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Season 1, Episode 6
Chris and Xand van Tulleken find out the differences between dogs and wolves. They follow Chris Packham as he visits some perfume-loving wolves, watches some tiny wolf cubs and learns how the animals react in the same experiment
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Chris van Tulleken
(Presenter)
Born:
August 18, 1978
Best Known For:
Being an infectious diseases doctor and TV presenter.
Early-life:
Born Christoffer van Tulleken on August 18, 1978. He has an identical twin brother called Xand and they both grew up in London and trained in medicine at Oxford University, graduating in 2002.
Career:
Van Tulleken is best known for presenting the CBBC series Operation Ouch alongside his brother. He has also presented Medicine Men Go Wild with his brother, and Trust Me, I'm A Doctor alongside Michael Mosley. He was the expedition doctor for the series Operation Iceberg.In 2015, the Van Tulleken twins tested the effects of drinking in the Horizon episode Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad?
Quote:
'I've been very lucky to make some incredible TV shows but my main priority is being a good doctor.'
Trivia:
Van Tulleken is a patron and board member of the medical aid and healthcare charity Doctors of the World UK.
Xand van Tulleken
(Presenter)
Chris Packham
(Contributor)
Born:
May 04, 1961
in
Southampton
Best Known For:
Presenting a string of wildlife programmes.
Early-life:
Christopher Gary Packham was born in Southampton on May 4, 1961. His sister, Jenny, is a fashion designer. Chris studied zoology at his home city's university and was going to do a PhD, but instead, after meeting wildlife film-maker Stephen Bullwell, he decided to train with him as a cameraman. Chris's big break came in 1985 when he began working as a presenter on the BBC's children's TV series The Really Wild Show.
Career:
After seven years presenting The Really Wild Show, Chris set up his own TV company - Head Over Heels TV - where he made wildlife shows for ITV, Channel 4, Animal Planet, National Geographic and the BBC. More recently he has returned to his first love, working on and presenting TV shows, and can regularly be seen on BBC Two presenting Autumnwatch and Springwatch. He is active in many wildlife conservation bodies: he is vice-president of the RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts, and the Brent Lodge Bird & Wildlife Trust, and is a patron of Population Matters.
Quote:
On being a sex symbol: 'I suppose I am the only clean-shaven man in ornithology.'
Trivia:
In 2011, he was awarded the British Trust for Ornithology's Dilys Breese Medal.
