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Doug Allan Tribute - A look back at Ep. 314 with the wildlife cameraman, who died this week

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My Time Capsule
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Apr 9, 2026
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Summary

After the extremely sad news of the death of wildlife cameraman Doug Allan this week, we thought we would share his wonderful episode again as a tribute to his extraordinary life and career. It was first released in August 23. Our love and thoughts to his family and friends. Doug Allan was lead cameraman on The Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Life, Human Planet, Frozen Planet, Expedition Iceberg and Forces of Nature and is responsible for some of the most famous wildlife footage ever filmed, including the extraordinary sequence of killer whales creating waves to wash seals off ice floes in Antarctica. He spent much of his career working alongside Sir David Attenborough. Doug has won eight Emmys and four BAFTAs and in 2017 he won an outstanding contribution award at the British Academy Scotland Awards. In 2011 he filmed and was a presenter for the BBC series Ocean Giants about whales worldwide and In 2012 he was one of the presenters on Operation Iceberg, as well as filming many of the sequences in this award winning series. Doug appeared on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs in 2014 and The Museum of Curiosity in 2019 . To support this podcast and get all episodes ad-free, please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com . All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.