A passionate zoologist, John has been making nature documentaries for the BBC for over 30 years. He made his name by abandoning the traditional style of nature documentaries and pioneering a highly inventive subjective approach using new technology and dramatic story-telling techniques His innovative approach to film making has brought him numerous international awards for series such as Supersense, Weird Nature, Earthflight and Penguins – Spy in the Huddle. Never afraid to experiment, his first music video, for Peter Gabriel, even won a Grammy
| Movie | Wings | 2014 |
| Movie | Elephants: Spy in the Herd | 2003 |
| Movie | Doo | 2011 |
| Movie | Earthflight 3D | 2016 |
| Movie | The Galactic Garden | 1985 |
| Movie | Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice | 2011 |
| Movie | Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest | 2007 |
| Movie | Bears: Spy in the Woods | 2004 |
| Movie | Winged Planet | 2012 |
| Movie | Snow Chick: A Penguin's Tale | 2015 |
| Movie | Pride | 2004 |
| Movie | Wings | 2014 |
| Movie | Earthflight 3D | 2016 |
| Movie | The Galactic Garden | 1985 |
| Movie | Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest | 2007 |
| Movie | Bears: Spy in the Woods | 2004 |
| Movie | Wings | 2014 |
| Movie | Elephants: Spy in the Herd | 2003 |
| Movie | Snow Bears | 2017 |
| Movie | Doo | 2011 |
| Movie | The Galactic Garden | 1985 |
| Movie | Animal Winter Olympics | 2006 |
| Movie | Bears: Spy in the Woods | 2004 |
| Movie | Animal Games | 2004 |
| Movie | Snow Chick: A Penguin's Tale | 2015 |