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Chris Packham

Christopher Gary PackhamCBE(born 4 May 1961) is an Englishnaturalist,nature photographer, television presenter and author, best known for his television work including theCBBCchildren's nature seriesThe Really Wild Showfrom 1986 to 1995. He has also presented the BBC nature seriesSpringwatch,includingAutumnwatchandWinterwatch,since 2009.[2]

Chris Packham
CBE
Packham following thePeople's Walk for Wildlifeat Richmond Terrace,Whitehallin London, September 2018
Born
Christopher Gary Packham

(1961-05-04)4 May 1961(age 63)
Southampton,Hampshire,England
Alma materUniversity of Southampton
Occupations
  • Nature photographer
  • television presenter
  • author
  • campaigner
Years active1986–present
Family
AwardsDilys Breese Medal
Chris Packham's voice
from the BBC programmeDesert Island Discs,13 October 2013.[1]
Websitechrispackham.co.uk

Early life

Packham was born inSouthampton,Hampshire, on 4 May 1961.[3][4]He was educated atBitterne Park Secondary School,[5]Taunton's College[6]and theUniversity of Southampton,where he received aBachelor of Sciencedegree inzoology.[7]After graduating, he cancelled his study towards aDoctorate of Philosophyto train as a wildlife cameraman.[8]

Television career

Early career

Packham with otherSpringwatchpresentersMichaela StrachanandMartin Hughes-Games,in May 2014

In 1983, Packham was a part-time camera assistant for wildlife filmmaker Stephen Bolwell,[9]working with him onA Toad's Tale.[10]

From 1983 to 1985, he worked onThe Living Planetseries andThe Living Islesfor the BBC andOurselves and Other Animals,a series forChannel 4.

Packham is known for his work as a television presenter, which began in 1986 with theBAFTA-winningBBC1children's programmeThe Really Wild Show[4](1986–1995) andnature photographyseriesWild ShotsonChannel 4.He also wrote and presented the BBC One seriesThe X Creatures[4]andBBC Two'sHands on NatureandNature's Calendar.Other television series includedGo Wild (Live)andTravel UKforCentral Television,Nature's Detectives(BBC),[11]Really Wild Guide (BBC2)andThe Great Dinosaur Trail,which he wrote and presented for LTVCarlton Television,Watchout Series II and IIIas lead presenter,Animal Zone(BBC2),Postcards from the WildandAn Evening with Chris Packhamfor Discovery Animal Planet. Other network television programmes includedFlying Gourmets Guide(BBC1),The Great British Birdwatch (Live)for BBC,Smokescreenfor Harlech Television,Beachwatch (Live),Flamingo Watch (Live),Heading South (Live)for the BBC, andBehind the Scenes of the Lost Worldfor Meridian Television.[citation needed]

During this time, Packham was involved in numerous regional television series, such asThe London Wildlife Challengefor ITV Carlton Television,Anything Goes (Live),Birdwatch with Chris Packham,The Pier on FilmandWildwatch with Chris Packhamfor Meridian Television, andGo for Greenfor BSB Satellite and Cable. Regional television programmes included:Through Two Cameras,The Wild Garden,The Wood Worker,The Disappearing Down,Jewels in the Sand,Wildfowl SeasonsandThe Keepers of the Forest.[citation needed]

He was the lead presenter onBBC South'sInside Out,[4]and has also worked onBBC South East'sInside Outwith Kaddy Lee-Preston.

Since 2009

Since June 2009, he has co-presented the BBC Two nature programmeSpringwatch– and its sister programmesBBC AutumnwatchandBBC Winterwatch– along with various others.[12]He has also led yearly birdwatching tours inThe Gambia.[13]

He formed the production company Head Over Heels with producer Stuart Woodman, making wildlife programmes forDiscovery Channel,National Geographic,and theBBC.[14][15]

In 2011, Packham won an episode of the BBC'sCelebrity Mastermind.His specialist subject was theBattle of Rorke's Drift.[16]He also presented the BBC programmeThe Animal's Guide to Britain.

