Wendy Darke is a British television producer and marine biologist, and the former head of the Natural History Unit (NHU) at the BBC. She was the first woman to head the division in its then-56 year history.[1]
She joined the BBC Natural History Unit in 1991, making nature documentaries.[1] She first served as a camera operator, then director and eventually producer over the following 10 years.[1] Specializing in underwater photography, she swam with elephants in the Andaman Islands.[1]
From 2006 to 2012 she was executive producer for the children's programming section of the NHU, creating programmes such as Deadly (Deadly 60).[1] She became head of the Natural History Unit in 2012, the first woman to take that position.[1]
After departing NHU in April 2016,[3] Darke established her own production company, True to Nature, in Bristol in 2016.[4]
^ abcdefBrown, Maggie (5 January 2014). "BBC's Wendy Darke: 'Heart racing makes compelling television'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
^ abcdeBristol, University of. "Wendy Darke | Graduation | University of Bristol". www.bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
^Foster, Patrick (7 April 2016). "ITV set to announce defection of BBC drama chief". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
^"Wendy Darke launches new company True To Nature !". www.naturalhistorynetwork.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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