Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Ronald Tobias.Savoie, Philip Antoine2013-06-252013-06-252009https://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/2186Blackbird is a film that is part of the student's thesis project.The British Broadcasting Corporation's Natural History Unit (BBC NHU) is the most successful producer of nature television. Even though other public and independent organizations produce nature television the BBC NHU continues to dominate the genre and the global market. The public funding of the BBC and the NHU is the foundation for the NHU's consistent international success.enBritish Broadcasting CorporationNature filmsDocumentary filmsTelevision programsThesisCopyright 2009 by Philip Antoine Savoie