Bryan Bruce has made documentaries on crime, natural history, mental health and iconic Kiwis over a long career. In 2008 the Scots-born producer/director won a Qantas Award for unsolved murder series The Investigator. He has also won awards for Murder, They Said (about the David Tamihere case), and wildlife/travel show Wild about New Zealand. The Lost Dinosaurs of New Zealand was a finalist in several international awards.
...I think we can make analytical, thought-provoking programmes that encourage us to discuss the kind of society, the kind of place that we have here and whether this is New Zealand the way we want it.
– Bryan Bruce, in a 2007 interview
ScreenTalk Interview with Bryan Bruce - January 2010