About Wendy Darke
Born 1965. Wendy Darke is a British television producer.
Wendy Darke is a British television producer and marine biologist, and the former head of the Natural History Unit (NHU) at the BBC. She was the first woman to head the division in its then-56 year history.
Early life She was born in Gloucester. She grew up in Weston-super-Mare. She completed a three-year Ph.D. in marine sciences at James Cook University, funded by the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC). Darke established her own production company, True to Nature, in Bristol in 2016.
Darke won the Cherry Kearton Medal and Award (Royal Geographical Society or RGS), for cinematography in 2016.
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Who is Wendy Darke?
British television producer and marine biologist
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Wendy Darke was born on 29 May 1965 in Gloucester.
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Wendy Darke is a television producer.
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