In 2013, he presented a four-part documentary series entitledSecrets of Our Living Planet,which demonstrated the complexecologicalrelationships upon which apparently unconnected species, such as tigers and crabs, depend.[17]

In 2014, Packham presented a two-part BBC documentary in which he,Martha KearneyandAdam Hartexamined in detail the behaviour of thehoneybee,[18]as well as a BBC series onanimal cognition,calledInside the Animal Mind,which partly featured his own pet dogs.[19]In 2014, he presented a 10-part seriesThe Wonder of Animalsfor the BBC. It included episodes on birds of prey, dolphins, crocodiles, great apes, elephants, foxes, ants, big cats, bears and penguins.[20]

In 2016, Packham co-presented a two-part series for the BBC,Cats v. Dogs: Which Is Best?,along withLiz Bonnin.The programmes compared cat behaviour and relationships with humans, against those of dogs, in the format of a mock contest. It also explored some recent research on the subject.[21]

In 2017, Packham co-presentedEarth Liveon Nat Geo Wild withJane LynchandPhil Keogan.The programme was a live journey exploring some of the most spectacular wildlife on the planet.[22]He also worked withJaguar Land Roveron a promotional podcast series calledThe Discovery Adventures.[23]

In October 2017, he presented aBBC Televisiondocumentary about his experience as a high-functioning person with Asperger's,Chris Packham: Asperger's and Me.In the programme, Packham examined critically the approach taken toautismandAsperger syndromein the United States.[24][25]

In January 2018 he presented BBC Two'sThe Real T-Rex,in which he attempted to rebuild the most authenticTyrannosaurus rexever seen, from the bones up.[26]Also in January he presentedChris Packham: In Search of the Lost GirlonBBC Two,in which he highlighted the impact ofpalm oilconsumption on therainforests of Sumatra.[27]

In August 2018, Packham co-hostedYellowstone LiveonNational Geographic Channelwith TV hostJosh Elliott,a four-night event showcasing theGreater Yellowstone Ecosystemwith feeds from dozens of live cameras and seven camera crews.[28]

In March 2019, Packham presented, along with Liz Bonnin and Steve Backshall, four-part series Blue Planet Live.[29]

In 2020, he narrated a three-part documentary series calledPrimates.[30]Along withElla Al-Shamahi,he also co-presentedWaterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis,which premiered in December of the same year.[31]

In 2021, Packham presented a six-partBBC Twodocumentary series calledAnimal Einsteins;the series premiered on 21 February 2021.[32]In July 2021, a one-hour special titledChris Packham: A Walk That Made Me,in which Packham walked a familiar path in Hampshire, premiered on BBC Two.[33]Shortly after, he co-presented a six-part series alongside stepdaughter Megan McCubbin titledChris and Meg's Wild Summer.[34]

In April 2022, he presented a segment filmed in Iceland for the first episode of BBC'sOur Changing Planet.[35]In August 2022, Packham co-presented withMegan McCubbinBBC'sEarth Promsconcerts at theRoyal Albert Hall.[36][37]

Packham narrated the three-partBBCnature seriesDogs in the Wild: Meet the Family,that aired from late December 2022 to early January 2023.[38]

In February 2023, Packham presentedInside Our Autistic Minds,a two-partBBCdocumentary aboutautism.[39]

In June 2023,Channel 4commissionedChris Packham: is It Time to Break the Law?;a documentary in which Packham examined whether climate change protestors are justified in breaking the law for their cause.[40]The documentary, released in September 2023, saw Packham accompany twoJust Stop Oilprotestors and film them daubing the headquarters ofPolicy Exchangewith paint. Packham ultimately declared that he supported climate activists who were willing to commit imprisonable offences but did not intend to do so himself.[41]

In June 2023, Packham joined the cast of the fifth series ofCelebrity Gogglebox,alongside his daughterMegan McCubbin,and returned for the sixth series in 2024.[42]

Packham presentedEarth,a five-part documentary series that aired onBBC Twoduring July and August 2023.[43]Packham will presentEvolution,an upcoming five-part five-part documentary series commissioned by theBBC.[44]

In October 2024, Packham became the first non-US-based director of theClimate Emergency Fund.[45]

Charity work and wildlife conservation

Packham is president of the Hawk Conservancy Trust, theBat Conservation Trust,[46]the Hampshire Ornithological Society, the British Trust for Ornithology,[47]and the Southampton Natural History Society.[48]He was president of the Hawk and Owl Trust between 2010 and 2015.[49]Packham was president of theRSPCAfrom 2023 to 2024.[50]In December 2024 Packham andCaroline Lucasresigned from the RSPCA after accusing it of "legitimising cruelty".[51]

He is vice-president of theRSPB,theWildlife Trusts,[46]Butterfly Conservation,the Brent Lodge Bird & Wildlife Trust,[52]The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and Grace Secondary School (Sudan).

