Michael Gunton

Michael Gunton is the Creative Director of Factual and The Natural History Unit for BBC Studios. Within this role, Michael works as an executive producer on many BBC titles and is responsible for bringing new and pioneering stories about the natural world to global audiences. Michael's recent series include the record-breaking Planet Earth II , winner of 4 BAFTAs and 2 Emmys, followed by the ground breaking animal behaviour series Dynasties . In 2022 he turned his attention to the world of...See more

Michael Gunton is the Creative Director of Factual and The Natural History Unit for BBC Studios. Within this role, Michael works as an executive producer on many BBC titles and is responsible for bringing new and pioneering stories about the natural world to global audiences. Michael's recent series include the record-breaking Planet Earth II , winner of 4 BAFTAs and 2 Emmys, followed by the ground breaking animal behaviour series Dynasties . In 2022 he turned his attention to the world of plants in The Green Planet and the world of dinosaurs with the Prehistoric Planet . See less