Jimmy Doherty's Big Bear Rescue
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Friday, August 28 on Channel 4 +1 (15)
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The farmer and conservationist tries to relocate two polar bears from Sweden to his wildlife park in Suffolk, after the park they lived in was shut down. They can't be released into the wild as they've only ever lived in captivity and wouldn't survive. Jimmy and his team build Europe's largest polar bear reserve, while the polar bears' journey from Sweden goes well - until disaster strikes
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Jimmy Doherty
(Presenter)
Matthew Wortman
(Director)
Jane Rogerson
(Executive producer)
Simon Hamilton
(Editor)
Adam Mitchell
(Editor)
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Did You Know..
Jimmy Doherty
(Presenter)
Born:
May 24, 1975
in
Essex
Best Known For:
Jimmy's Farm.
Early-life:
Born on May 24, 1975, in Ilford, Essex. After leaving school he studied animal biology at the University of East London and entomology at Coventry University's zoology department. Jimmy proved he had TV presence while appearing briefly in Jamie's Kitchen and Oliver's Twist alongside his childhood friend Jamie Oliver. Harbouring dreams of being self-sufficient and to grow all his own produce, he attempted to turn his vision of living the 'good life' into reality.
Career:
At 28, Doherty quit his life as a city-dwelling academic and threw himself into the back-breaking task of transforming a dilapidated old dairy farm into a flourishing organic pig business. His efforts, documented in BBC series Jimmy's Farm, turned him into a household name. The success of that show spawned the follow-up BBC projects Jimmy's Farm Diaries, Crisis on Jimmy's Farm, Jimmy's Farming Heroes, Jimmy's Food Factory, and A Farmer's Life for Me. More recently, he has presented Channel 4 shows Jimmy and the Giant Supermarket, Jimmy and the Whale Whisperer, Jamie & Jimmy's Food Fight Club and Food Unwrapped.
Quote:
On the importance of farming: "It's the most important thing, without a shadow of a doubt. Because without organised agriculture, you just wouldn't have anything else."
Trivia:
In August 2014, Doherty was one of 200 public figures who signed a letter opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum vote.
Matthew Wortman
(Director)
Jane Rogerson
(Executive producer)
Simon Hamilton
(Editor)
Adam Mitchell
(Editor)
