Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19671008] | KENNETH ALLSOP introduces some interesting topics including: Wildlife on Canvas: ROBERT GILLMOR talks about the Society of Wildlife Artists' Exhibition recently held in London and shortly to go on tour Birds as Pests: a number of people who contributed to a symposium discuss the extent of the problem and the ways being developed to deal with it Has Wildlife a Future?: ROBERT ARVILL discusses his book Man and Environment with Kenneth Allsop Produced by John Sparks Shortened repeat: Wed., 9.5 a.m. | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19671008] | Introduces: Kenneth Allsop Talks: Robert Gillmor Unknown: Robert Arvill Unknown: Kenneth Allsop Produced By: John Sparks | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19671011] | KENNETH ALLSOP introduces some interesting topics Shortened version of Sunday's broadcast | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19671011] | Introduces: Kenneth Allsop | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19671105] | with Kenneth ALLSOP Watching Angels: How can this activity help us understand migration? DR. Eric EASTWOOD talks about his book, Radar Ornithology with Dr. Peter Evans Invasion!: JOHN SPARKS joins Tony GIBBS at Cap Gris-Nez to look at the large scale visible migration across the Channel Twenty - first Anniversary : PETER SCOTT talks about the Severn Wildfowl Trust which celebrates its Twenty-first Anniversary this month Produced by John Sparks From the South and West | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19671105] | Unknown: Kenneth Allsop Talks: Dr. Eric Eastwood Unknown: Dr. Peter Evans Unknown: John Sparks Unknown: Tony Gibbs Talks: Peter Scott Produced By: John Sparks | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19671108] | with KENNFTH ALLSOP DR. Eric EASTWOOD talks about his book Radar Ornithology with Dr. Peter Evans JOHN SPARKS and Tony Gisbs at Cap Gris-Nez look at visible migration PETER SCOTT talks about the Severn Wildfowl Trust's twenty-first anniversary Shortened version of Sunday's broadcast | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19671108] | Unknown: Kennfth Allsop Talks: Dr. Eric Eastwood Unknown: Dr. Peter Evans Unknown: John Sparks Unknown: Tony Gisbs Talks: Peter Scott | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19671203] | KENNETH ALLSOP introduces topical subjects on the wildlife scene, including: Status Changes: is our breeding bird population changing for better or worse? JOHN PARSLOW (Nature Conservancy), who has just published a monumental survey of our changing bird communities, discusses this with DAVID CABOT and PETER JEWELL Ideas for Christmas Presents: JEFFERY BOSWALL looks around record shops for wildlife discs Produced by John Sparks Repeated Wednesday, 9.5 a.m. | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19671203] | Introduces: Kenneth Allsop Unknown: John Parslow Unknown: David Cabot Unknown: Peter Jewell Unknown: Jeffery Boswall Produced By: John Sparks | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19671206] | KENNETH ALLSOP introduces topical subjects on the wildlife scene Sunday's broadcast | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19671206] | Introduces: Kenneth Allsop | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19671231] | KENNETH ALLSOP introduces some interesting personalities and topics, including: Music with a Difference: GEORGE NEWSON has just produced a symphony called ' The Silent Spring' about man's impact on the countryside. Birdsong rather than instruments plays a prominent role Aaah-Ugh!: two forms of exclamation use...! for animals. Why are some animals so popular and others unpopular? DESMOND MORRIS explains Bird Spotting: IAN WALLACE talks about the tallyhunters who are organised to travel anywhere in the country to add a new species to their year's list Produced by John Sparks Repeated: Wednesday, 9.5 a.m. | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19671231] | Introduces: Kenneth Allsop Unknown: George Newson Unknown: Desmond Morris Talks: Ian Wallace Produced By: John Sparks | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680103] | KENNETH ALLSOP introduces some interesting personalities and topics Sunday's broadcast | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680103] | Introduces: Kenneth Allsop | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680128] | CHARLES COLES introduces some interesting topics and personalities in the world of natural history including: Run, hare, run! A Bill shortly to be presented to Parliament would make hare-coursing illegal. What are the arguments for and against this traditional country sport? Among those taking part: Lord SOPER Wildlife Photographer 1967 The prizewinners of this annual competition run by Animals have just been selected. John SPARKS went to the presentation ceremony. and talked to NIGEL SITWELL and ERIC HOSKINGS Ducks for Everyone DAVID CABOT (Director of Research, Irish Wildfowl Conservancy) talks about getting the maximum benefit from ducks and geese. | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680128] | Introduces: Charles Coles Unknown: John Sparks Unknown: Nigel Sitwell | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680131] | CHARLES COLES introduces some interesting topics and personalities in the world of natural history Shortened version of Sunday's broadcast | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680131] | Introduces: