The Hidden Wilds of the Motorway
The Hidden Wilds of the Motorway
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SpeedBash

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2,614 posts

210 months

Thursday 2nd July 2020
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Anyone catch this earlier in the week? Any good?

Aired on BBC4 on Tuesday 30 June 2020 @ 21:00 or next airing is Sunday 5 July 2020 @ 19:00.

Alternatively, available on iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000kjm9/the...

BBC said:
Is there a wild side to Britain’s busiest road? Author and naturalist Helen Macdonald embarks on a clockwise loop around London’s orbital motorway - searching for hidden wildness and natural beauty within the sight and sound of the M25. Along her journey, Helen encounters the remarkable people, plants and animals living above, beside and beneath the motorway, and delves into the controversial history of the UK’s longest and least-loved bypass.

vixen1700

27,899 posts

293 months

Thursday 2nd July 2020
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Recorded it then went to watch it and it came across as quite dull so didn't bother with it.

Thought it may have been interesting like The Secret Life of the Motorway, but it didn't start off that way.

blingybongy

4,079 posts

169 months

Thursday 2nd July 2020
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I watched it last night.
It was alright.

coppice

9,545 posts

167 months

Friday 3rd July 2020
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Terrific stuff - but only if you are interested in natural history, and not the CBBC level guff from Packham et al. . I greatly enjoyed her book , H is for Hawk, and the programme lived up to my expectations , ,