Wild West: America's Great Frontier: Desert Heartlands
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm, Monday, June 22 on BBC Two England (2)
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Desert Heartlands
Documentary exploring the history and geography of America's deserts, canyons and wilderness, exploring the lives of the people and animals that have found ways to thrive and prosper in these brutally inhospitable conditions. The first programme examines the agricultural traditions of the Hopi Native American tribe in northeastern Arizona, as well as exploring the strategies used by a variety of wildlife, including mustangs, coyotes and desert tortoises, to survive in these demanding environments
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James Norton
(Narrator)
Born:
July 18, 1985
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Sidney Chambers in Grantchester.
Early-life:
James Geoffrey Ian Norton was born on July 18, 1985 in London. His family lived in Malton, North Yorkshire and he was educated at Ampleforth College. James read Theology at Fitzwilliam College at Cambridge University and graduated in 2007. He went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and got a role in An Education (2009) shortly before he was due to graduate.
Career:
After An Education, Norton had a number of theatre roles, including appearances in Posh at Royal Court Theatre, That Face at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield and a touring production of Journey's End. He then went on to get parts in a number of films, including Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (2012), Rush (2013), Belle (2013) and Northmen: A Viking Saga (2014). He has also had a number of roles in TV, including as Henry Alveston in Death Comes to Pemberley, Andrei Bolkonsky in War and Peace, Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley and Sidney Chambers in Grantchester.
Quote:
'If it's a sunny day, I get this weird guilt if I'm not making the most of it, so I'll walk or go for a swim or get on my bike, or I'll go to the Heath, just to have a reason to get out.'
Trivia:
He received a Fitzwilliam Travel Grant to travel to Northern India and teach and perform for children at 16 schools.
Patrick Morris
(Series producer)
Mike Gunton
(Executive producer)
