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2007-08 Shorts

Episode 3: Avocets - Born Survivors

Duration: 10 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Nature documentary about the avocet, one of the UK's most strikingly beautiful wading birds. Every spring, the avocets delight us with their magical courtship dances. Show more

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Executive Producer:
Vyv Simson

Wild

2007-08 Shorts

Episode 4: Glacier Mountain Goats

Duration: 10 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Wildlife documentary looking at the mountain goats of Glacier National Park in Canada's Rocky Mountains. The young goats born in spring learn to survive in the wilderness. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Vyv Simson

Wild

2007-08 Shorts

Episode 9: The Coral Gardener

Duration: 9 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Nature documentary looking at how coral reefs can be gardened to protect them. Austin Bowden-Kerby is a coral gardener who is helping to save Fiji's reefs. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Vyv Simson

Wild

2007-08 Shorts

Episode 10: Bat Women of Panama

Duration: 10 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Nature documentary series. This episode looks at the women who gather in the jungle of Panama to seek secret knowledge that only darkness can reveal, and search for vampires. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Punt
Producer:
Simon Bell
Executive Producer:
Vyv Simson

Wild

2007-08 Shorts

Episode 11: A Summer on Golden Pond

Duration: 9 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Nature documentary looking at the loons, beavers and porcupines inhabiting Squam Lake, the setting of Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn's Oscar-winning film On Golden Pond. Show more

Wild

2007-08 Shorts

Episode 1: Puffin Island

Duration: 10 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Every summer, thousands of Atlantic puffins congregate on Skomer Island to breed. Over the course of a summer, we follow their adventures on this enchanting island.

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Vyv Simson

Wild

2007-08 Shorts

Episode 5: Terns of the Castle Coast

Duration: 10 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Nature documentary about arctic terns, which migrate further than any other animal, flying all the way from Antarctica to spend their summer on Northumberland's coast. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Jerry Short
Executive Producer:
Vyv Simson

Wild

2007-08 Shorts

Episode 2: Dean the Diving Decorator

Duration: 10 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Dean Burman was a painter-decorator, but his dream was to be a wildlife cameraman. This film shares his amateur footage of pike in Leicester, which he collected over many years. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jenny Eclair
Producer:
Simon Bell
Executive Producer:
Vyv Simson

Wild

2007-08 Shorts

Episode 12: Badlands Raging Bulls

Duration: 10 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Nature documentary series. The Badlands National Park in the USA provides an arena for the biggest event on the bison's calendar. One-tonne males rut for the right to breed. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Rosie Gloyns
Executive Producer:
Vyv Simson