Charles Coles | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680225] | CHARLES COLES introduces some interesting topics and personalities from the natural history world including: Pirate Radios: DAVID Cabot reports on a scheme to place radio transmitters on some of our larger mammals Pigeon Pie!: DEREK COODWIN has just completed a survey of the world's pigeons. Why are they so successful as a group? What is the difference between a Dove and a Pigeon? Produced by John Sparks Shortened version: Wed... 9.5 a.m. | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680225] | Introduces: Charles Coles Unknown: David Cabot Unknown: Derek Coodwin Produced By: John Sparks | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680228] | Shortened version of Sunday's broadcast | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680324] | Topics and personalities from the natural history world discussed by CHARLES COLES The World is my Oyster: DAVID CABOT reports on the booming oyster business in Ireland Partridge Census: where have all the partridges gone? ' British Butterflies in Colour' is a new book: John Sparks talks to artist ERNEST MANSELL and author L. HUGH NEWMAN Wildlife Sound: a society of this name has been formed by Richard MARGOSCHIS , who talks to Charles Coles and plays some choice recordings Produced by John Sparks Shortened version: Wed., 9.5 a.m. | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680324] | Unknown: Charles Coles Unknown: David Cabot Talks: John Sparks Artist: Ernest Mansell Unknown: L. Hugh Newman Unknown: Richard Margoschis Unknown: Charles Coles Produced By: John Sparks | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680327] | Topics and personalities from the natural history world Shortened version of Sunday's broadcast | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680421] | Topics and personalities from the animal world discussed by CHARLES COLES and JOHN PALING Items include: Tortoises—great..... How long do they live? Why are giant tortoises found only on oceanic islands? How did they get there? ROGER GAYMER of Bristol University, who has studied these in the Seychelles, talks to John Paling. .... and small: About a quarter of a million tortoises are imported each year to be sold as pets. Few survive their first winter. Should this trade in wild animals be stopped? Produced by John Sparks | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680421] | Unknown: Charles Coles Unknown: Roger Gaymer Unknown: John Paling. Produced By: John Sparks | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680424] | Sunday's broadcast | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680519] | Topics and personalities from the world of natural history introduced by CHARLES COLES Rare Birds in the News: PETER DRIVER visits the head-quarters of the R.S.P.B. and learns the latest news from PETER CONDER and his staff about the rare breeding birds under their care: avocets, black-tailed godwits, kites, ospreys, snowy owls Muntjacs on the Move: PHIL DRABBLE discusses the recent spread of the introduced muntjac deer and plays sound recordings of it and other British deer. both introduced and native An ' extinct ' British moth found again: CHARLES COLES tells the story of the rediscovery of the Rosy Marsh Moth thought to have become extinct in 1851 Produced by John Burton | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680519] | Introduced By: Charles Coles Unknown: Phil Drabble Unknown: Charles Coles Produced By: John Burton | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680522] | Topics and personalities from the world of natural history introduced by CHARLES COLES Shortened version of Sunday's broadcast | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680522] | Introduced By: Charles Coles | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680616] | Topics and personalities from the animal world discussed by CHARLES COLES and LYALL WATSON Hedgehog Tracking: PATRICK MORRIS is studying the movements and habits of these mammals in a London park Big Cats: Lion cubs are one of the most appealing attractions in zoos. Are lions easy to breed? DAVID CABOT reports from Dublin Zoo—one of Europe's most successful 'lion' zoos-and from the lions at Longleat Big Apes: VERNON REYNOLDS on how chimpanzees are used as human understudies in space research Small Birds: Charles Coles with some of Victor Lewis 's sounds of hungry nestlings Produced by John Sparks | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680616] | Unknown: Charles Coles Unknown: Lyall Watson Unknown: Patrick Morris Unknown: David Cabot Unknown: Vernon Reynolds Unknown: Charles Coles Unknown: Victor Lewis Produced By: John Sparks | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680619] | Topics and personalities from the animal world discussed by CHARLES COLES and LYALL WATSON Shortened version of Sunday's broadcast | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680619] | Unknown: Charles Coles Unknown: Lyall Watson | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680714] | The monthly magazine programme about natural history presented by CHARLES COLES and MICHAEL CLAYTON Among the items: Operation Habitat Rescue: Michael Claylon joins young workers in the field and John Sparks talks to the man in charge, David Burton The Danube Delta: Charles Coles discusses a recent visit there The Common Seal: a report from the Wash. where Nigel Bonner ts directing