Festival of Nature & Silverback Films: behind-the-scenes of Wild Isles

Festival of Nature and Silverback Films present a special talk with the producers of Wild Isles.

“In my long lifetime, I have travelled to almost every corner of our planet. I can assure you that in the British Isles, as well as astonishing scenery, there are extraordinary animal dramas and wildlife spectacles to match anything I have seen on my global travels.”

- Sir David Attenborough

Join us for an exclusive look behind-the-scenes of the new landmark natural history series ‘Wild Isles’ from Silverback Films. Hear from series producer Hilary Jeffkins and producer Nicholas Gates, who’ll reveal what it takes to showcase British nature as never before - and discover why the spectacles we marvelled at on-screen were so important to show.

Presented by Sir David Attenborough, the astonishing new series for BBC One and BBC iPlayer, reveals a previously unseen wild side of the British Isles and explains the challenges nature faces today, and what can be done to make our wild isles even wilder in the future.

Hilary Jeffkins is an award-winning wildlife Filmmaker, Producer and Director. She has produced and developed a number of live and documentary programmes including Wild Isles, David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities, Wild Britain, Really Wild Show, David Attenborough’s Life in Cold Blood, and Wildlife on One. Hilary joined Silverback Films in 2017 and started the development of the Wild Isles series a year later.

Nicholas Gates has worked in natural history television for over a decade, on shows ranging from The One Show to Springwatch, to international series for National Geographic and Animal Planet. Nick is a lifelong naturalist and published author.

When: Wednesday 14 June 2023

Time: 19:00 - 20:00

Where: Bristol Harbour Hotel & Spa. Accessibility information for the venue is available here.

Tickets: Pay what you like

Image Credit: Alex Board / Silverback Films / BBC

Additional Information

This event is suitable for children and adults aged 12+

Host or Publisher Festival of Nature