Natural History Is Not About Producing Fables.

You Know, It Is A Terrible Thing To Appear On Television, Because People Think That You Actually Know What You're Talking About.

I'm Swanning Round The World Looking At The Most Fabulously Interesting Things. Such Good Fortune.

The Process Of Making Natural History Films Is To Try To Prevent The Animal Knowing You Are There, So You Get Glimpses Of A Non-human World, And That Is A Transporting Thing.

There's A Small Worm Called Loa Loa Filariasis. This Parasite Can Survive In One Environment Exclusively- Namely, Underneath The Skin And Inside The Eyes Of Human Beings. Children And The Elderly In Tropical Regions (usually The Poorest) Are The Most Widely Affected. A Painful, Slow Death Is Virtually Certain. The Worm Can Actually Live In The Host For 17 Years Before The Host Finally Dies.

Do We Really Require So Many Gardening Programmes, Makeover Programmes Or Celebrity Chefs?