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The Really Wild Show
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| runtime | approx. 25 min. |
| country | United Kingdom |
| language | English |
| network | BBC |
| CBBC | |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | |
| num_series | 19 |
| 2 (Roadshow) | |
| num_episodes | 218 |
| 19 (Roadshow) | |
| 31 (Special) | |
| related | Deadly (2009–) |
CBBC 2 (Roadshow) 19 (Roadshow) 31 (Special)
The Really Wild Show is 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 US.
The show was broadcast each year from 21 January 1986. In April 2006 the BBC announced that the show would be axed that summer, and as such the last episode was shown in May 2006, giving the show a run of 20 years.
However, in July 2017, it was announced that the BBC were in talks with Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan to bring the show back.
The theme tune used was extracts taken from the start and end of the track ELLOVEE-EE by Tony Sherman.
Presenters
Presenters have included:
- Nicola Davies (1986–1990)
- Terry Nutkins (1986–1993)
- Chris Packham (1986–1995)
- Sue Dawson (1990–1993)
- Howie Watkins (1993–2000)
- Michaela Strachan (1993–2006)
- Janice Acquah (1996–1999)
- Nick Baker (1996–2006)
- Chris Lambert (Co-host, 1997–2000)
- Dominic Wood (Co-host, 2001)
- Eils Hewitt (2002–2004)
- Steve Backshall (2004–2006)
Table
| Year | Main Presenter(s) | Co-host |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Nicola Davies | Terry Nutkins |
| 1987 | ||
| 1988 | ||
| 1989 | ||
| 1990 | Sue Dawson | |
| 1991 | ||
| 1992 | ||
| 1993 | Howie Watkins | Michaela Strachan |
| 1994 | ||
| 1995 | ||
| 1996 | Nick Baker | |
| 1997 | Chris Lambert | |
| 1998 | ||
| 1999 | ||
| 2000 | Janice Acquah | |
| 2001 | Dominic Wood | |
| 2002 | Eils Hewitt | |
| 2003 | ||
| 2004 | Steve Backshall | |
| 2005 | ||
| 2006 |
Transmission guide
| Series | No. of editions | Aired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 13 | ||
| 11 | 13 | ||
| 12 | 13 | ||
| 13 | 11 | ||
| 14 | 12 | ||
| 15 | 13 | ||
| 16 | 12 | ||
| 17 | 13 | ||
| 18 | 15 | ||
| 19 | 15 |
The Really Wild Roadshow
| Series | No. of editions | Aired | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 10 |
Specials
| Entitle | Date | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| The Really Wild Dinosaur Show | 27 December 1990 | |
| South Africa | 23 March 1994 | |
| Tigers Special | 5 April 1999 | |
| UK Wild 2000 | 2 January 2000 | From a hot air balloon Michaela encourages children on the UK to track, log and document wildlife, with reports from Nick Baker and Howie Watkins. The introduction sequence was changed from its normal show title to 'UK WILD 2000!' |
| 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 | Michaela goes to the exotic location of Malaysia where she takes a splash to investigate the coral reefs. As well as finding out what threatens this underwater paradise Michaela goes in search of hammerhead sharks. |
| Pride Special | 27 December 2004 | Michaela enjoys exclusive access to the set of Pride, a family film about a group of lions. |
| Tasmania Special | 10 July 2005 | Nick travels to Tasmania to check out a mystery disease that is threatening the future of the island's most famous animal, the Tasmanian Devil. He works with wildlife experts and scientists as they investigate the tragedy surrounding this creature and battle to save it from extinction. |
Compilations
- 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
Ratings (CBBC Channel)
Figures come from BARB
:Saturday 2 March 2002– 60,000 (7th most watched on CBBC that week) :Sunday 17 March 2002– 40,000 (9th most watched on CBBC that week) :Saturday 16 March 2002– 30,000 (10th most watched on CBBC that week) :Saturday 4 May 2002– 30,000 (4th most watched on CBBC that week)
References
References
- (3 April 2006). "BBC to axe The Really Wild Show". BBC.
- Reporters, The Telegraph. (10 July 2017). "Really Wild Show in talks to return with Michaela Strachan and Chris Packham". The Daily Telegraph.
- Originally called Nick Davies
- "BARB - Broadcasters Audience Research Board".
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