David Briggs

I am an award-winning documentary maker who covers unique and extraordinary stories from across the world.

I directed the final episode for the Chris Packham series EARTH for BBC and PBS - using state-of-the-art CGI to tell the story of the last 66 million years, from the end of the dinosaurs to the present day. My episode was shortlisted for the Grierson Awards for Best Science Documentary.

I directed the award-winning science/sci-fi series RENDEZVOUS WITH THE FUTURE. Produced in collaboration with the Hugo Award-winning author Cixin Liu, the documentary series explored the science behind the international science-fiction bestseller ‘3 Body Problem’ (now a major Netflix drama). It was the first ever series to be made by BBC Studios for the Chinese online platform Bilibili and was watched by a combined audience of more than 85 million, winning numerous awards including a Golden Kapok Award, China Dragon Award, and three awards at the China Documentary Festival for Best SVOD Popular Series, Top 10 Best Series and Most Innovative Work.

I also directed the feature-length documentary HUBBLE: THIRTY YEARS OF DISCOVERY for BBC and Discovery, telling the remarkable story of the daring missions across three decades to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. Featuring interviews with astronomers and renowned astronauts Mike Massimino, Kathryn Thornton and Story Musgrave, it was nominated for the WCSFP Buzzie Awards, BANFF Rockie Awards and a semi-finalist in the GZDOC Golden Kapok Awards for Best Documentary Feature.