Birds Britannia is a four-part BBC Four television series about the birds of the United Kingdom, first shown in 2010. It was produced by Stephen Moss. Each of the four, sixty-minute episodes concentrates on one kind of bird: garden birds, waterbirds, seabirds and birds of the countryside. The series has no presenter, and is narrated by the Scottish actor Bill Paterson, with filmed interviews with a wide range of experts and bird enthusiasts, including David Attenborough, Mark Cocker, Jeremy Mynott, Tim Birkhead, Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall, Christopher Frayling, Kate Humble, Rob Lambert, Desmond Morris, David Lindo, Helen Macdonald, Andrew Motion, Tony Soper, and Bill Oddie. It has been announced that a book of the same title, by Stephen Moss, will be published by Collins in April 2011.
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Air Date: 2010-11-03
This episode starts with an insight into how the robin became the nation's favourite bird, the relation between blue ...
Air Date: 2010-11-10
An insight into how a seventh-century saint became the first avian protector when he realised feathers kept him warm ...
Air Date: 2010-11-17
Exploring the relationship between people and seabirds, including a look at how the great auk became extinct and why ...
Air Date: 2010-11-24
Countryside birds like the skylark, pheasant and nightingale are amongst the most iconic of all Britain's birds. For ...