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Nature's Calendar

A seasonal guide to the best places to see wildlife across the UK

Nature's Calendar: Series 1: Winter:Estuaries

29/11/2006

Winter:Estuaries

Series 1

BBC Two - Nature's Calendar, Series 1, Winter:Estuaries

Wildlife watching on estuaries: the Swale in Kent, the Solway Firth and Poole Harbour.

A programme about winter wildlife watching on estuaries.  The team visit the Swale in Kent, the Solway Firth, Caerlaverock and Poole Harbour, in Dorset.

A seasonal guide to the best places to see wildlife across the UK.  Chris Packham visits his favourite winter bird watching site in Kent to uncover life on our estuaries.  Meanwhile Janet Sumner sees the whooper swans fly into the Solway Firth and Sanjida O'Connell takes a cruise round Poole Harbour in search of avocets and herds of exotic Sika deer. 

Nature's Calendar: Series 1

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Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife

Bill Oddie presents the definitive guide to finding and understanding Britain's wildlife.

Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife: Series 2: Episode 7: A Dorset River

Episode 7

Episode 7: A Dorset River

Series 2

A Dorset River

BBC Two - Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife, Series 2, A Dorset River

Bill Oddie explores Dorset's River Frome and heads downstream to Poole harbour.

Bill Oddie explores Dorset's River Frome in autumn and finds native crayfish.  At the river mouth in Poole harbour he sees avocets and little egrets.

Bill explores the delights of Dorset's River Frome in autumn and uncovers what could be the real inspiration for Ratty in Wind in the Willows, one of his favourite books.  He also reveals the enigma of the mute swan and grapples with native crayfish before ending his journey with avocets and little egrets at the river's mouth in Poole. 

Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife: Series 2

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

Bill continues on his quest to show you everything you need to know about our wildlife.

Bill continues on his quest to show you everything you need to know about our wildlife, visiting places as diverse as Orkney, Hampstead Heath and Dorset.

Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife: Series 2: Episode 2: Brecklands

Episode 2

Episode 2: Brecklands

Brecklands

BBC Two - Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife, Series 2, Brecklands

Bill Oddie visits Brecklands in East Anglia in summer to see a stoat, rabbits and spiders.

Bill Oddie explores the Brecklands of East Anglia in high summer.  He sees a stoat hunting rabbits, hares and the great raft spider.

Bill explores the grasslands of East Anglia known as the Brecklands.  It is high summer and Bill watches a stoat as it hunts rabbits, attempts a spot of hare whispering and jumps into a bog in the search for our largest spider – the great raft spider. 

Look Around You

Peter Serafinowicz and Robert Popper's sublime, slow-burn spoof of science TV.

Write that down in your copybook now. All you need to know about water, maths and ghosts. Peter Serafinowicz and Robert Popper's sublime, slow-burn spoof of science TV.

Look Around You: Series 1: Episode 5: Sulphur

Episode 5

Episode 5: Sulphur

Sulphur

BBC Two - Look Around You, Series 1, Sulphur

Episode 5 investigates the properties and behaviour of sulphur.

Short films parodying educational and science programmes from the 1970s and 1980s. Episode 5 investigates the properties and behaviour of sulphur.

Look Around You: Series 1

Series of short films parodying educational and science shows from the 1970s and 1980s.

This Life

Drama series about a group of aspiring young lawyers sharing a shabby house in London.

The 90s' most famous houseshare. Five aspiring lawyers are aiming for the top - but behind the scenes they're a mess of love, drugs and excess. Cult drama.

This Life: Series 2

This Life: Series 2: Episode 17: The Secret of My Excess

Episode 17

Episode 17: The Secret of My Excess

The Secret of My Excess

BBC Two - This Life, Series 2, The Secret of My Excess

Miles offers Anna a shoulder to cry on. Milly begins to see the downside of her actions.

Drama series about the lives and loves of a group of young lawyers. Miles offers Anna a shoulder to cry on. Milly begins to see the downside of her actions.

Drama series about a group of aspiring young lawyers in London.

This Life: Series 2: Episode 18: Diet Hard

Episode 18

Episode 18: Diet Hard

Diet Hard

BBC Two - This Life, Series 2, Diet Hard

Egg's expectations for the opening night at the cafe prove to be slightly overambitious.

Drama series about a group of young house-sharing lawyers. Egg's expectations for the opening night at the cafe prove to be slightly overambitious.

Egg's expectations for the opening night at the cafe prove to be slightly overambitious. Ferdy opts for a one-night stand. Kira and Kelly make plans for the future.

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