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Post by rowanberry on May 27, 2020 10:09:02 GMT
Funny that it's only Springwatch… thanks to the lockdown it feels like it should be summer already. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qgm3Chris Packham is going to be joined by his stepdaughter Megan McCubbin- I've seen them together on another programme and they relate well together... she is very into photography. This is from the What's on TV website: "Springwatch presenter Chris Packham is teaming up with his step-daughter Megan McCubbin as the series returns for three weeks of live broadcasting. Zoologist Megan, the daughter of one of Chris’s previous partners, Jo, was first introduced to Chris when she was 18 months old and despite her mum and Chris separating when she was 12, Megan has continued to enjoy a close bond with her step-dad, often accompanying him on his wildlife trips around the world. She has been living with him at his home in the heart of Hampshire’s New Forest, since the start of lockdown. “Megan’s mother works for the NHS so Megs came here to self-isolate,” explains Chris. Megan and Chris have already been broadcasting regular wildlife videos on YouTube that have been hugely popular. Chris says, “We’ve had over 5.5 million views over the last month for something that we are making with two mobile phones and some help from our colleague Fabian on a laptop in Norwich. It’s fantastic.” Now Megan will be joining the Springwatch team and presenting alongside her step-dad for this season’s series."
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Post by Tringa on May 28, 2020 5:35:55 GMT
I saw the first programme of this year's Springwatch and thought the format worked well.
I don't know if we have just got used to the different style of presentation of many programmes or, I suspect and hope, if small and simple can be just as good as a bigger production.
I haven't seen Megam McCubbin but Mrs Tringa has also noted her and Chris work well together in front of camera.
Dave
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Post by Tringa on Jun 4, 2020 11:03:59 GMT
I have watched all the Springwatch programmes so far this year.
I miss some of the things they did on Unsprung (especially Lloyd Buck and his birds) but I think they should keep the format.
What do others think?
Dave
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Post by Psamathe on Jun 4, 2020 11:50:21 GMT
I've a couple of episodes recorded so still to catch-up. But I've missed several series because I cannot tolerate one of the past (now departed) presenters. Also, I could never "appreciate" the naming of animals and trying to create a psychodrama about their lives for a brief period.
But it is one of the few UK based natural history programs and I've "a lot of time" for Chris Packham (who is an excellent broadcaster though sometimes a bit constrained by BBC policies - I think it would be more interesting if he was not under such restrictions when presenting about our threatened environments ...).
I wonder if the format now almost merges the "Unsprung" section into the main program? i.e. where the presenters chat between themselves during the main program rather than just being the intro to a short film recorded earlier in the year.
Ian
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