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Gordon Buchanan(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Gordon Buchanan and Jason Roberts in The Polar Bear Family & Me (2013)
Follow a group of African big cats, day and night, for six months, Big Cats 24/7 will give viewers an unprecedented insight into the lives of the lions, leopards and cheetahs of Botswana's awe-inspiring Okavango Delta.
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Gordon Buchanan is known for The Nature of Britain (2007), Lost Land of the Jaguar (2008) and Big Cat Diary (1996).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    The Nature of Britain (2007)
    The Nature of Britain
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer(photography)
    Lost Land of the Jaguar (2008)
    Lost Land of the Jaguar
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer(photography)
    Big Cat Diary (1996)
    Big Cat Diary
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1996
    Steve Backshall in Backshall's Deadly Adventures (2015)
    Backshall's Deadly Adventures
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department

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    Cinematographer

    • Big Cats 24/7 (2024)
      Big Cats 24/7
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Our Great National Parks (2022)
      Our Great National Parks
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2022
    • Universum (1987)
      Universum
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Planet Earth II (2016)
      Planet Earth II
      9.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Snow Wolf Family and Me (2014)
      Snow Wolf Family and Me
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2010–2014
    • Springwatch (2005)
      Springwatch
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009–2014
    • Winterwatch (2012)
      Winterwatch
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2014
    • The Polar Bear Family & Me (2013)
      The Polar Bear Family & Me
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Planet Earth Live (2012)
      Planet Earth Live
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2012
    • Maneater Manhunt (2012)
      Maneater Manhunt
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003–2011
    • Autumnwatch (2006)
      Autumnwatch
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2009–2010
    • Snow Watch
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2010
    • Lost Land of the Volcano (2009)
      Lost Land of the Volcano
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2009

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Gorilla Family & Me (2015)
      Gorilla Family & Me
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator
      • 2015
    • Steve Backshall in Backshall's Deadly Adventures (2015)
      Backshall's Deadly Adventures
      TV Series
      • camera
      • 2015
    • Snow Wolf Family and Me (2014)
      Snow Wolf Family and Me
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator
      • 2014
    • Lee Evans in Lee Evans: Monsters (2014)
      Lee Evans: Monsters
      7.5
      Video
      • camera operator
      • 2014
    • Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • photography
      • camera operator
      • 2004–2014
    • The Polar Bear Family & Me (2013)
      The Polar Bear Family & Me
      8.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2013
    • The Nature of Britain (2007)
      The Nature of Britain
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator: additional photography
      • 2007
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2007
    • Vanessa's Real Lives
      TV Series
      • assistant camera (as Gordon Buchannan)
      • 2006
    • Planet Earth (2006)
      Planet Earth
      9.4
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator
      • 2006
    • Autumnwatch (2006)
      Autumnwatch
      7.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2006
    • Raging Planet (1997)
      Raging Planet
      7.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 1997
    • Savage Skies (1996)
      Savage Skies
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • camera operator (segments Monsters of the Deep, Winter's Tale, The)
      • 1996

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      • Gordon Buchannan

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      He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2020 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to conservation and wildlife film-making. He is the cinematographer and presenter in Bristol, England.

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