Genre: | Nature documentary |
Narrated: | Samuel West |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
Num Series: | 1 |
Num Episodes: | 6 |
Producer: | Peter Crawford |
Runtime: | 50 minutes |
Company: | BBC |
Channel: | BBC Two |
Living Britain is a six-part nature documentary series, made by the BBC Natural History Unit, transmitted from 31 October to 5 December 1999. It was narrated by Samuel West and produced by Peter Crawford. It examines British wildlife over the course of one year. Each of the programmes takes place in a different time of year.
Looks at Britain in the grip of winter featuring Eurasian otters, eagles, waders, swans, squirrels, red foxes, toads and deer.
Follows the arrival of spring as it moves north featuring barn swallow, newt, eel, polecat, red kite and wildflowers.
Follows the changing seasons with the arrival of early summer featuring may-flies, moles, northern gannets and phalaropes.
Midsummer is a busy time for insects, grouse & merlins rear their young & basking sharks visit our shores.
Autumn is a dramatic time of change – birds migrate, red deer rut, leaves change colour & fungi abound.
Looks at the influence of people on Britain's wildlife in the past & looks ahead to the new millennium.