Mike Slee

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Body Armor Secrets of a Second Skin Trailer

​ Michael John Slee BA (Hons)  (born 23 August 1959, Windlesham, Surrey) is a British television documentary producer/director, film-maker and writer. Slee studied Art & Design at Kingston University, and graduated with a first class honours degree from the London College of Printing in Photography, Film and TV. He first achieved industry recognition for directing James Burke, in the 1989 ACE Award-winning PBS documentary series After the Warming. This prescient series dealt with the issue of global warming, using virtual reality computer simulations. Slee then directed a 20-part TLC series with Burke, called Connections 2. By 1997 he was at the forefront of large screen IMAX film making, co-devising and directing Wildfire - Feel the Heat for the Discovery Channel, and The Legend of Loch Lomond for the Strathclyde European Partnership. In 2003 he co-wrote and directed BUGS 3D!, a $9 million IMAX 3D natural history drama, narrated by Judi Dench. The film was a semi-finalist at the 2004 Oscars, and was awarded the GSTA Lifelong Learning Honor in the same year. Slee directed the 2005 British television programme, The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding The Legend. In 2008 he directed the feature film Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins, which was narrated by Whoopi Goldberg. Based on the ubiquitous Animal Planet television series, the film was selected for the Tribeca Film Festival.

Most Popular Mike Slee Trailers

Total trailers found: 17

The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding the Legend Trailer (2005)

01 November 2005

Richard Hammond recreates elements of the Gunpowder Plot in which Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the House of Lords.

Drain The Ocean: WWII Trailer (2016)

19 September 2016

What lies beneath the ocean? World War Two left a great number of ships and submarines hidden beneath the waves.

Bugs! Trailer (2003)

24 July 2003

Explore the extraordinary hidden world of insects, where a leaf weighs more than a car, rain drops feel like exploding hand grenades and a blade of grass soars like a skyscraper.

Body Armor Secrets of a Second Skin Trailer (2001)

10 January 2001

Flight of the Butterflies Trailer (2012)

01 October 2012

It takes two or three generations for the monarch butterfly to reach the Canadian breeding grounds, but it is one "supergeneration" that makes the 2,000 mile return trip back south into central Mexico.

The secret life of Primates Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

This brand new documentary series sees renowned primatologist Charlotte Uhlenbroek undertake one of the biggest challenges of her career.

Wild Africa Trailer (2015)

01 January 2015

Take a spectacular ride across, over, and through the magical realms of the most dramatic continent on earth: Africa.

Fungi: The Web of Life Trailer (2023)

01 March 2023

Much of life on Earth is connected by a vast, hidden network that we are only just beginning to understand.

Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins Trailer (2008)

03 June 2008

The story of a family of meerkats living in the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.

The Great Martian War 1913–1917 Trailer (2013)

08 December 2013

Documentary-drama recounting the Martian War of 1913–1917. Europe was on tenterhooks in the 2nd decade of the 20th century, everyone was expecting a Great War between the major European powers.

Amazon Adventure Trailer (2017)

18 April 2017

This film follows scientist Henry Bates as he explores the Amazon for proof of natural selection.

Colombia: Wild Magic Trailer (2015)

10 September 2015

A wonderful country full of amazing creatures in America called Colombia, seen as never before, accompanied by incredible shots, make it a must-see place for adventurers and wildlife lovers this natural paradise.

Robots Trailer (2015)

21 November 2015

Robots from around the world gather to showcase their human-like abilities, with stunning successes and hilarious failures revealing just how challenging it is to be "human.

Wild Africa / Tiny Giants Trailer (2016)

29 November 2016

Wild Africa: Take a spectacular ride across, over, and through the magical realms of the most dramatic continent on earth: Africa.

Wildfire: Feel the Heat Trailer (1999)

12 March 1999

There are over 20,000 wildfires in a typical year; we follow crews to a few of them. First, we see the preseason physical training and a prescribed burn, which burns the flammable underbrush before the trees themselves are flammable.

500 Years Frozen in Time: The Inca Children Mystery Trailer (2024)

07 April 2024

Examines the remarkable discovery of Inca children preserved in ice for more than 500 years. Through scientific analysis, researchers uncover details about their final meals, health, and the sacred capacocha ritual that led to their sacrifice—offering rare insight into Inca beliefs, culture, and society.

Loch Lomond: Legend of the Loch Trailer (2002)

01 April 2002

An 18th century couple separated by war gets a second chance at love when a present day singer becomes mixed up in their story.