AN AWARD winning cameraman who worked on Blue Planet and other top documentaries is coming to Greenock next week to speak about his experiences filming for the famous TV programmes.

Doug Allan spent seven years in Antarctica as a scientist, research diver and photographer for the British Antarctic Survey before changing direction to full-time freelance filming in 1983.

Since then he's become one of the world’s best known cameramen, specialising in natural history, expeditions and science documentaries.

He has worked for the BBC, Discovery, National Geographic and many others filming for series including The Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Human Planet, Frozen Planet and Forces of Nature with Brian Cox.

Now Doug is bring his new presentation - 'Wild Images, Wild Life' - to the Beacon, where he will share stories of 35 years filming wildlife in some of the most remote places on the planet.

Having already sold out two tours of Scotland, this presentation will trace his personal journey as he discusses how he has seen pollution and climate change affect the natural world.

Doug said: "I’ll be talking about some recent shoots I’ve done, with highlights from the most challenging assignments of my 35 years filming wildlife in the remotest places on earth.

"What’s scarier, snow leopards or leopard seals?

"How do you get close to the biggest fish in the sea?

"Is it true your eyeballs freeze at minus 50?

"But I’ll also be tracing my personal journey too, how I began with simple amazement at the natural world and the animals in it but then over time became more interested in how animals and humans can live together."

Doug will be at the Beacon on Tuesday at 7.30pm.

As well as speaking of his experiences Doug will be selling copies of his book Freeze Frame as well as his colour prints of polar bears, penguins and seals.

To book tickets for Doug's date in Greenock visit www.beaconartscentre.co.uk