Roger Webb — Producer

Episodes 28

Episode 1

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October 3, 20091h
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From the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, Chris Packham and Kate Humble share their autumnal adventures in a wildlife-rich cider orchard. Simon King reports from the red deer rut on the Scottish island of Rum, while Gordon Buchanan is tracking killer whales in the North Sea.

Martin Hughes-Games is on hand to show viewers how to get involved with the series and autumn wildlife near them.

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Episode 2

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October 10, 20091h
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Chris and Kate are on the Dorset coast to say goodbye to the summer's migrants and hello to the autumn arrivals; it is bound to be a rich treat for any bird lover.

Simon King gives an update on autumn's most dramatic spectacle, reporting from the Scottish island of Rum on the red deer rut. Martin Hughes-Games reveals how you can become more involved with wildlife, while Gordon Buchanan is on the trail of the best of your stories.

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Episode 3

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October 17, 20091h
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Chris and Kate are at a wildlife hospital helping to rescue and care for sick and injured animals. Autumn is a busy time for them. In particular, hedgehogs need to be in peak condition if they are to successfully hibernate and survive the winter.

Simon King is in border country to report live on the arrival of thousands of migrating barnacle geese. Martin Hughes-Games reveals how to get more involved with wildlife, while Gordon Buchanan is on the trail of the best stories from viewers.

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Episode 4

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October 24, 20091h
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Chris Packham and Kate Humble are in north Norfolk to witness one of the most spectacular autumn phenomena. The 'knot spectacle', 40,000 wading birds flying in formation, is a truly unforgettable wildlife event. Meanwhile, Simon King reports live from the Forest of Dean, unearthing yet more surprising autumn stories as well as unveiling the final chapter of the red deer rut. Gordon Buchanan concludes his North Sea quest for killer whales and Martin Hughes-Games shows how to get more involved with wildlife.

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Episode 5

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October 31, 20091h
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For Halloween week, Chris Packham and Kate Humble are in deepest, darkest Gloucestershire seeking out things that go bump in the night. The setting is a haunted mansion whose residents include bats, badgers and spiders.

Meanwhile, Simon King is reporting live from a London graveyard to reveal the animals that have made this unusual wildlife location their home, Gordon Buchanan is on the trail of another viewer's story and Martin Hughes-Games explains how to get more involved with wildlife and with the series.

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Episode 6

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November 7, 20091h
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Chris and Kate are in the Lake District to witness a British wood at its seasonal best - a colourful and spectacular sight. The trees are host to red squirrels, jays and tawny owls - all very busy at this time of year.

Simon King is in Scotland to follow the fortunes of wild salmon - in autumn they face the daunting task of swimming many miles upriver to breed.

Gordon Buchanan is on the trail of another viewer's story, and Martin Hughes-Games demonstrates how to get more involved with the wildlife and the series.

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Episode 7

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November 14, 20091h
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Chris Packham and Kate Humble are in Pembrokeshire, south Wales, to find out how our marine wildlife is faring this autumn.

Seasonal storms stir up a rich mix in our seas and it's at the coast where you can witness the results, whether it's by looking in a rock pool or simply combing the beach. Simon King is in Senegal, west Africa, on the trail of arguably Britain's most spectacular summer visitor - the osprey. These migratory raptors fly south for the winter in search of the world's best fishing grounds.

Gordon Buchanan is on the trail of another viewer's story and Martin Hughes-Games reveals how to get more involved with the wildlife and the series.

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Episode 8

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Season Finale
November 21, 20091h
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For the final Autumnwatch, Chris and Kate are in the Cairngorms to witness winter's arrival. These mountains in Scotland are home to ptarmigan, mountain hares and stoats - all of which perform one of nature's greatest tricks: they turn white, helping them blend in with their wintry surroundings.

Simon King is in the company of rooks, as thousands gather in a spectacular winter roost in a small patch of woodland in Norfolk.

Gordon Buchanan is on the trail of his own seasonal wildlife story, and Martin Hughes-Games shows how to look after garden birds this winter.

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Episode 1

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October 7, 20101h
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Autumnwatch returns for an eight week celebration of UK wildlife.

From the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, Chris Packham and Kate Humble share their adventures of the last few days on a wild side of London where red deer rut and peregrine falcons hunt.

Wildlife cameraman Charlie Hamilton-James is on the trail of an otter and her cubs in Shetland, while Martin Hughes-Games is tracking down your wildlife stories, which include badgers living in the heart of the city.

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Episode 2

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October 14, 20101h
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Autumnwatch returns for an eight week celebration of UK wildlife.

