New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands: Wild Extremes
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm, Tuesday, March 10 on BBC Two England (2)
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About this Broadcast
Wild Extremes
Season 1, Episode 2
Sam Neill narrates the story of some of New Zealand's wildest places, home to hyper-intelligent parrots, snails with teeth, and constellations of glow-worms. In these often inhospitable locations, any creature hoping to survive must resort to radical techniques, none more so than on the South Island, which lies toward Antarctica and is home to the rapidly rising peaks of the Southern Alps
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Sam Neill
(Narrator)
Mark Flowers
(Series producer)
James Honeyborne
(Executive producer)
Robert Morgenstern
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Sam Neill
(Narrator)
Born:
September 14, 1947
in
Omagh, Co Tyrone
Best Known For:
Jurassic Park.
Early-life:
Nigel John Dermot Neill was born on September 14, 1947, in Omagh, Co Tyrone. His father moved the family to New Zealand's South Island in 1954. He went to boarding school and attended universities at Canterbury and Victoria. After gaining a degree in English Literature he worked with the New Zealand Players and other theatre groups. He was also a film director, editor and scriptwriter for the New Zealand National Film Unit for six years.
Career:
Following several little-seen movies, Neill's breakthrough came as Damien in Omen III: The Final Conflict. After the 1983 miniseries Reilly: Ace of Spies, he divided his career between TV work, mainstream dramas and arthouse films, including such projects as Kane and Abel, Plenty, Dead Calm and A Cry in the Dark. Steven Spielberg cast him in Jurassic Park in 1993, the year he was awarded an OBE. He also won critical acclaim for The Piano and Sirens. Other projects include The Horse Whisperer, Restoration, Event Horizon, Jurassic Park III, mini-series Merlin's Apprentice, The Tudors and the BBC's gritty period drama Peaky Blinders. One of the busiest actors in Hollywood, he always has several films in the pipeline.
Quote:
'The pathetic thing about actors is they don't feel valid unless they're acting.'
Trivia:
Away from showbusiness, he has his own vineyard, which he claims is a very expensive hobby.
Mark Flowers
(Series producer)
James Honeyborne
(Executive producer)
Robert Morgenstern
(Director)
