{"id":29838,"date":"2023-02-06T22:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T21:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1780990"},"modified":"2023-02-07T11:53:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T10:53:27","slug":"chris-packham-explains-why-hes-taking-a-break-from-tv","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/chris-packham-explains-why-hes-taking-a-break-from-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Packham explains why he\u2019s taking a break from TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Winterwatch star discusses his decision in this week’s edition of Radio Times magazine. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 06 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Nature presenter and author Chris Packham has confirmed reports that he is taking a break from TV and has explained his reasons for doing so.<\/p>\n

Speaking in this week\u2019s Radio Times magazine<\/strong>, Packham, who will later this month be seen presenting BBC Two documentary Inside Our Autistic Minds, has said that \u201creports that I am retiring from television forever are wide of the mark\u201d.<\/p>\n

Instead, he clarified that he is \u201chaving a three-month break from TV now the documentary is finished and Winterwatch is done\u201d.<\/p>\n

He explained: \u201cI\u2019ve always had a creative side. I write, I take photographs and I make art. I\u2019m currently into Brutalism and I\u2019m making huge steel sculptures that are, very loosely, of animals. No one needs to see them. It\u2019s a personal thing that I have to exorcise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Packham said that he\u2019s \u201cnot having some sort of mental breakdown or collapse\u201d and that he\u2019s \u201cmainly made this decision because of creative frustration rather than burnout\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Chris Packham for Inside Our Autistic Minds.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC \/ Richard Ansett<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

However, he also said that another reason for the break is \u201crelated to my state of mind\u201d, adding, \u201cI\u2019ve had, for the first time and perhaps belatedly, eco-anxiety. I\u2019m angry and I\u2019m scared.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThe environmental movement needs a rethink. We\u2019ve been working extremely hard, demonstrating, organising petitions, protesting, taking direct action. Some have even been gluing themselves to things, but we\u2019re still failing to stop the rot.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I\u2019ll be spending three months thinking hard about how I\u2019m going to spend the next three. Because the next three, the three after and the three after that are becoming increasingly important when it comes to winning this battle to protect life on Earth.\u201d<\/p>

Packham is particularly known for presenting the Watches on TV, including Winterwatch<\/a>, Springwatch and Autumnwatch, the latter of which has recently been cancelled by the BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The broadcaster explained its decision, saying in a statement: \u201cThese are challenging times financially and we need to make difficult decisions and focus our resources on content that has the highest impact.<\/p>\n

\u201cSadly, this means that Autumnwatch will not be continuing. Instead, we are investing more money into Springwatch and Winterwatch, as they are most popular with audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Springwatch returns to the BBC in May. Check out more of our\u00a0Factual<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<\/strong>Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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