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Ed Byrne

Gordon Buchanan takes household names on a wildlife adventure. Gordon and Ed discover that you don't have to head to the wilderness to get close to some amazing creatures.

Gordon and Ed are in Ed's adopted home county of Essex, where they discover that you don't have to head to the wilderness to get close to some of our most loved creatures.

They head out into the streets in search of urban foxes and badgers and discover that an old disused aerodrome provides the perfect habitat for all sorts of creatures.

They are in Epping Forest on the lookout for fallow deer and Two Tree Island marvelling at the wading birds. They also find an unlikely inhabitant of the Essex countryside - the ring-necked parakeet.

59 minutes

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:04

    The Bees

    (This is for the) Better Days

  • 00:04

    Josh Ritter

    Lark

  • 00:05

    Josh Ritter

    Lark

  • 00:06

    John Grant

    I Wanna go to Marz

  • 00:11

    Agnes Obel

    Brother Sparrow (Piano Session)

  • 00:15

    Boards of Canada

    Reach for the Dead

  • 00:28

    Lemon Jelly

    Nice Weather For Ducks

  • 00:33

    Brian Eno

    Stars

  • 00:36

    Agnes Obel

    Avenue

  • 00:40

    Roots Manuva

    All Things

  • 00:45

    John Smith

    England Rolls Away

  • 00:53

    Elbow

    Dear Friends

  • 00:56

    Midlake

    Chasing After Deer

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Gordon Buchanan
Participant Ed Byrne
Editor Alistair Kerr
Colourist David Armstrong
Dubbing Editor Karen Imbusch
Camera Operator Gary Edwardson
Sound Recordist Roscoe Gibson-Denney
Production Assistant Lauren McBride
Production Coordinator Jena Hunter
Assistant Producer Allanah Langstaff
Production Manager Kate Hook
Executive Producer Wendy Rattray
Producer Ben Reid
Director Ben Reid
Participant Bryan Owers
Participant Delia Langstone
Production Company Hello Halo

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