research into the movements of this controversial animal Talking Birds: John Sparks attends a talking budgie competition Produced by Robina Gyle-Thompson Repeated: Wednesday, 9.5 a-m. | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680714] | Presented By: Charles Coles Presented By: Michael Clayton Unknown: Michael Claylon Talks: John Sparks Unknown: David Burton Unknown: Charles Coles Unknown: Nigel Bonner Unknown: John Sparks Produced By: Robina Gyle-Thompson | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680717] | The monthly magazine programme about natural history presented by CHARLES COLES and MICHAEL CLAYTON Shortened version of Sunday's broadcast | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680717] | Presented By: Charles Coles Presented By: Michael Clayton | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680811] | The monthly magazine programme reflecting today's natural history world: presented by CHARLES COLES and MICHAEL CLAYTON Grouse and their Environment: Charles Coles , himself an expert on gamo conservation, visits the Game Fair near Stirling to investigate advances in moorland management Operation Seafarer: a Naval Operation? David Cabot talks to James Fisher Desert Songs: recordings from the unique Sound Guide to North African Birds, selected by Jeffery Boswall Aerial Plankton: Michael Clayton interviews L. R. Taylor and R. A. French of Rothamsted Experimental Station. Harpenden. Hertfordshire, about the migration of insects Producer, Robina Gyle-Thompson Repeated: Wednesday. 9.5 a.m. | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680811] | Presented By: Charles Coles Presented By: Michael Clayton Unknown: Charles Coles Talks: David Cabot Unknown: James Fisher Unknown: Jeffery Boswall Unknown: Michael Clayton Unknown: L. R. Taylor Unknown: R. A. Producer: Robina Gyle-Thompson | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680814] | Sunday's broadcast | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680908] | A monthly magazine about animals introduced by CHARLES Coles and MICHAEL CLAYTON Pandamania: Chi-Chi and An-An are having a second chance at mating, this time in London. How important is it to breed these mammals? How rare is the giant panda? Animal Sounds: selected from the latest circulation tape of the Wildlife Sound Recording Society Wildlife through the lens ... JEFFERY BOSWALL talks to HEINZ SIELMANN about his new BBC-tv series Wild New World .. and on the air: a review of natural history broadcasting, and a preview of the new weekly series starting next week Programme editor, John Sparks Studio production. Robina Gyle-Thompson | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680908] | Introduced By: Charles Coles Introduced By: Michael Clayton Talks: Jeffery Boswall Unknown: Heinz Sielmann Unknown: Robina Gyle-Thompson | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680911] | A monthly magazine about animals introduced by CHARLES COLES and MICHAEL CLAYTON Sunday's broadcast | |
| GENOME: [R4 BD=19680911] | Introduced By: Charles Coles Introduced By: Michael Clayton | |
| Programme Catalogue - Details: 03 December 1967 | 19671203 | |
| Programme Catalogue - Details: 03 December 1967 | 19671203 | """ Media: LP Next in series: 31 December 1967 Previous in series: 18 June 1967 Description SBH:The 18 year-old youth interviewed on how he took the first ever photograph of moles in an underground nest. Interviewer: Tim Matthews. From a programme in the series Wildlife Review. PRE:Describes how he managed to set up his camera to photograph the nest, after digging and constructing a false top. Patience over a long period finally rewarded by a flashlight photograph. NTS:The photograph, which won for Peter Stafford the title of Wildlife Cameraman of 1967, shows four baby moles and their mother. OTN:TBS 49 WF 076 TXN/TDT:R4 03-Dec-1967 Broadcast history 03 Dec 1967 00:00-00:00 (RADIO 4) Contributors Tim Matthews (int) Peter Stafford (Speaker) About this prototype Terms of Use Contact Us All information set out in the programme catalogue represents what was considered fact at the time its associated programme was first broadcast. This information may have changed over time and so information in the catalogue may not necessarily be relied upon as accurate many years later. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites © BBC 2005 - 2007 Notes: CAIRS 291435""" |
| Programme Catalogue - Details: 03 December 1967 | 19671203 | "Next in series: 31 December 1967 Previous in series: 18 June 1967 Description SBH:The 18 year-old youth interviewed on how he took the first ever photograph of moles in an underground nest. Interviewer: Tim Matthews. From a programme in the series Wildlife Review. PRE:Describes how he managed to set up his camera to photograph the nest, after digging and constructing a false top. Patience over a long period finally rewarded by a flashlight photograph. NTS:The photograph, which won for Peter Stafford the title of Wildlife Cameraman of 1967, shows four baby moles and their mother. OTN:TBS 49 WF 076 TXN/TDT:R4 03-Dec-1967 Broadcast history 03 Dec 1967 00:00-00:00 (RADIO 4) Contributors Tim Matthews (int) Peter Stafford (Speaker) Notes: CAIRS 291435." |
