The company

Humble Bee Films is a young and exciting independent production company based in the heart of Bristol.

It was established in 2009 by Stephen Dunleavy, a former BBC Natural History Unit producer, whose credits include David Attenborough’s Life in the Undergrowth, Saving Planet Earth, Natural World and more recently Little Prairie Dogs for Cbeebies channel.

Stephen Dunleavy is the Head of Humble Bee Films. Stephen is a former BBC producer who worked for the world famous Natural History Unit. He set up Humble Bee Films in 2009 with the express aim of producing fresh and imaginative factual television.

Lisa Walters is Humble Bee’s Production Manager. Lisa has more than 18 years experience in the television industry. Lisa has production managed logistically complex, big-budget series across the globe.

Duncan Chard is a Producer/Director. Duncan began his TV career with BBC’s Watch Out series – and has since used this title as his motto. His credits include Dodging Disasters, Zombie Gators, and Mutant Devils. He has also produced and directed a number of the popular River Monsters series. 

Hilary Jeffkins is a Producer/Director. Hilary dipped her toes into the world of wildlife filming at Oxford Scientific Films before moving onto the BBC Natural History Unit where she worked for more than 20 years. She is a BAFTA winner twice over.

Sharmila Choudhury is a Producer/Director. Sharmila began her TV career as a researcher on David Attenborough’s Life of Birds and went on to be involved in many of Sir David’s subsequent series. She recently acted as a consultant on Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild.

Hannah Palmer is a Researcher/Production Coordinator. Hannah started her career in television supporting the Directors at Big Earth during the production of several adventure travel documentaries for the BBC and National Geographic.

Matt Hamilton is a Researcher at Humble Bee Films. Matt trained in Wildlife Documentary Production at the University of Salford. Since joining Humble Bee, he has spent most of his time in Australia trying to film elusive dingoes.

Current projects

David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities for UKTV Eden channel.

In a special series, David Attenborough focuses on some of Nature’s most curious animals – creatures that have amazed, baffled or fascinated us since their discovery, and still do today. Natural Curiosities starts on Eden Channel on Jan 29th at 8pm (Eden is available on Sky 532 or Virgin 208). YOU CAN WATCH THE TRAILER HERE.

Natural World: Walruses for BBC Two

Weighing in at almost two tons and with huge tusks, a male walrus is not the sort of animal you necessarily want to get close to but biologist Holley Muraco has developed a close bond with one particular male walrus called Sivuqaq. Holley travels to the wilds of Alaska to try to get a better understanding of walruses and in the process help Sivuqaq become a dad.

The Real Dingo for Terra Mater

The Dingo is one of the most controversial dogs on the planet. To some people it is a pest; to others it is an iconic Australian animal. Researcher Brad Purcell has been studying a motley pack of dingoes just a couple hours from Sydney in the Blue Mountains. He hopes his research will make people think differently about dingoes.

Planet Parrot for Terra Mater

More than 70,000 parrots live wild in cities across the globe. Planet Parrot explores the inexorable rise of the urban parrot – from monk parakeets adapting to city life in America and Europe to sulphur-crested cockatoos in Melbourne and Singapore. Planet Parrot discovers the many ways parrots have adapted to a metropolitan lifestyle.

Humble Bee Films

32 Whiteladies Road

Bristol

BS8 2LG

Tel:0117 906 4358

Email: lisa@humblebeefilms.com