Presented by the renowned broadcaster and conservationist Sir David Attenborough, BBC One’s Wild Isles will explore and celebrate the beautiful wildlife found in Britain and Ireland.
When is Wild Isles on TV?
Wild Isles is due to air in spring 2023, although an exact date hasn’t yet been announced. It will air on BBC One, and be available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
There will be five episodes in the series, kicking off with an introductory episode that explains why Britain and Ireland are so important globally for nature. The following four episodes will each celebrate a different habitat: woodlands, grasslands, freshwater and marine.
What is Wild Isles about?
Co-produced by Silverback Films, the Open University, the RSPB and WWF, the Wild Isles is a celebration of British and Irish wildlife
“In my long lifetime, I have travelled to almost every corner of our planet,” said presenter Sir David Attenborough when the series was announced. “I can assure you that in the British Isles, as well as astonishing scenery there are extraordinary animal dramas and wildlife spectacles to match anything I have seen on my global travels.”
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“I have always wanted to make a landmark series that really does justice to our own extraordinary wildlife. I am sure people will be amazed at what is happening right on their own doorstep,” says executive producer Alastair Fothergill, who has produced a variety of natural history documentaries for the BBC, Netflix and Disney, including Planet Earth, Frozen Planet, Our Planet, and David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet.
Who is presenting Wild Isles?
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This new BBC series will be presented by Sir David Attenborough, who will be a familiar face and voice to millions of people around the world.
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Main image: Sir David Attenborough, filming for the Wild Isles series, next to common puffins on Skomer Island. © Alex Board/Silverback Films/BBC