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Richard Taylor

Filmmaker
10 August 1933 to 24 February 2015

A British filmmaker who worked predominantly as a documentary director for the BBC, Taylor made his first film while working for the British Antarctic Survey and went on to make around 50 films in more than 60 countries. His notable credits included 16 films for The World About Us (1967-1987).

Read Richard Taylor's Guardian obituary here