| Gillian Burke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 or 1975 (age 49–50) Kenya |
| Nationality | Kenyan/British |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
| Occupation(s) | producer, TV presenter |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Children | 2 |
Gillian Burke (born 1974 or 1975) is a natural history television programme presenter, producer and voiceover artist. She is best known for co-presenting BBC nature series Springwatch and its spin-offs since 2017.
Career
Burke studied biology at Bristol University, and subsequently worked as a researcher for the BBC's Natural History Unit. She worked as a producer and director on several series for Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel, and as a voiceover artist, before becoming a regular presenter on Springwatch in 2017. As part of her role, Burke has also presented its seasonal spin-offs Autumnwatch and Winterwatch.
In 2019, she hosted Nature's Strangest Mysteries: Solved (Animal Planet), and in 2020 narrated Thailand's Wild Side (National Geographic Channel). In 2020, Burke became vice president of the Wildlife Trusts. In 2022, Burke took a break from presenting The Watches programmes due to schedules clashing between roles.
Personal life
Burke's grandmothers are from the Seychelles, and her grandfathers are from Sri Lanka. She was born and grew up just outside of Nairobi, Kenya, where her father was a mechanic. At the age of ten the family relocated to Vienna, where she learnt to speak German. Her ancestry is Afro-Trinidadian, Seminole, Mauritian and Somalian; her mother was a journalist and worked with the United Nations. As a teenager, she developed an interest in wildlife through photography. She now lives in Cornwall with her two children. She has been an ambassador of the rainforest protection charity Cool Earth.
References
- ^ Payne, Terry (1 February 2019). "Meet Winterwatch's new presenter Gillian Burke". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- "Credits". gillianburkevoice.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020.
- Westbrook, Caroline (30 January 2019). "Who is Winterwatch presenter Gillian Burke?". Metro. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- "Nature's Strangest Mysteries: Solved | Series 1 | Episode 7: Octopus Houdini". tv24.co.uk. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- Thailand's Wild Side at IMDb
- ^ Trewhela, Lee (1 December 2020). "BBC wildlife presenter Gillian Burke: I wasn't part of a community until I moved to Cornwall". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- Anastasiades, Bailey (9 May 2023). "'Storytelling is one of the most universal things about the human condition': Gillian Burke on the aims of documentary filmmaking". Alumni Blog. University of Bristol. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- Shersby, Megan (24 May 2024). "Who is Gillian Burke? Everything you need to know about the Springwatch and Winterwatch presenter". BBC Wildlife. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- Gray, Susan (29 September 2017). "Gillian Burke: 'I am a product of generations of people moving between continents'". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- "Meet the Cool Earth Ambassadors". Cool Earth. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021.
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