Packham is patron ofPopulation Matters(formerly the Optimum Population Trust);[53]Africat;[54]the Sholing Valleys Study Centre; the Woolston Eyes Conservation Group, which managesWoolston EyesBird Reserve;[55]the Humane Research Trust;[56]the Fox Project;[57]ORCA,[58]the Seahorse Trust;[59]the NatureWatch Foundation;[60]Raptor Rescue;[61]the Fleet Pond Society; and Birding for All.[62]

Packham became the Ambassador for theNational Autistic Societyin October 2017.[63][64]

Packham co-foundedWild Justicewith Mark Avery and Ruth Tingay in February 2019,[65]a not for profit company limited by guarantee which aims to ensure that the legal system in the UK protects wildlife.[66]

Honours and awards

In 2011 he was awarded theDilys Breese Medal,by theBritish Trust for Ornithology,for his "outstanding work in promoting science to new audiences".[67]

In December 2013, Packham was made an honorary Doctor of Science by theUniversity of Southampton,having originally graduated from the university more than 30 years earlier.[68]

In December 2014, Packham was voted "Conservation Hero of the Year" by readers ofBirdwatchmagazinein association with the online BirdGuides website for his work in publicising the illegal slaughter inMaltaof millions of migrating birds.[69]

In October 2016 he received aWildscreenPanda Award for Outstanding Achievement.[70][71]

Packham's memoirFingers in the Sparkle Jar,published byEbury Pressin April 2017, was voted the UK's Favourite Nature Book in a poll run by theArts and Humanities Research Councilin January 2018.[72]

The BBC Two documentaryChris Packham: Asperger's and Mebroadcast in October 2017 received the 2018 Broadcasting Press Guild Award for the best single documentary.[73]

In July 2018 he received an honorary doctorate fromRoyal Holloway, University of London,for his outstanding services to wildlife conservation.[74]

Packham was appointed aCommander of the Order of the British Empire(CBE) in the2019 New Year Honoursfor services to nature conservation.[75]

Views

In 2009, during an interview with theRadio Times,Packham suggested that thegiant pandawas too expensive to save and "should be allowed to become extinct" so that funds could be redistributed to protecting other animals and habitats.[76]He made a comment, in September 2009, saying he would "eat the last panda" if doing so would retroactively redistribute the money spent on panda conservation. He later apologised for upsetting people.[77]

In 2009, 2014, 2017 and 2021, he criticised the TV showI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!for its mistreatment of animals.[78][79][80]

In an interview withThe Daily Telegraphin 2010,[81]Packham said that "The human population is sowing the seeds of a mass extinction event" and advocated for humans reducing their population. In 2017, he again expressed this view[82]saying that if every woman could be emancipated, birth rates would drop.[83]

In 2014, he self-funded a film crew to produce a series to highlight the mass killing of migrating birds by hunters inMalta.[84]In April 2017, he was arrested and charged with assault while filming on the Maltese island ofGozo.[85]The case was dismissed after video footage evidence was revealed, with Packham saying "We had good evidence which showed that the boot was very firmly on the other foot – that we were the party that were abused in the situation. It serves to highlight what we came here to do, which was to throw attention on the fact that the Birds Directive – the legislation which is in place to protect birds all across Europe – is being abused here in Malta."[86]

In 2015, Packham signed a letter to MPs to block the proposed changes to amend theHunting Act 2004.[87]He has worked to raise awareness of the illegal persecution ofbirds of preyin the UK.[88]He resigned as President of the Hawk and Owl Trust in 2015 citing "Personal differences over ideas of policy".[89]Later in 2015 Packham wrote an article inBBC Wildlifemagazine complaining about the silence of many of Britain's leading conservation organisations on the issues offox hunting,badger cullingandhen harrierpersecution. This elicited a public response from theCountryside Alliancecalling for the BBC to sack him.[90]

Packham organised the writing of a manifesto for UK wildlife in 2018 which he delivered to Downing Street via The Peoples Walk for Wildlife. The event raised awareness of the loss of wildlife in the UK with around 10,000 people turning up to march from Hyde Park to Downing Street.[91]

Packham took part inVeganuaryin 2019 and subsequently decided to remain avegan,following three decades ofvegetarianism.[92]Later that year, Packham stated he wouldno-longer take internal flightsand that he had purchased anelectric car.[93]

Packham opposes the currently under constructionHigh Speed 2project and launched legal action against it in March 2020, without success.[94][95]

