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BBC Studios has named Sreya Biswas to the newly created position of director of programs for its Natural History Unit.
Biswas joins the Natural History Unit from the BBC, where she is currently head of commissioning for natural history. She oversees some of the biggest factual series on television, including Planet Earth III, Asia, Kingdom and Blue Planet III, as well as developing and delivering a broad range of natural history content, including Big Cats 24/7, Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles, Spy in the Troop and An Hour on Earth.
Prior to her BBC commissioning role, Sreya was an executive producer at Naked Television, based in the U.S., where she oversaw and self-shot the Emmy Award-winning series The Day I Picked My Parents for A&E.
At BBC Studios, Biswas is tasked with the continued delivery of a slate of commissioned titles and the development of an ambitious portfolio of new innovative programs for multiple global clients across a variety of platforms. She will be reporting to Jonny Keeling, the NHU’s head, and working closely with its creative director, Mike Gunton.
Biswas will take up her new role this summer.
“Attracting someone of Sreya’s caliber and creative expertise to spearhead our delivery, development and expansion into new content territory is incredibly exciting,” Keeling said. “Her role will be pivotal in diversifying the NHU’s slate, winning new business, whilst maintaining our global reputation for much-loved, ambitious, blue-chip programming. Our mission to inspire audiences to love and protect the natural world has never been more important and I can’t wait to see how Sreya brings this to life in thought-provoking and compelling new ways both for the BBC and our global clients.”
Biswas added, “I’m delighted to be joining the Natural History Unit and to be working alongside the incredible people that bring the natural world to life for our audiences. The NHU’s long history of world-class programming has inspired people around the world. To be part of the evolution of the unit and genre, taking it in new and exciting directions and growing opportunities while maintaining the amazing heart of the NHU will be a real privilege.”
