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After a life spent travelling the globe, the world’s most famous naturalist turns his attention closer to home to explore the wildlife of England’s iconic capital. Having lived in London for 75 years, Sir David has an intimate knowledge of the city’s natural history, and there’s no better guide to introduce us to its most spectacular wildlife secrets.London is considered the greenest major city in the world, with a surprising variety of animal dramas playing out in the most unexpected places. Whether it’s herds of deer invading gardens, pigeons commuting by tube, snakes slithering along Regent’s Canal, parakeets raiding green spaces, or seagulls learning new ways to make a killing in the city, Sir David reveals the incredible wild encounters to be experienced across his hometown.
Sir David celebrates the extraordinary ways in which animals are adapting to survive in the urban jungle, whether it be the fortunes of a pair of peregrines nesting on the Houses of Parliament as their chicks attempt their first flight, or a family of foxes living in the heart of Tottenham struggling to get to grips with fierce rivals and dangerous streets. He is inspired as he learns how people across the capital are ensuring some of Britain’s most-loved species can continue to call London home, and he even joins efforts to bring back animals that have disappeared from the city.
Captured over his centennial year, this personal and poignant film is a timely insight into how cities can become homes for wildlife as well as ourselves. (courtesy BBC)
Let’s be honest – if you love Christmas, the days following it, even allowing for the punctuation of celebratory fun that is New Year’s Eve, feel a little empty and aimless.
That can mostly be a good thing since who doesn’t want some quiet time, but if you find that time of year a little too empty for its own good, and you love animals, then has the BBC got a great time filler for you.
Even better, it won’t feel like you’re filling time at all because the legendarily good Sir David Attenborough is presenting with the documentary’s trailer blurb on YouTube promising that it is “a cure for the post-Christmas blues”.
Wild London premiered on BBC One on New Year’s Day.