Animal Park: Christmas 2024 1
10:45 am - 11:30 am, Today on BBC One North West HD (101)
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Christmas 2024 1
Season 1, Episode 1
Four tiger cubs experience their first Christmas and an urgent vet visit takes place. Wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin checks on a pair of young red deer stags who are just beginning to establish themselves with the group
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Nature/Animals/Environment
Cast & Crew
Kate Humble
(Presenter)
Ben Fogle
(Presenter)
Hamza Yassin
(Presenter)
Megan McCubbin
(Presenter)
Alastair Bazeley-Bell
(Series producer)
Joff Wilson
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Kate Humble
(Presenter)
Born:
December 12, 1968
in
Wimbledon
Best Known For:
Fronting an array of nature shows.
Early-life:
Katherine Humble was born in 1968 in Wimbledon. She admits she didn't excel at school, but was a keen swimmer. After leaving school, Kate travelled through Africa, where she was spotted by a modelling scout. She worked in the business for six months and hated every moment. At the age of 20, she landed a job with a TV production company, and worked her way up the promotions ladder. However, she decided office work wasn't for her and set off travelling again, writing travel pieces for The Daily Telegraph along the way.
Career:
Humble's column eventually landed her a slot on the Holiday programme, and she hasn't looked back since. Her CV includes stints on Top Gear, Tomorrow's World, Animal Park, Rough Science and the hugely successful Springwatch and Autumnwatch series. The presenter turned her hand to acting in 1990, making her debut in The Secret Life of Ian Fleming. Kate's credits include presenting The Blue Planet Live at Wembley Arena, and fronting The Hottest Place On Earth. Over the past few years she has fronted TV projects Lambing Live, The Spice Trail, Orbit: Earth's Incredible Journey, Volcano Live, Airport Live and The Secret Life of the Sun.
Quote:
"I tend to get mums pushing their little boys towards me. They ask me if I'm the Springwatch lady and then tell me things like a hedgehog they've seen."
Trivia:
Away from TV, Humble loves the great outdoors and keeps bees and sheep.
Ben Fogle
(Presenter)
Born:
November 03, 1973
Best Known For:
His adventures with James Cracknell.
Early-life:
Born Benjamin Myer Fogle on November 3, 1973, the son of actress Julia Foster and vet Bruce Fogle. After completing his A-levels at Bryanston School in Dorset, Ben spent a gap year in Ecuador where he helped out at an orphanage and taught English, before having 12 months in Honduras and Nicaragua. He eventually went to university in Portsmouth, where he took a degree in Latin American studies. While there, he enrolled in the Royal Navy reserve, serving in Norway, Spain, Gibraltar and France.
Career:
After finishing his education, Fogle worked as picture editor on Tatler magazine before volunteering to take part in BBC series Castaway. This would see him and 35 others become self-sufficient on the remote island of Taransay. After that, he returned to journalism, becoming a roving travel reporter for various publications. This led to a presenting spot on Countryfile alongside John Craven and Michaela Strachan, and many other shows such as Animal Park, Death by Pets, Cash in the Attic, Big Screen Britain and One Man and His Dog. He has taken part in many endurance challenges, including rowing across the Atlantic Ocean with Olympic medal-winner James Cracknell and a quest to conquer the South Pole.
Quote:
"I've always wondered if it would be possible to swim a mighty ocean. It also closes the circle, completing that lifelong connection with the Atlantic. If I can do it. A lot of it is mind over matter."
Trivia:
In May 2014, Fogle foiled a mugger by giving him a black eye.
Hamza Yassin
(Presenter)
Megan McCubbin
(Presenter)
Alastair Bazeley-Bell
(Series producer)
Joff Wilson
(Executive producer)
