Brian Leith is currently an Executive Producer in the BBC Natural History Unit and has been making programmes about the connection between man and nature for over 20 years. His work includes the landmark Congo in 2001 where he brought pygmies, history and mythology into one fascinating series.

Clips from much of his work can be seen on the BBC Earth website, this includes his role as a Producer on the incredible Wild China in 2008, a series that looked at the interaction between nature and 130 million people! He was Executive Producer on Nature’s Great Events in 2009, and his most recent work includes the forthcoming landmark series Human Planet, that has seen his personal dreams fulfilled, to study people as an integral part of nature.