The Really Wild Show
| The Really Wild Show |
| Format |
Nature |
| Country of origin |
United Kingdom |
| Production |
| Running time |
approx. 25 min. |
| Broadcast |
| Original channel |
BBC |
| Original run |
January 21, 1986 – April 24, 2006 |
The Really Wild Show was a long-running British television show about wildlife, broadcast by the BBC as part of their CBBC service to children. It also runs on Animal Planet in the USA.
The show was broadcast continuously since January 21, 1986. In April 2006 the BBC announced that the show would be axed that summer, and as such the last ever episode was shown in April 2006, giving the show a run of 20 years. [1]
Presenters
Presenters have included:
Table of Presenters
| Year |
Main Presenter |
Main Presenter |
Main Presenter |
Co-host |
| 1986 |
Nicola Davies (1986–1990) |
Terry Nutkins (1986–1993) |
Chris Packham (1986–1995) |
|
| 1987 |
| 1988 |
| 1989 |
| 1990 |
Sue Dawson (1990–1993) |
| 1991 |
| 1992 |
| 1993 |
Howie Watkins (1993–2000) |
Michaela Strachan (1993–2006) |
| 1994 |
| 1995 |
| 1996 |
Nick Baker (1996–2006) |
| 1997 |
Chris Lambert (1997-2000) |
| 1998 |
| 1999 |
| 2000 |
Janice Acquah (2000–2002) |
| 2001 |
|
| 2002 |
Eils Hewitt (2002–2004) |
| 2003 |
| 2004 |
Steve Backshall (2004–2006) |
| 2005 |
| 2006 |
Transmission guide
- Series 1: 7 editions from 21 January 1986 - 4 March 1986
- Series 2: 9 editions from 30 December 1986 - 24 February 1987
- Series 3: 9 editions from 5 January 1988 - 1 March 1988
- Series 4: 10 editions from 24 January 1989 - 28 March 1989
- Series 5: 8 editions from 13 February 1990 - 29 March 1990
- Series 6: 12 editions from 8 January 1993 - 2 April 1993
- Series 7: 11 editions from 5 January 1994 - 16 March 1994
- Series 8: 12 editions from 4 January 1995 - 22 March 1995
- Series 9: 10 editions from 4 January 1996 - 21 March 1996
- Series 10: 13 editions from 2 January 1997 - 27 March 1997
- Series 11: 13 editions from 6 January 1998 - 31 March 1998
- Series 12: 13 editions from 5 January 1999 - 30 March 1999
- Series 13: 11 editions from 4 January 2000 - 14 March 2000
- Series 14: 12 editions from 2 January 2001 - 20 March 2001
- Series 15: 13 editions from 5 April 2002 - 2 July 2002
- Series 16: 12 editions from 29 April 2003 - 15 July 2003
- Series 17: 13 editions from 6 April 2004 - 29 July 2004
- Series 18: 15 editions from 3 April 2005 - 3 July 2005
- Series 19: 15 editions 24 April 2006 - 18 May 2006
- Series 1: 9 editions from 29 January 1991 - 26 March 1991
- Series 2: 10 editions from 28 January 1992 - 31 March 1992
- The Really Wild Dinosaur Show : 27 December 1990
- South Africa : 23 March 1994
- Tigers Special: 5 April 1999
- Primates Special: 21 March 2000
- Thai Elephant Special: 27 March 2001
- Antarctica Special: 5 April 2002
- China Bears Special: 2 January 2003
- Circus Special: 22 July 2003
- Reef Special: 6 July 2004
- Pride Special: 27 December 2004
- Tasmania Special: 10 July 2005
- Wildest Hits 1 -series compilation : 10 editions from 17 April 2000 - 28 April 2000
- Wildest Hits 2- series compilation: 10 editions from 9 April 2001- 20 April 2001
Awards
The programme has been nominated for several BAFTA awards, and won three:
- 1987 - Won BAFTA TV Award: Best Children's Programme (Factual)
- 1988 - Won BAFTA TV Award: Best Children's Programme (Documentary/Educational)
- 1990 - Won BAFTA TV Award: Best Children's Programme (Documentary/Educational)
- 1994 - Nominated for BAFTA TV Award: Best Children's Programme (Factual)
- 2002 - Nominated for BAFTA Children's Award: Best Factual
- 2003 - Nominated for BAFTA Children's Award: Best Factual
External links
References