Chris Packham and Kate Humble visit the south coast to witness bird migration in action - autumn is the cue for summer visitors like swallows and martens to leave our shores as redwings, fieldfares and others arrive.

Kate also reveals a real autumn screamer - the sika deer, while Chris gets up close to some spectacular spiders. In the Scottish Highlands, biologist Liz Bonnin is hoping for an encounter with the rare and elusive Scottish wildcat and closer to home Martin Hughes-Games is on the trail of the best of your stories.

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Episode 3

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October 21, 20101h
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Autumnwatch returns for a celebration of UK wildlife.

Chris Packham and Kate Humble visit Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland - more than 50 square miles of inland seawater, described as one of Europe's most important wildlife sites. For Chris, the star attraction is 30,000 light-bellied Brent geese - that's three quarters of the world's population. Kate decides to go deeper, diving beneath the waves in search of conger eels.

In Northumberland, wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson is on an audio journey from source to sea of the river Coquet. Closer to home Martin Hughes-Games is on the trail of the best of your stories.

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Episode 4

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October 28, 20101h
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Autumnwatch returns for a celebration of UK wildlife.

Chris and Kate are in the New Forest to enjoy the full splendour of autumn. By late October, the mix of yellow, brown and red leaves paints a stunning picture and on the woodland floor, fungi glow in an even broader palette of colours. Of all the woodland creatures, badgers are a firm favourite of Chris's, whilst Kate is in for a treat when she visits a bat roost.

In Scotland, Gordon Buchanan is on the Orkney Islands to check in on this year's grey seal pups, and closer to home Martin Hughes-Games is on the trail of the best of your stories.

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Episode 5

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November 4, 20101h
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Autumnwatch returns for a celebration of UK wildlife.

Chris and Martin visit the west coast of Scotland to catch up with the sea eagles of Mull. Since their reintroduction, some 35 years ago, the eagles have proved to be a real conservation success story.

Aboard a sea kayak, Martin also explores Mull's coastline - home to otters, seals and eider ducks. On Dartmoor, Nick Baker takes us on his own journey into the world of an oak tree and on the Somerset Levels there's news of another comeback - cranes, living wild for the first time in nearly 400 years.

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Episode 6

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November 11, 20101h
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Autumnwatch returns for a celebration of UK wildlife.

The team stays close to home, visiting some of the UK's 16 million back gardens to find out why they can be such an important sanctuary for wildlife in autumn. Kate learns what a garden needs to best help wildlife through the winter months while Chris passes on his own top tips.

Martin discovers there's a pecking order amongst the birds on our feeders and that some of our blackbirds are German.

Off the coast of Devon marine conservationist Maya Plass reveals autumn colour on the sea bed.

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Episode 7

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November 18, 20101h
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Autumnwatch returns for a celebration of UK wildlife.

Chris Packham and Kate Humble are on a mission to track down one of the UK's biggest autumn wildlife spectacles - vast flocks of roosting starlings. Using cutting-edge technology, the team uncover the secret of their stunning aerial displays, and try to get inside the roost. Across the country, wildlife is massing in vast numbers, and there is a guide to the top spectacles of the season.

Meanwhile in Wales, guest presenter Iolo Williams reveals the surprising and mysterious life of the region's most iconic fish, the sea trout.

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Episode 8

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Season Finale
November 25, 20101h
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Autumnwatch returns for a celebration of UK wildlife.

In the last live programme of the series, Chris Packham and Kate Humble say goodbye to autumn and hello to winter. For wildlife the preparations are over - some have fled to warmer climes, others have arrived from colder ones and some have gone into hibernation.

In Northern Ireland, Darryl Grimason unravels the life of a favourite winter visitor - the whooper swan. By late November, more than 6000 have fled Iceland to spend the winter on our shores. Meanwhile, Martin Hughes-Games has top tips on what wildlife to look out for over the winter months.

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Episode 1

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October 7, 20111h
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Autumnwatch returns for an eight week celebration of UK wildlife.

New presenter Michaela Strachan joins Chris Packham and Martin Hughes-Games, broadcasting live from the National Arboretum at Westonbirt. They'll be sharing their adventures from the previous few days.

This week, their journey takes them to the spectacular Wye Valley, on the trail of wild boar, swarming bats, and autumn's wild harvest. Meanwhile, guest presenter and naturalist Roy Dennis is following the perilous migration of the Springwatch osprey chicks as they leave our shores and head for Africa.

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Episode 2

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October 14, 20111h
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Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan visit Spurn Point on the Humber Estuary to witness one of autumn's biggest events, migration. They'll be tracking our winter visitors like redwings and fieldfares as they arrive, and there's also an update on the Springwatch ospreys as they head south for the winter.

