Will Millard

Will Millard is an award-winning television presenter and writer who has lived and worked with some of the remotest people on earth. His hit BBC Two series My Year With The Tribe and Hunters of the South Seas saw him immersed in the lives of the Bajau sea gypsies, Lamaleran whale hunters, and the Korowai of the West Papuan rainforests. He was awarded the BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Presenter and the Realscreen award for best Travel and Exploration.

For almost a decade, Will explored the jungles of New Guinea and West Africa. He has written about his adventures for numerous national and international magazines; and spoken to theatre audiences across the UK; but since having kids his focus has turned to the wonders on his doorstep. He has gone on to present numerous BBC Wales series on local rivers, urban exploration, history, and fishing, and has written (and ghost written) best-selling books about remarkable British people for Penguin and Pan MacMillan.

His debut book, The Old Man and the Sand Eel, for Viking, saw him spend two-years attempting to break a fishing record, and he has recently published a series of early-reader books for Magic Cat, which take young children deep into the lives of the incredible animals that live in our ponds, trees, gardens, and rockpools.

Born and brought up on the river banks of The Fens, Will still believes the wild is inherently magical and that capturing and sustaining that feeling in everyone could yet save the world.