Wild Isles
GenreDocumentary
Narrated byDavid Attenborough
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time58 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release12 March (2023-03-12) –
9 April 2023 (2023-04-09)

Wild Isles is a 2023 British nature documentary presented by Sir David Attenborough[1] (not to be confused with the 92-minute video Wild Isles, a 2022 Webby Award honoree produced by Newyonder[2]). The five-episode series covers the wildlife of the British Isles. Silverback Films was commissioned by the BBC to create the series, with co-production and part funding from the RSPB, World Wide Fund for Nature and Open University.[3][4] It was filmed over three years in 145 locations across the British Isles.[3]

The Guardian reported ahead of the series' start that a sixth episode would not be broadcast due to a fear of backlash from Conservatives and right-wing media over its themes of destruction of nature.[4] However, the BBC responded that Wild Isles was always planned as a 5-part series, and that the 'sixth episode' was a standalone feature called Saving Our Wild Isles to be released online.[5]

The series received positive reviews from critics.[6][7][8]

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)
1"Our Precious Isles"12 March 2023 (2023-03-12)N/A
2"Woodland"19 March 2023 (2023-03-19)N/A
3"Grasslands"26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)N/A
4"Freshwater"2 April 2023 (2023-04-02)N/A
5"Ocean"9 April 2023 (2023-04-09)N/A

References

  1. ↑ Cooke, Rachel (2023-03-12). "David Attenborough's Wild Isles makes me proud to be British, despite everything". New Statesman. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  2. ↑ "Wild Isles". The Webby Awards. 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Attenborough's Wild Isles shows us our own 'spectacular' nature". BBC News. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  4. 1 2 Horton, Helena; reporter, Helena Horton Environment (2023-03-10). "BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of 'rightwing backlash'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  5. ↑ Mcilkenny, Stephen (2023-03-11). "Wild Isles: BBC denies episode of David Attenborough series pulled over fear of backlash - reports". The Scotsman.
  6. ↑ Nicholson, Rebecca (12 March 2023). "Wild Isles review – David Attenborough's last hurrah makes for unmissable TV". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Singh, Anita (12 March 2023). "Wild Isles, BBC One, review: Attenborough's onscreen swansong is a Great British beauty". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  8. ↑ Power, Ed (12 March 2023). "Wild Isles, BBC One, review: Attenborough's local series sits proudly along his more far-flung adventures". i. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

Wild Isles at BBC Online


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