Brian Branston
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Born in 1921 to a modest mining family on the outskirts of Sheffield,
Yorkshire, Branston studied History at Sheffield University and spent
his 20s serving in the British Army in Burma during the Second World
War. On his return from duty he pursued a career at the BBC becoming
involved in the production of many documentaries, particularly focusing
on anthropology in far-flung corners of the world including The Amazon
Basin and rural North America. In later life and retirement, Branston
turned his attention to writing - a life-long passion and published
many books on Norse and Viking mythology, the art of film making and
the supernatural.
