Bertie Gregory: why wildlife filmmaking can help protect nature

About this episode

Bertie Gregory discusses his experiences in wildlife filmmaking and its importance for nature conservation.

Bertie Gregory has spent much of his life bringing people closer to the natural world. From a childhood passion for photographing animals to filming some of the planet’s most extraordinary creatures, he has built a career telling stories from nature’s frontline. In this special episode, recorded to mark World Environment Day, the BAFTA and Emmy-winning filmmaker joins Tom Whipple to talk about his life behind the camera and what it has taught him about our changing planet – and why the stories we tell about it matter more than ever. Planet Hope is brought to you in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative.   Guest: Bertie Gregory, Wildlife filmmaker, 2025 Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year and Rolex Testimonee Host: Tom Whipple, science writer and special correspondent, The Times Producer: Ethan Sills Executive producer: Priyanka Deladia Sound designer: David Crackles This podcast is advertiser funded.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Tom Whipple

Guest: Bertie Gregory

Topics covered

• wildlife filmmaking
• nature conservation
• storytelling
• environment
• filmmaking

Keywords

• wildlife
• filmmaking
• nature
• environment
• Bertie Gregory
• stories
• conservation

Sponsors

Rolex

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Times, National Geographic, Acast

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