.mikebirkhead.com/Wild-Sri-Lanka.html

26/11/2014
Ostrich - Born to Run [Teaser]

Ostrich – Born to run

Check out the new teaser video for this programme following the remarkable life of the Ostrich.

For more information on this series visit: www.mikebirkhead.com

Here's a quick teaser from an up and coming programme called Ostrich - Born to Run, for Terra Mater. For more information, head to http://mikebirkhead.com

23/11/2014

Baby Kiwi caught on Ponui Island New Zealand for Attenborough'd Big Birds to be shown 2015.

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Xmas Feeling in our clip from Attenborough's Wonder of Song coming soon on BBC1. Photography George Woodcock, music David Mitcham and sound design David Yapp.

Sedge Warbler the singing maestro - with the "acoustic peacock's tail". Filmed by George Woodcock for our film Attenborough's Wonder of Song for the BBC.

Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs BBC2 31st March 8pm.
Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs BBC2 31st March 8pm.

Take an early look at our new film David Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs on BBC2 Easter Saturday BBC2 8pm.

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Mike Birkhead Associates produces award winning films for BBC, PBS/Nature, Terra Mater, National Geographic, Animal Planet and Discovery - http://www.mikebirkhead.com/.

Films include; Tiger a BBC Special with David Attenborough, Attenborough’s Big Birds, Attenborough’s Wonder of Eggs, Battle to Save the Tiger; Tiger Crisis, Land of the Tiger series x6 with Valmik Thapar, Echo and the Elephants an Elephant to Remember with David Attenbough filmed by Martyn Colbeck; H is for Hawk: A New Chapter with Helen Macdonald; Postcards from the Country x 8 with Richard Mabey, Machli the tiger programmes with Colin Stafford Johnson; Man Eater ManHunt, Leopard Hunters, Eagle Island and Tigers of the Emerald Forest with Gordon Buchanan. Siberian Tiger Quest and Amba the Russian Tiger; Tiger Island with Tomy Winata and Alan Rabinowitz; Wild Sri Lanka x 3, Badlands Hard Rock Tough Lives, Ostrich a Life on the Run, Elephants Nomads of the Desert and Namibia Desert Kingdom for Terra Mater.

The picture above is MB with Fred Kaufman Exec of Nature for WNET13/PBS and Helen Macdonald author and presenter of H is for Hawk: A New Chapter in LA at the PBS Press Tour July 2017.