![]() He said: “Often, if you lead on environmental issues, people genuinely turn off. Stephen Moss, a natural historian and TV producer who has worked for the BBC on nature programmes, said focusing on a conservation angle could win political support for the cause. He told the Guardian: “At this time, in our fight to save the world’s biodiversity, it is irresponsible not to put that at the forefront of wildlife broadcasting.” This episode simply must be televised.”Ĭhris Packham, who presents Springwatch on the BBC, also criticised the decision. “BBC bosses must not be cowed by antagonistic, culture war-stoking government ministers, putting populist and petty political games above delivering serious action to protect and restore our natural world. This government has taken a wrecking ball to our environment – putting over 1,700 pieces of environmental legislation at risk, setting an air pollution target which is a decade too late, and neglecting the scandal of our sewage-filled waterways – which cannot go unexamined and unchallenged by the public. She added that she hoped a young audience would be able to find the film, as they are used to streaming on iPlayer rather than watching a broadcast.Ĭaroline Lucas, the Green party MP for Brighton Pavilion, said: “For the BBC to censor of one of the nation’s most informed and trusted voices on the nature and climate emergencies is nothing short of an unforgivable dereliction of its duty to public service broadcasting. “Those farmers are there to make the point that every farm in the country ought to be able to do a little bit at least of what they do, and that it is possible to farm alongside nature, to make a profit, to produce healthy food and to still run a business,” Howard said. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. For more information see our Privacy Policy. Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. ![]() ![]() The producer said the film would touch on how farming practices had harmed wildlife, but would also profile farmers who had done the right thing. And I don’t think that that is political, I think it’s just facts.” And it is undeniable, we are incredibly nature-depleted. You know, we’ve worked really closely with the RSPB in particular who are able to factcheck all of our scripts and provide us with detailed scientific data and information about the loss of wildlife in this country. She told the Guardian: “I think the facts speak for themselves. Laura Howard, who produced the programme and used to work at the BBC’s Natural History Unit, said she did not believe its messages to be political. The BBC acquired this film for iPlayer at the start of this year.” It was not until the end of 2021 that the two charities commissioned Silverback Films to make a film for them that celebrates the extraordinary work of people fighting to restore nature in Britain and Ireland. The RSPB and WWF joined us as co-production partners in 2018. We have acquired a separate film for iPlayer from the RSPB and WWF and Silverback Films about people working to preserve and restore the biodiversity of the British Isles.”Īlastair Fothergill, the director of Silverback Films and the executive producer of Wild Isles, added: “The BBC commissioned a five-part Wild Isles series from us at Silverback Films back in 2017. Wild Isles is – and always was – a five part series and does not shy away from environmental content. In a statement provided after the story was first published, the BBC said: “This is totally inaccurate, there is no ‘sixth episode’. Why don’t they integrate those stories into all of them at the time?” They added: “Frankly, this idea that you sort of put it in a separate programme to almost parcel it to one side is disingenuous. One source at the broadcaster, who asked not to be named, said “lobbying groups that are desperately hanging on to their dinosaurian ways” such as the farming and game industry would “kick off” if the show had too political a message. This week the Telegraph newspaper attacked the BBC for creating the series and for taking funding from “two charities previously criticised for their political lobbying” – the WWF and RSPB. ![]() Senior sources at the BBC told the Guardian that the decision not to show the sixth episode was made to fend off potential critique from the political right. All six episodes were narrated by Attenborough, and made by the production company Silverback Films, which was responsible for previous series including Our Planet. The documentary series was part-funded by nature charities the WWF and RSPB, but the final episode will not be broadcast along with the others and will instead be available only on the BBC’s iPlayer service. ![]()
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