Julian Hector

[2][3] The project involved studying the breeding patterns of Albatrosses on Bird Island under the ultimate directorship of John Croxall and Sir Brian Follett.

[2][3] Unfortunately the project coincided with the Falklands War which led to the four-man team being stranded on Bird Island[2][3] as South Georgia was then occupied by the Argentine Army.

[2][3] He became head of the BBC Natural History Unit[8] and has been the producer of many popular series including David Attenborough's Life Stories, writer and producer of the Lakes and Rivers episode in the BBC’s Wild Africa series, Migration Live, World on the Move, Saving Species[9] and Shared Planet,[10] at all times ‘connecting the natural and human environments to tackle questions of conservation and social justice’.

The series full of emotional storytelling, captivated, entertained and surprised viewers and showed how devastating this very modern polluting phenomenon is having on marine creatures in our shared world.

[13] In November 2019, the Chatham House Prize was jointly awarded by Her Majesty the Queen to Sir David Attenborough and BBC Studios NHU for the impact that Blue Planet II has had on tackling ocean plastic pollution.