Close menu

Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 280,217 playable programmes from the BBC

The Lions of Longleat

BBC One
on BBC One London

The first outside broadcast from Europe's first Big Game Reserve and the discovery of a remarkable real-life Daktari family of animals and humans in darkest Wiltshire.

In the Reserve:
Cameras and cameramen in cages observe fifty free-roaming lions.

At the House by the Gate:
Mary Chipperfield lives with fifteen animals including the gorillas who play with her baby, the lion cubs in the kitchen, Kumah the guard tiger, Phoenix the panther, and Marquis the horse-riding lion.

The programme introduced by Norman Tozer.

Contributors

Commentary (In the Reserve):
Lord Bath
Commentary (In the Reserve):
Jimmy Chipperfield
Subject (At the House by the Gate):
Mary Chipperfield
Presenter:
Norman Tozer
Produced and directed by:
Derek Burrell-Davis
Source: Radio Times

BBC One London

About BBC One

BBC One is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964. It replaced BBC Television.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More