David Attenborough; Athens – the Truth about Democracy (2007) – a two-part history feature for Channel 4 produced by Lion TV and presented by Bettany Hughes; A Man among Bears (2008) – a natural history feature for Five and National Geographic Channel produced by Aqua Vita Films; and Peter Scott – a Passion for Nature (2006) – produced by Available Light Productions for BBC Two. Current commissions include Secrets of the Arabian Nights (2010) – directed by Mark Fielder and Lizzie White for Quickfire Media for BBC 4/2 broadcast in Autumn/Winter 2010. William Goodchild works with a number of international and national orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra and the London Metropolitan Orchestra. He has recorded at many of the major London recording studios including Abbey Road Studios, Associated Independent Recording, Angel Recording Studios, and CTS Lansdowne Studios. As a conductor and orchestrator he has undertaken projects for the BBC including natural history series such as Nature's Great Events, Wild China, Ganges, Europe – a Natural History, Journey of Life and Wild New World, and has recorded for Sony Classical Records, Universal Records, and CBS Masterworks. He has collaborated with international solo artists as diverse as guitarist John Williams (with whom he has recorded a number of albums), Andy Sheppard, members of the Maggini Quartet, Natalia Lomeiko, Alasdair Malloy, O-Duo, Tom Jones, and most recently Roni Size and Reprazent. In 2016, William Goodchild was appointed Conductor and Musical Director of Bristol Symphony Orchestra. He is also Guest Conductor with Bristol Ensemble. He performs regularly with both orchestras at St George's Bristol and Colston Hall. Film and television music (2006–2015) Wild Costa Rica (2015) - Wildlife documentary for Animal Planet; Produced by Warehouse 51 Productions; Producer/Director Ian Marsh Return of the Giant Killers: Africa's Lion Kings (2015) - Wildlife documentary for BBC Natural World; Produced by Icon Films; Producer/ Director Steve Gooder Timeshift: Castles - Britain's Fortified History (2014) for BBC4; Producer/Director Ben Southwell Africa's Fishing Leopards (2014) - Wildlife documentary for BBC Natural World. Produced by "Icon Films". Producer/ Director Steve Gooder The Man Who Turned into a Sofa (2014); BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama; Written by Polly Peters, Andrew Fusek Peters and Rosalind Jana Peters; Produced by Tim Dee Beavers Behaving Badly (2014); Wildlife documentary for BBC Natural World. Produced by BBC Natural History Unit. Producer/Director David Johnson Africa's Giant Killers (2014). Wildlife documentary for