Interview: Colin Jackson, BBC

A zoologist by trade and now senior innovation producer with the BBC Natural History Unit, Colin Jackson is a 20-year veteran of the UK broadcaster’s world-famous natural history output; he progressed via the first Springwatch and Big Cat Live to launching BBC Earth’s Earth Unplugged channel.

Asked what his innovation role is exactly he says: “I straddle the line between TV production, natural history content creation, and any location requirements. My brain has the capacity to understand the process of a technology that allows us to capture what we do.

“A lot of it is making sure we don’t make catastrophic errors at the start in capture, that then cause problems in post. Informing producers and production teams is part of that, as is looking for…