Martha Holmes is a BAFTA Award-winning

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producer and writer known for her wildlife documentaries.

Biography

Holmes studied for a PhD in marine biology at the

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. She started work at the BBC in 1988 hosting a live underwater broadcast from the northern

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for ''Reefwatch'', and the award-winning wildlife adventures series ''Sea Trek'' (which she hosted with American born documentary filmmaker the late

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). She joined the production team for ''

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'' and produced ''

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'' episode on the

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for which she won the Best Factual Photography award at the 1998 BAFTAs. She was awarded the

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Cherry Kearton Medal and Award The Cherry Kearton Medal and Award is an honour bestowed by the Royal Geographical Society on "a traveller concerned with the study or practice of natural history, with a preference for those with an interest in nature photography, art or cinemato ...

in 1999.

The Good Fish Guide

Holmes joined a conservationist campaign to boycott 20 varieties of fish because of the impact of over-fishing on their numbers and the environment. She wrote the introduction to "The Good Fish Guide" which accompanied the campaign.

Filmography

* '' Reefwatch'' (1988), presenter * '' Sea Trek'' (1991), presenter * ''

'' (1993) production team * ''

: Polar Bear'' (1997), producer * ''

The Blue Planet ''The Blue Planet'' is a British nature documentary series created and produced by the BBC. It premiered on 12 September 2001 in the United Kingdom. It is narrated by David Attenborough. Described as "the first ever comprehensive series on the ...

'' (2001), producer * ''

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'' (2004), series producer * '' The Man-Eating Lions of Njombe'' (2005), producer * '' The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag'' (2005), producer * '' The Man-Eating Wolves of Gysinge'' (2005), producer * '' The Making of 'Deep Blue''' (2006), segment producer

Bibliography

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References

External links

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