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Garden Birds
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Documentary series about birds that live in the UK. Top of our affections are garden birds, including the robin, yet this relationship is a surprisingly modern one.
Documentary series which looks at the different birds that live in the UK and at the stories they can tell us about the British people over time. Top of our affections are garden birds, including the nation's favourite, the robin. Yet this relationship is a surprisingly modern one, the result of some of the most dramatic changes in British society in the last 150 years.
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Sat 11 Feb 201215:30
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Maligned magpies
Duration: 01:38
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Sparrowhawks: uninvited guests
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Glamorous garden birds
Duration: 01:46
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Collared dove colonisation
Duration: 01:43
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Bill Paterson |
| Series Producer | Stephen Moss |
| Producer | Susie Painter |
| Participant | Bill Oddie |
| Participant | David Attenborough |
| Participant | Tony Soper |
| Participant | Jenny Uglow |
| Participant | David Lindo |
| Participant | Christopher Frayling |
Broadcasts
Wed 3 Nov 201021:00- Thu 4 Nov 201000:15
- Thu 4 Nov 201003:15
- Thu 4 Nov 201019:30
- Fri 5 Nov 201002:00
- Sat 6 Nov 201020:00
- Sun 7 Nov 201003:15
- Tue 12 Apr 201119:30
- Wed 13 Apr 201100:00
- Mon 12 Sep 201119:30
- Tue 13 Sep 201101:30
- Sat 11 Feb 201215:30
