My Halcyon River (Natural World 25 years)

[Ukwildlifeo]

Originally Posted by Brian Phipps

Hi Dan,
I first watched it a good few years ago now and didn`t relise where it was filmed, but one day working for the Company I do we were asked to help remove a car that had been washed down the River Boyd just outside of Bristol, and was stuck on a weir in someones garden.

We met the owners on arrival, which was Charlie and Phillipa! all I could do was talk to him about his filming, he said all the Halycon footage was shot on the river around his house, my workmates thankfully left me alone to chat while they did the work!

He is Kingfisher and Otter mad!

I`m with you its the best NH video I`ve ever seen.

Cheers
Brian

I remember a two part documentry with phillipa + family raising an otter cub and releasing it. They went the hole hog and built a large enclosure and pond for it too.

The episode is on Iplayer, ive downloaded it and will watch it soon

[Dan Salter]

Originally Posted by Ukwildlifeo

I remember a two part documentry with phillipa + family raising an otter cub and releasing it. They went the hole hog and built a large enclosure and pond for it too.

The episode is on Iplayer, ive downloaded it and will watch it soon

"Saving Grace" is the name of the two part otter cub, but that was more fly on the wall documentary and not the beautiful masterpiece we talk of here!.

I just read that Phillipa got a 1st honours Ecology degree in 1997!! good girl!...

[wildmanofthewoods]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

I agree, and why does that moment never feature in those 50 best wildlife moments documentaries????

But...i fear you are confusing more than one of the 4 films charlie/phillipa have made about rivers/wildlife...because unless she was suffering with severe bronchitis.

LOL & oops.

Although it does feature on a BBC compilation DVD "Great Wildlife Moments" which contains other gems such as the chimp hunt & the Lyre bird.

[Gill Catton]

Phillipa present 'world on the move' every Tuesday on Radio 4 at 11am I think(I tend to listen again rather than catch it live) Its all about animal migrations and its a fantastic program. She's a fantastic presenter - of anything really but particualrly of wildlife shows.

[Ukwildlifeo]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

"Saving Grace" is the name of the two part otter cub, but that was more fly on the wall documentary and not the beautiful masterpiece we talk of here!.

I just read that Phillipa got a 1st honours Ecology degree in 1997!! good girl!...

Sorry I meant the natural world episode is on iplayer.

[Dan Salter]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

Phillipa present 'world on the move' every Tuesday on Radio 4 at 11am I think(I tend to listen again rather than catch it live) Its all about animal migrations and its a fantastic program. She's a fantastic presenter - of anything really but particualrly of wildlife shows.

Yes she does, i caught a lot of the early ones and it seemed very good, this series comes to an end soon though.

[Dan Salter]

Originally Posted by wildmanofthewoods

LOL & oops.

Although it does feature on a BBC compilation DVD "Great Wildlife Moments" which contains other gems such as the chimp hunt & the Lyre bird.

Does it????? i own that dvd...i guess i must have skimmed through it and not watched it all properly...i shall check for 'mink attack' tonight when i get home!

[Shearno]

I watched it on Sunday afternoon on 'catch up on demand' a cable TV service. We all sat down as a family and watched a double wammy, first the Gorrilla programme, then the river one and agree what a brilliant programme.

I don't know how they did it, at one point they film from below a Minnow and you see the Kingfisher coming down directly from above, gradually coming into focus to strike, truly amazing.

Shearno