Martin Hughes-Games reveals unique insights into the lives of badgers with the help of special cameras installed deep within a sett. And in Scotland, wildlife cameraman Charlie Hamilton James is following the epic journey of the salmon, from the sea to their spawning grounds.

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Episode 3

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October 21, 20111h
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Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games broadcast from the National Arboretum at Westonbirt, with all the latest autumn wildlife action. Chris and Martin report back on their visit to north Devon, exploring the moors, rockpooling on the spectacular coastline, and helping bring in the wild Exmoor ponies. There's an update on the migrating osprey chicks, and wildlife filmmaker Johnny Kingdom is on the trail of one of autumn's spectacles, the red deer rut.

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Episode 4

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October 28, 20111h
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Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games broadcast from the National Arboretum at Westonbirt, with all the latest autumn wildlife action. The team report back on the glorious autumn colours and wildlife of the ancient woodlands, and the drama of the fallow deer rut, seen during their trip to the Cotswolds. Plus an exclusive look at wildlife gardening at the famous Highgrove Estate, and guest presenter Leah Gooding investigates the plight of one of our most mysterious and iconic fish, the eel.

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Episode 5

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November 4, 20111h
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Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games broadcast live from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust's Slimbridge reserve.

Martin is tracking Bewick's swans as they arrive from Siberia to overwinter at the reserve. Chris and Michaela report back on their visit to the Scottish island of Islay, where they have been meeting the resident otters and eagles, and experiencing the spectacle of thousands of migratory barnacle geese.

Meanwhile, guest presenter and wildlife cameraman Richard Taylor-Jones is on the trail of one of Britain's least known seal populations in the south east, which live in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.

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Episode 6

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November 11, 20111h
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Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games broadcast live from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust's Slimbridge reserve. The team explore the UK's spectacular coastline and marine life. They report on the dramatic rescue of fledging gannets, get to grips with our common lobster, and experience the autumn spectacle of thousands of waders gathering in our estuaries. There's an update on the migrating Bewicks's swans arriving at Slimbridge, and guest presenter and naturalist Iolo Williams takes to the high seas, searching for a giant of the deep, the fin whale.

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Episode 7

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November 18, 20111h
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Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games broadcast live from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust's Slimbridge reserve. The team head to Sheffield to explore the wild side of the city, where they search for urban deer and take part in a lunch break bird safari. There's a report on the Bewick swans as they arrive to spend the winter at Slimbridge, and guest presenter and naturalist Roy Dennis is on the trail of the Springwatch ospreys as he follows their perilous migration all the way to Africa.

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Episode 8

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Season Finale
November 25, 20111h
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Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games broadcast live from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust's Slimbridge reserve for the final programme of the series.

As autumn draws to a close, Chris and Martin track down nature's ultimate winter survivors in the moorland and mountains of the Scottish Highlands. Guest presenter Liz Bonnin is also in Scotland, exploring the wildlife of the Caledonian forest, and reporting on what can be done to protect it in the future.

Meanwhile, Michaela has the latest from Slimbridge, as the numbers of overwintering wildfowl build to a spectacle of 35,000 birds.

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Autumnwatch Unsprung 2012

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November 2, 20121h
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Martin Hughes-Games hosts the climax to a week of Autumnwatch, and it is time for viewers to take over the show. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin answer your questions, take a look at your photos and videos, and share your experiences of autumn.

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Episode 1

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October 29, 20131h
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Autumnwatch is back, with the best stories of the UK's wildlife, live from the wild Lancashire coast. For four days, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games broadcast from their new base at RSPB Leighton Moss, watching the action unfold as starlings, red deer, otters and others prepare for winter.

Featuring special reports on the magic and mystery of migration as birds and other animals head to warmer climes, and updates on how the bountiful autumn has affected wildlife.

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Episode 2

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October 30, 20131h
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Chris Packham, Martin Hughes-Games and Michaela Strachan broadcast live from RSPB Leighton Moss on the wild Lancashire coast, reporting on all the latest wildlife action.

Plus, a special report on foxes in Brighton. These animals are spreading through towns and cities across the UK, so there has never been a more important time to learn about our wild urban neighbours.

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Episode 3

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October 31, 20131h
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Martin Hughes-Games goes out and about on RSPB Leighton Moss, exploring the heart of this wild reserve with infra-red and thermal imaging cameras as he tries to get close to the action, while Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan look at best wildlife stories of the season.

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Episode 4

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Season Finale
November 1, 20131h
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At the end of an action-packed week, Chris Packham, Martin Hughes-Games and Michaela Strachan report live on wildlife stories from the wild Lancashire coast and look ahead to the challenges that winter will bring for our wildlife.

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