Wildlife Films

[Kymba]

I just happened to be flicking through the Tv channels at 11 pm last night and came across
100 YEARS OF WILDLIFE FILMS presented by Bill Oddie. This was apparently the 3rd time it was repeated in 5 days.. Dont know how i missed it the first two times as it was on a lot earlier. I wish they would advertise programmes onthese channels better
What a fantastic programme I really hope they show it again.. Did anyone one else get to watch it ?

Heres the write up on it.. for those that didnt see it...

Bill Oddie highlights the passionate, eccentric and pioneering individuals who have often risked life and limb to break new boundaries in wildlife films. He charts the extraordinary changes in technology that have driven the industry forward, and reveals how the last hundred years of wildlife films has as much to do with our social attitudes as it has to do with the animals themselves.
With stunning, exciting and sometimes shocking footage, the documentary explores the changing trends throughout the last century, from shooting animals for fun in the 1930s to campaigning to save them from extinction today. As Oddie says: "To me the ultimate aim, the hope, the prayer behind every wildlife film... it's to make us care about the natural world and say 'here's something we love - we don't want to lose it'."
Plus, film-makers explain the challenges that filming animals can pose, we find out more about the pioneers, discover who was first to film underwater - and who narrowly escaped death to get the shots they wanted.

[naturelover]

dose any one on here remember ( dont know how to spell it ) but here goes, armand and michila denis,they filmed underwater in the 50s and 60s they were the first underwater photographers that i remember.

[Dan Salter]

Kymba how on earth did i miss this 3 times?...What channel was it on ( i dont think you say?)

The amount of these 100 top things i have sat through on subjects im really not interested in but they are like magnets...if you flick onto one by accident you just have to find out what is number 1 regardless....grrrrrrr...im angry i miised this one.

[stirling]

I remember them well naturelover,never missed a show seem to remember michala in a safari jacket though?
Best from mike

[Kymba]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

Kymba how on earth did i miss this 3 times?...What channel was it on ( i dont think you say?)

The amount of these 100 top things i have sat through on subjects im really not interested in but they are like magnets...if you flick onto one by accident you just have to find out what is number 1 regardless....grrrrrrr...im angry i miised this one.

It was on BBC 4 ....Saturday 25 August 2007 7.10pm-9.10pm; rpt 2.05am-4.05am
rpt Thursday 30 August 2007 8.30pm-10.30am;
rpt Friday 31 August 10.55pm-12.55am
I managed to catch the last one.

[kshotton45]

Originally Posted by naturelover

dose any one on here remember ( dont know how to spell it ) but here goes, armand and michila denis,they filmed underwater in the 50s and 60s they were the first underwater photographers that i remember.

I don't think they were swimmers.
Obituary: Michaela Denis | Obituaries | Guardian Unlimited

Keith.