SEVEN NATURAL WONDERS OF THE SOUTH with Aubrey Manning
Introduced by Professor Aubrey Manning (Talking Landscapes / Earth Story),
Seven Natural Wonders of the South is a personal journey around Southern England,
unlocking some of the secrets of a unique chalk dominated region. Filmed during
a typical November it is a fascinating record of the landscapes and wildlife of the area.
It includes a rare visit to the now automated Needles Lighthouse, a flight with Red Kites
over The M40 and some spectacular Geology around 'The Jurassic Coast'.
SEVEN MAN-MADE WONDERS OF THE SOUTH with Chris Packham
Being a little over 18 miles from the continent is both a godsend and a curse.
With proximity brings the threat of invasion. The buildings and landscapes of
Southern Britain reflect thousands of years of conflict and it's the French that
have left the biggest mark....both in our architecture....and our psyche.
Chris Packham explores the Seven Man-made Wonders of The South aboard
a 150 year old sailing ship, a bicycle, a narrow boat and a New Forest Pony.
RACE OF THE ROUGH RIDERS with Richard Pitman
Each year on Boxing Day a unique horse race is run across the wild landscapes
of the New Forest. This is a race in the true sense of a point-to-point.
SAVING PLANET EARTH with Rory McGrath
Southern England is a fantastic area of diverse landscapes, but as with the rest of
the British Isles, it’s experiencing changes both natural and man made.
These changes will threaten a number of our most common plants and animals.
With a little expert help, Rory McGrath takes a look at just three species on the edge;
one has been missing from our landscape since Victorian times, one is only just
holding on and one could soon disappear all together.
THE GREAT BUSTARD narrated by David Attenborough
A short film tracing the decline and re-introduction of the Great Bustard.
2009 saw the first Great Bustard chicks hatching in the UK for nearly 180 years.
LIFE ON THE NEST with Chris Packham
Goshawk: An escaped falconer's bird has a tough year raising a family.
Bad weather and her inexperience as a mother, carries a high cost.
Hobby: From June through to August, this 24 hour nestcam catches some
amazing behaviour of one of the UK's smallest falcons.
Mantagu's Harrier: Chris finds out what happens when Britain's rarest bird of prey
builds its nest in a field of barley.
MAN MACHINE AND THE MIGHTY OAK
MAKING A SHOW OF IT - The New Forest Show
A look behind the scenes at Hampshire's most famous agricultural show.
BBC INSIDE OUT - Scandinavian Visitors
Waxwings, Bramblings, Bewick Swans, Brent Geese, Dunlin and the
elusive 'Butcher Bird' (Great Grey Shrike) are just some of our wintering tourists.
But why do they come here?
BBC INSIDE OUT - Badgers
Global Warming / Hot Summers / Lack of food... A nightmare for adult
female Bdgers with cubs to feed. What happens to orphaned the
Badger cubs of The New Forest?
BBC INSIDE OUT - Montagu's Harrier & Goshawk
A revealing insight into two of Britain's rarest birds of prey