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Gillian Burke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 or 1975 (age 50–51) |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
| Occupations | producer, TV presenter |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Children | 2 |
Gillian Burke (born 1974 or 1975[1]) is a natural history television programme presenter, producer and voiceover artist.[2] She is best known for appearing as a co-presenter on the BBC nature series Springwatch and its spin-offs between 2017 and 2024.
Career
[edit]Burke studied biology at the University of Bristol, and subsequently worked as a researcher for the BBC Natural History Unit.[1] She worked as a producer and director on several series for Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel, and as a voiceover artist,[3] before becoming a regular presenter on Springwatch in 2017.[1] As part of her role, Burke also co-presented the seasonal spin-offs Autumnwatch and Winterwatch.
In 2019, she hosted Nature's Strangest Mysteries: Solved (Animal Planet), and in 2020 narrated Thailand's Wild Side (National Geographic Channel).[4][5] In 2020, Burke became vice president of the Wildlife Trusts.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Burke's grandmothers are from the Seychelles, and her grandfathers are from Sri Lanka. She was born and grew up just outside of Nairobi, Kenya, where her father was a mechanic. At the age of ten the family relocated to Vienna, where she learnt to speak German.[7][8][6] Her ancestry is Afro-Trinidadian, Seminole, Mauritian and Somalian; her mother was a journalist and worked with the United Nations.[9] As a teenager, she developed an interest in wildlife through photography. She now lives in Cornwall with her two children.[1] She has been an ambassador of the rainforest protection charity Cool Earth.[10]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Payne, Terry (1 February 2019). "Meet Winterwatch's new presenter Gillian Burke". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ "Credits". gillianburkevoice.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020.
- ↑ Westbrook, Caroline (30 January 2019). "Who is Winterwatch presenter Gillian Burke?". Metro. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ "Nature's Strangest Mysteries: Solved | Series 1 | Episode 7: Octopus Houdini". tv24.co.uk. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ Thailand's Wild Side at IMDb
- 1 2 Trewhela, Lee (1 December 2020). "BBC wildlife presenter Gillian Burke: I wasn't part of a community until I moved to Cornwall". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ Anastasiades, Bailey (9 May 2023). "'Storytelling is one of the most universal things about the human condition': Gillian Burke on the aims of documentary filmmaking". Alumni Blog. University of Bristol. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ Shersby, Megan (24 May 2024). "Who is Gillian Burke? Everything you need to know about the Springwatch and Winterwatch presenter". BBC Wildlife. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ Gray, Susan (29 September 2017). "Gillian Burke: 'I am a product of generations of people moving between continents'". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ "Meet the Cool Earth Ambassadors". Cool Earth. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website
[dead link] - Gillian Burke at IMDb
- Gillian Burke; Discover Wildlife
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