Tom Conti
Himself - Presenter
Saving Planet Earth UK (2007)
Season 1
A look at endangered species in the regions around the UK
Released July 4, 2007
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.climate-change, tmdb.nature, tmdb.extinction
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Scotland
Actor Tom Conti goes in search of some of Scotland's most endangered species. With the help of local experts Tom's encounters with wildlife are richly diverse.
July 4, 2007, midnight
S1E2 - Wales
Maggot (of Goldie Lookin Chain fame) tracks down some of Wales' rarest wildlife, including leatherback turtles, red squirrels, grass snakes and lesser horshoe bats, and finds out what can be done to help save them.
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S1E3 - Northern Ireland
Snooker supremo Dennis Taylor returns to his native Northern Ireland seeking out endangered wildlife, including the exotic Kingfisher, the elusive Pine Marten and the majestic Irish Hare.
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S1E4 - East
Myleene Klass finds out about the plight of endangered wildlife in the East. She tracks down red deer, the bittern and the great raft spider and meets the local people who are striving to prevent some of our rarest animals from becoming extinct.
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S1E5 - London
Comedian and animal lover Sean Hughes goes hunting for London's wildlife, including endangered bats in Hammersmith and otters in the East End.
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S1E6 - North East and Cumbria
Survival specialist Chris Ryan tracks down three of the North East and Cumbria's most endangered species, and tells us why we should make sure they have a future.
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S1E7 - South
Comedian Rory McGrath tracks down three of the South's most endangered species, and meets the local people who are striving to prevent some of our rarest animals from becoming extinct.
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S1E8 - Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Wildlife fanatic Brian Blessed gets up close to some of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire's rarest and most endangered species, including marsh harriers, great crested newts, red kites and grey seals.
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S1E9 - West Midlands
Toyah Wilcox finds out about conservation projects set up to help struggling local wildlife, including the water vole, the slow worm, the salmon and even the common swan.
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S1E10 - South West
Dick Strawbridge goes on the trail of the south west's most endangered species.
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S1E11 - North West
Shobna Gulati looks at how wildlife in the north west is being protected, particularly the twite, the polecat and the grey seal.
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S1E12 - West
Josie D'Arby explores how barn owls have come back from the verge of extinction in the region after two decades thanks to the work of a local hawk specialist.
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S1E13 - South East
Cheryl Baker tracks down three of our most elusive wild animals - the beaver, hazel dormouse and Adonis Blue butterfly - and shows how we can all help our local endangered species.
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S1E14 - East Midlands
Jonathan Agnew leaves the commentary box to find out what local people are doing to protect wildlife in the East Midlands. On his travels he discovers why mountain hares, marsh moths and crayfish are all on the endangered species list.
July 4, 2007, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 420 min.
Released: July 4, 2007
Last Air Date: July 4, 2007, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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