Sreya Biswas to Lead BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit

Biswas will oversee the unit’s editorial, business and strategy work, reporting to Kate Ward, BBC Studios’ managing director of unscripted. She will work with creative directors Keeling and Mike Gunton, while leading the teams based in Bristol. Keeling is staying with BBC Studios and will move into a creative director role early in 2027, a change announced in July.

Biswas joined BBC Studios in 2025 as the Natural History Unit’s director of programmes. In that role, she oversaw commissioned programmes and development for international clients, including the nature podcast Naturewatch, the feature documentary Matriarch and Blue Planet III.

Before that, she was the BBC’s head of commissioning for natural history. Her work there included overseeing the third Planet Earth series, Asia, Kingdom and the third Blue Planet series, and commissioning titles such as Big Cats 24/7 and Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles. She also oversaw documentaries including Silverback and Orphan, as well as the environmental suspense film about Putin and Greenpeace.

Ward praised Biswas’s creative track record and vision for connecting viewers with nature stories. Biswas said she was proud to take on the role as the unit approaches its 70th year, and described its mission as encouraging people to love and protect the natural world. BBC Studios said she will guide the unit’s growth plans.