| Programme Catalogue - Details: 03 December 1967 | 19671203 | "Next in series: 31 December 1967 Previous in series: 18 June 1967 Description SBH:The 18 year-old youth interviewed on how he took the first ever photograph of moles in an underground nest. Interviewer: Tim Matthews. From a programme in the series Wildlife Review. PRE:Describes how he managed to set up his camera to photograph the nest, after digging and constructing a false top. Patience over a long period finally rewarded by a flashlight photograph. NTS:The photograph, which won for Peter Stafford the title of Wildlife Cameraman of 1967, shows four baby moles and their mother. OTN:TBS 49 WF 076 TXN/TDT:R4 03-Dec-1967 Broadcast history 03 Dec 1967 00:00-00:00 (RADIO 4) Contributors Tim Matthews (int) Peter Stafford (Speaker) Notes: CAIRS 291435. Media: LP About this prototype Terms of Use Contact Us All information set out in the programme catalogue represents what was considered fact at the time its associated programme was first broadcast. This information may have changed over time and so information in the catalogue may not necessarily be relied upon as accurate many years later. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites © BBC 2005 - 2007 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites © BBC 2005 - 2007 " |
| Programme Catalogue - Details: 03 December 1967 | 19671203 | Next in series: 31 December 1967 Previous in series: 18 June 1967 Description SBH:The 18 year-old youth interviewed on how he took the first ever photograph of moles in an underground nest. Interviewer: Tim Matthews. From a programme in the series Wildlife Review. PRE:Describes how he managed to set up his camera to photograph the nest, after digging and constructing a false top. Patience over a long period finally rewarded by a flashlight photograph. NTS:The photograph, which won for Peter Stafford the title of Wildlife Cameraman of 1967, shows four baby moles and their mother. OTN:TBS 49 WF 076 TXN/TDT:R4 03-Dec-1967 Broadcast history 03 Dec 1967 00:00-00:00 (RADIO 4) Contributors Tim Matthews (int) Peter Stafford (Speaker) Notes: CAIRS 291435. |
| Programme Catalogue - Details: 31 December 1967 | 19671231 | |
| Programme Catalogue - Details: 31 December 1967 | 19671231 | """ Media: LP Next in series: 25 February 1968 Previous in series: 03 December 1967 Description SBH:The speaker interviewed on his sound picture, The Silent Spring. Interviewer: Kenneth Allsop From Wildlife Review PRE:Work is based on real sounds of nature, mainly birds but includes other creatures; noises of machinery also present. These sounds reproduced at varying speeds and volumes and given background of electronic sound. Composed as a protest against destruction of Britain's countryside. Total bird population probably not declining, but varieties less. Extracts from work as under: Gr.110: Part of first movement (0'52""""). Gr.120: Part of last movement (0'38""""). Broadcast history 31 Dec 1967 00:00-00:00 (RADIO 4) Contributors Kenneth Allsop (int) George Newson (Speaker) About this prototype Terms of Use Contact Us All information set out in the programme catalogue represents what was considered fact at the time its associated programme was first broadcast. This information may have changed over time and so information in the catalogue may not necessarily be relied upon as accurate many years later. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites © BBC 2005 - 2007 Notes: CAIRS 292911""" |
| Programme Catalogue - Details: 31 December 1967 | 19671231 | "Next in series: 25 February 1968 Previous in series: 03 December 1967 Description SBH:The speaker interviewed on his sound picture, The Silent Spring. Interviewer: Kenneth Allsop From Wildlife Review PRE:Work is based on real sounds of nature, mainly birds but includes other creatures; noises of machinery also present. These sounds reproduced at varying speeds and volumes and given background of electronic sound. Composed as a protest against destruction of Britain's countryside. Total bird population probably not declining, but varieties less. Extracts from work as under: Gr.110: Part of first movement (0'52""""). Gr.120: Part of last movement (0'38""""). Broadcast history 31 Dec 1967 00:00-00:00 (RADIO 4) Contributors Kenneth Allsop (int) George Newson (Speaker) Notes: CAIRS 292911." |
| Programme Catalogue - Details: 31 December 1967 | 19671231 | "Next in series: 25 February 1968 Previous in series: 03 December 1967 Description SBH:The speaker interviewed on his sound picture, The Silent Spring. Interviewer: Kenneth Allsop From Wildlife Review PRE:Work is based on real sounds of nature, mainly birds but includes other creatures; noises of machinery also present. These sounds reproduced at varying speeds and volumes and given background of electronic sound. Composed as a protest against destruction of Britain's countryside. Total bird population probably not declining, but varieties less. Extracts from work as under: Gr.110: Part of first movement (0'52""). Gr.120: Part of last movement (0'38""). Broadcast history 31 Dec 1967 00:00-00:00 (RADIO 4) Contributors Kenneth Allsop (int) George Newson (Speaker) Notes: CAIRS 292911. Media: LP About this prototype Terms of Use Contact Us All information set out in the programme catalogue represents what was considered fact at the time its associated programme was first broadcast. This information may have changed over time and so information in the catalogue may not necessarily be relied upon as accurate many years later. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites © BBC 2005 - 2007 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites © BBC 2005 - 2007 " |
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