Barra’s Return of the Wild

Original version

BBC Two

Knowledge, drama, comedy and the arts for a broad adult audience.

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

BBC Two Northern Ireland

Barra's Return of the Wild

Factual

Factual: Science & Nature: Nature & Environment

Barra Best reveals how endangered animals across UK and Europe could be making a return.

Series 1

BBC One

BBC Northern Ireland region started on 19th April 1955 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One Northern Ireland.

BBC One Northern Ireland

Simulcast of BBC One Northern Ireland in high definition. From 24/10/2012

BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Simulcast of BBC Two Northern Ireland in high definition

BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Simon Miller

Mary McKeagney

Barra's Return of the Wild: Series 1: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC One - Barra's Return of the Wild, Series 1, Episode 2

Changes to harvesting help hamsters in Bavaria. In Rome a bird of prey finds a new home.

Barra Best reveals how endangered species are being aided across the UK and Europe. Changes to harvesting help hamsters in Bavaria, while in Rome a bird of prey finds a new home.

Barra Best presents a natural history series revealing how endangered animals across the UK and Europe are being helped by conservationists.

Barra reveals how a tiny pair of islands lying just outside Dublin Port have become the unlikely home for a conservation project helping one of Europe’s most endangered breeding birds.

Scientists off the coast of Scotland attempt to place cameras on the world’s second largest fish, while in the small Swiss town of Bellinzona, ringing some simple changes have had a big benefit for a mysterious creature of the night. In Amsterdam, volunteers Thea and Gert explain how, as the city’s skyline undergoes changes, they’re providing a new home for a creature that spends nine months of the year in the air.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Barra's Return of the Wild

Series 1

Episode 2

Contributors

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC Two Northern Ireland

About BBC Two