Tony Soper co-founded the BBC’s Natural History Unit and made wildlife films worldwide. Organising far-flung wildlife adventures, he was the Unit’s first wildlife cameraman and became its first film producer. He is familiar as former presenter of long-running series such as Animal Magic, Nature, Discovering Birds and Birdwatch, and has since narrated many National Geographic productions. In a parallel career he was one of the pioneers of polar expedition cruising. He now has over forty years experience running small vessels on wildlife cruises as well as lecturing on everything from seaside tripper-boats to the largest and grandest cruise ships. As expedition leader in both the Arctic and Antarctic he has crossed the dreaded Drake Passage well over a hundred times, following the sun across both hemispheres in the style of the globe-spanning Arctic tern. His 14 books include all eight editions of Bradt’s Antarctica: a guide to the wildlife.