Harassment

Packham's activism in the cause of wildlife conservation has resulted in both online and offline harassment and physical threats against him, escalating in 2019, after he worked with Wild Justice in challenging the legality of general licences issued byNatural Englandfor landowners to shoot a range of wild birds.[96]

In October 2021, Packham's home was the object of a suspectedarsonattack which destroyed the gates to his property.Hampshire Constabularystated that it was investigating the incident, but found no suspects, and laid no charges.[97][98]

Packham commented that the attack was an escalation in the harassment he has received over some years, and that discovering dead animals, including foxes and badgers, tied to his gate was now a "normal occurrence". He said such "activity had escalated to the point where he now feared for his life and the safety of his family", but that it would not stop his activism, and publicising of the conservation causes he believed in.

Between April 2020 and November 2021, the websiteCountry Squire Magazinepublished several articles, videos andtweetsattacking Packham. He sued fordefamationin theHigh Court,and in May 2023 JudgePushpinder Sainiruled that all the allegations were false and defamatory, and awarded himdamagesof £90,000 pluscosts.[99][100][101]

Personal life

Packham is the older brother of fashion designerJenny Packham,and grew up in Hampshire with natural history as his main passion. He found his time at school very difficult, being socially excluded and regularly bullied by fellow pupils.[24]

In his teenage years, he was responsible for the care of akestrel,which he took from the wild and the death of which was a severe low point in his life.[24]At university, he embraced thepunk rockscene.[24]

Packham has hadMénière's diseasesince his late 30s.[102]

In 2003, at the age of 42, Packham began seeing a therapist after the death of his dog. As his work with the therapist concluded in 2005, Packham was diagnosed withAsperger syndrome.[103]He has also stated that he has hadsevere depression.[104]

Packham has owned a property in Bordeaux, France.[105][106]In 2016 Packham lived in theNew Forestwith his petpoodle,Scratchy.[104][107]In 2019 he shared his New Forest home with two miniature poodles, Sid and Nancy, named afterSid Vicious,the bassist with theSex Pistols,andNancy Spungen,Sid's girlfriend.[108]

For over ten years Packham has been in a relationship with Charlotte Corney, owner of theWildheart Animal Sanctuary,although the couple live separately.[24]He has a step-daughter,Megan McCubbin,a zoologist, who has appeared with him onSpringwatch.[109][110]

Works

Books

  • The Flying Gourmet's Guide(1985)
  • Bird Brain of Britain(1988)
  • Chris Packham's Wild Shots,Collins and Brown Publishers, (1993)ISBN1-85585-200-4
  • Chris Packham's Back Garden Nature ReserveNew Holland Publishers(2001) (Foreword byDavid Bellamy)ISBN1-85974-520-2
  • Back Garden Nature Reserve(2003)ISBN1-85605-846-8
  • Chris Packham's Wild Side of Town: Getting to Know the Wildlife in Our Towns and CitiesNew Holland Publishers, (2003)ISBN1-84330-355-8
  • Nature's Calendar(2007)ISBN0-00-724646-3
  • Chris Packham's Nature Handbook(2010)ISBN1-4053-5526-3
  • The Wonder of Birds: nature, art, culture[Norfolk Museums Service] (2014) (Foreword by Chris Packham)ISBN0-9031-0184-X
  • Pets in PortraitsbyRobin Gibson(2015) (introduction by Chris Packham)ISBN1855144980
  • A Misuse of Natureby Sam Langers (2015) (introduction by Chris Packham)
  • Fingers in the Sparkle Jar: A MemoirEbury (2016)ISBN978-1785033483
  • Back to Nature: How to Love Life – and Save ItTwo Roads (2020)ISBN978-1529350395
  • Earth: Over 4 Billion Years in the MakingWilliam Collins(2023)ISBN978-0008507206(Co-author Andrew Cohen)
  • Habitats: Discover Earth's Precious Wild PlacesDK(2023)ISBN978-0241569498
  • Chris Packham's Birdwatching Guide: From Beginner to BirderDK(2024)ISBN978-0241634905

Papers

  • Packham, Chris (March 1985). "Role of male Kestrel during incubation".British Birds.78(3):144–5.
  • Packham, Chris (April 1985). "Bigamy by the Kestrel".British Birds.78(4):194–5.

Video

Documentary film

  • Aspergers And Me.Director: Charlie Russell. 2017.[111]

YouTube Series

  • 8 Out Of 10 Bats(2023)[112]

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