Peter Copeland 

Peter Copeland was a passionate and prolific sound engineer, working on a large number of wildlife films throughout his long and varied career. Responsible for the final mix on David Attenborough's groundbreaking series, Life on Earth (1979), Peter's talent for sound recording was spotted at school.

Encouraged by his teachers, Peter applied to the BBC and was accepted into their Control Room at Bush House. Peter then worked on a diverse mix of shows throughout the early 1960s. By the mid 1960s he became studio manager at Broadcasting House and later moved to BBC Bristol.

Working with the Natural History Unit, Peter contributed to a wide range of productions, taking responsibility for sound on Eastward with Attenborough (1973-1974), Wilderness (1974) and numerous programmes for The World About Us and Wildlife on One strands.

Spending several years as senior dubbing mixer, Peter left the BBC in 1986 to work at the National Sound Archive (now part of the British Library). Responsible for rescuing and preserving many historic recordings, Peter spent over fifteen years working at the archive before his retirement in 2002.

Peter died on the 30th July 2006, aged 64.

WildFilmHistory Films

The World About Us (1967 - 1987): Cranborne Chase (1973)	Sound
The World About Us (1967 - 1987): The Year of the Green Centre (1974)	Sound
Taste For Adventure: Bill's Big Hill (1975)	Sound Mixer
Wildlife Safari to Mexico: Across the Cactus Desert (1976)	Sound
Wildlife Safari to Mexico: On The Scorpion Reef (1976)	Sound
The World About Us (1967 - 1987): The World's Newest Island (1976)	Sound
The World About Us (1967 - 1987): The Year of the Ladybirds (1976)	Sound
Wildlife Safari to Mexico: To The Islands of the Sea Wolf (1976)	Sound
The World About Us (1967 - 1987): Mysteries of the Green Mountain (1978)	Sound
Life on Earth: Life in the Trees (1979)	Sound
Life on Earth: The Infinite Variety (1979)	Sound
The World About Us (1967 - 1987): The Invaders (1979)	Dubbing Mixer
The World About Us (1967 - 1987): Kopje - A Rock for All Seasons (1980)	Sound
The Rotten World About Us (1980)	Dubbing Mixer
The World About Us (1967 - 1987): Tree of Thorns (1980)	Sound
Wildlife on One (1977 - 2005): Flower from The Flames (1981)	Dubbing Mixer
Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind (1981)	Sound, Dubbing
Wildlife on One (1977 - 2005): The Impossible Bird (1981)	Dubbing
The Incredible Heap - The Story of Garden Compost (1981)	Sound
Wildlife on One (1977 - 2005): Twentieth Century Fox (1981)	Sound
The Flight of the Condor: Ice, Wind and Fire (1982)	Dubbing Mixer
The Bat that Cracked the Frog Code (1982)	Dubbing Mixer
The World About Us (1967 - 1987): A Highly Desirable Residence (1983)	Sound
Aliens From Inner Space (1983)	Dubbing Mixer
The World About Us (1967 - 1987): Forest in the Sea (1983)	Dubbing Mixer
Wildlife on One (1977 - 2005): Nightlife (1983)	Dubbing
The World About Us (1967 - 1987): On the Tracks of the Wild Otter (1983)	Dubbing
Secret Weapons (1983)	Sound
Wildlife on One (1977 - 2005): Serpents Secrets (1983)	Dubbing
The Living Planet: New Worlds (1984)	Dubbing Mixer
Kingdom of the Ice Bear: The Frozen Ocean (1985)	Dubbing Mixer
The Natural World (BBC 1983 - 2012): The Man Who Loves Frogs (1985)	Dubbing Mixer
The Living Isles: A Natural History of Britain and Ireland: After the Ice (1986)	Sound
Birds for all Seasons: Everlasting Heat (1986)	Dubbing Mixer
The Natural World (BBC 1983 - 2012): Leopard- A Darkness in the Grass (1986)	Dubbing
The Living Isles: A Natural History of Britain and Ireland: Sheltering with Man (1986)	Dubbing
The Living Isles: A Natural History of Britain and Ireland: Streams of Life (1986)	Sound
The Living Isles: A Natural History of Britain and Ireland: Time and Tide (1986)	Sound
They Said It Couldn't Be Done: Kingdom of the Ice Bear: The Frozen Ocean (1999)	Dubbing Mixer