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BBC Natural History Unit
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The BBC Natural History Unit (NHU) is a department of the BBC, dedicated to making programmes with a natural history or wildlife theme.
Co-founded in 1957 by Tony Soper, it is based in Clifton, Bristol. Its many success include the various major David Attenborough series, numerous Bill Oddie programmes, and episodes of (the now discontinued) Wildlife on One (variously retitled Wildlife on Two, BBC Wildlife and BBC Two's ongoing strand, Natural World).
The Unit is presently headed by Neil Nightingale as part of the BBC's Vision Studios. In 2006, it showcased its latest major landmark series, Planet Earth, a sister project to the previous The Blue Planet and the unit's first programme to be shot entirely in hign definition. 2008 will see the much anticipated series "Life in Cold Blood", reputed to be the final series to be presented by David Attenborough.
A commercial arm of the NHU, Wildvision, produces a variety of programmes for both the BBC and external broadcasters, notably Discovery's Animal Planet digital channel, in which the BBC is a joint partner with Discovery Networks.
Services: Television (List) • Radio (List) • bbc.co.uk • BBCi
Nations and regions: East • East Midlands • London • North East and Cumbria • North West • Northern Ireland • Scotland (Alba) • South • South East • South West • Wales • West • West Midlands • Yorkshire • Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Subsidiaries: BBC Worldwide (BBC Books) • BBC Resources
History: Timeline of the BBC • British Broadcasting Company • Board of Governors
Departments: Monitoring • Natural History • News • Research • Sport • Weather
Key properties: Broadcasting House • Bush House (Rented) • Media Village • Television Centre • White City
Finance: Television licence (Historical)
Management: BBC Trust • Chitra Bharucha (Acting Chair) • Mark Thompson (Director-General) • Mark Byford (Deputy Director-General)