BRISTOL / LONDON — BBC Studios has appointed Sreya Biswas as Head of its globally acclaimed Natural History Unit (NHU), entrusting her with leading the unit’s editorial, commercial, and strategic direction as it approaches its 70th anniversary.
Reporting to Kate Ward, Managing Director of Unscripted at BBC Studios, Biswas will lead the NHU’s Bristol-based teams and work alongside Creative Directors Mike Gunton and Jonny Keeling. She steps into the top role after joining BBC Studios in summer 2025 as Director of Programmes for the NHU, where she managed commissioned slates and multi-platform development, including Blue Planet III, feature documentary Matriarch, and the BBC’s first visualised nature podcast, Naturewatch.
Prior to joining BBC Studios, Biswas served as Head of Commissioning for Natural History at the BBC, overseeing landmark series such as Planet Earth III, Asia, Kingdom, Big Cats 24/7, and Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles, alongside acclaimed feature documentaries including Silverback, Orphan, and On Thin Ice: Putin v Greenpeace. Outside her executive duties, she serves as a Grierson Trustee, a film grant mentor for the Save Our Seas Foundation, and sits on the advisory boards for Wildscreen Bristol and the Tanzania Festival.
