Jen Bartlett, who has died aged 93, was part of a husband-and-wife team that brought groundbreaking natural history films to television audiences around the world, including to ITV as part of its long-running Survival series. Des Bartlett did most of the cinematography, and Jen was the stills photographer. Five of her photos were selected by National Geographic magazine for their top 100 wildlife images of the 20th century.
Their first Survival films were shot in North America and helped establish stand-alone wildlife documentaries as components of peak-time television schedules on both sides of the Atlantic. Leading the way was The World of the Beaver (1970), described by the producer Colin Willock as “the film that really gave birth to the one-hour Survival Special”.
