Earth Pilgrim

[John]

Did anyone watch watch the Natural World programme on BBC2 tonight entitled Earth Pilgrim. If so what did you think of it.

I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy it but in the end I was totally enthralled by it. It was all about Dartmoor through the eyes of an elderly Asian gentleman that settled in Dartmoor some 40 years ago and it was a joy to watch.

It encompassed all the seasons and brought together some superb photography of a vast array of species that lived there from animals to plant life. From Birds to Insects and also the superb scenery of this bleak area of Britain.

The programme will not to be to everyone's taste but if you haven't seen it, and it is repeated, I think you ought to give it a try.

The programme certainly preached a message of man's stupidity in thinking they can control nature and with that thinking the bleak future for the Earth and all its inhabitants.

John

[agrumpycow]

Originally Posted by John

Did anyone watch watch the Natural World programme on BBC2 tonight entitled Earth Pilgrim. If so what did you think of it.
John

I put the telly on that side as background noise while I did some studying and about ten minutes later studies were abandoned!

I found it fascinating, a completely different style to the usual 'nature' programmes and thought the presenter, I didn't catch who he was, showed a genuine passion and deep understanding that certainly got me re-thinking my thoughts about little things.

The only thing that spoilt it slightly was the background music which I found a little off-putting.

ps

the pipit feeding the cuckoo chick looked really strange given their differences in size!

[PMG]

Yes I settled down to watch it and was enthralled: I liked everything about it, the film footage, the species featured - at last someone was showing lichens and mosses and that emperor moth hatching - oh wow how I wish I could be there to see this happening I'm afraid I didn't catch the presenters name either but he voiced what I have thought for a long time - he said it so well about us humans distancing ourselves from nature and thinking we are not part of it, or even lording it over it..............

I thought the music was just slightly intrusive but I liked and knew most of the pieces so the whole turned into a pleasure of a different kind. What a wonderfully balenced chap he is and I actually feel calm from watching it, instead of wound up by presenters acting daft and jerky footage etc....... not mentioning any names.............

It was a lovely film of a lovely place............

Pauline

[GME]

Yes - I enjoyed it too. I've got the series on series-link (the beauty of Sky+) but wasn't really sure what to expect. It was, as has been said, an interesting and different view of some of Dartmoor's beautiful wildlife and scenery.

I like Simon King so next week's episode should hopefully be another good 'un too!! (Filming a Tiger making a kill, I think)

[pressld2]

Sounds fascinating. I missed it but fortunately it is being repeated, this Sunday 20th Jan on BBC2 at 6.10pm. I shall programme my recorder straight away - thanks for the heads-up! In fact I shall start recording at 5:30 when there's a 10 minute programme called Avocets - Born Survivors. This is followed by Wild Wensleydale at 5:40 and then the repeat of Earth Pilgrim.

Dave P.

[Heart-shaped World]

I did watch it expecting little.
Sheepishly, I admit to being extremely moved by it. I thought the standard of cinematography very high - artisitic but purposeful. The gentleman who presented it was a wonderful human being and presenting because of his beliefs and not looks or celebrity.

*whispers* When the Beautful Demoiselles came on I even started to well up, but don't tell anyone.

It's looking like a purchase at this stage in the series.

[GME]

Originally Posted by pressld2

Sounds fascinating. I missed it but fortunately it is being repeated, this Sunday 20th Jan on BBC2 at 6.10pm. I shall programme my recorder straight away - thanks for the heads-up! In fact I shall start recording at 5:30 when there's a 10 minute programme called Avocets - Born Survivors. This is followed by Wild Wensleydale at 5:40 and then the repeat of Earth Pilgrim.

Dave P.

Great stuff, glad you'll get a chance to see it. It's well worth it. The Avocet programme was on straight after the Natural World one tonight and was also well worth a watch

[The Black Rabbit]

We saw it and were fascinated by it.
A REALLY GOOD "Natural World" production, though like AGC we found the music un-necessary - rather like canned laughter on a comedy show.
A lovely 50 minutes of television though...
Doug

[John]

A description about the programme taken from the BBC website.

This film is a spiritual journey into the ethereal landscape of Dartmoor with Satish Kumar, the world-renowned ecologist, former Jain monk and pilgrim for peace. Through changing seasons Satish walks the moor and explores ancient woods and rivers, home to a wealth of wildlife including red deer, emperor moths, starling roosts, kestrels and foxes. His meditations on the natural world are lyrical, uplifting and timely. From the producer of the Emmy and RTS award-winning Mississippi: Tales of the Last River Rat.

John

[Dan Salter]

I thought it was stunning !! infact so far this new natural world series has been superb! i even used some quotes from the snow leopard one in my most recent degree assignment !

This program tonight was great....personally i loved the music particularly when some folky guitar actually weaved in with him chanting Om shanti by the standing stones at the end...he was of course singing acapella but it matched perfectly with the music then to top it all off faded into Jeff Buckleys superb cover of Leonard Cohens Hallelujah !..

Oh and....the quote from einstein about the bees " If the bees dissapear from the world man with dissapear around 4 weeks later. Bees wont pollinate...no more plants...so no more animals...so no more humans"...something like that anyhow?, really got the thought processes going. And i liked the Gandhi quote at the end too.

oh and also...cheers pressld for the tip off...i did infact record tonights prog on my recorder but i only caught the last minutes of the avocet thing as i didnt know it was on ( after) so i will record that on sunday along with the other thing !