Liz Bonnin

Liz Bonnin

Born: September 11, 1972
in Paris, France
Elizabeth "Liz" Bonnin is an Irish television presenter and former pop singer, who has worked on television in both Ireland and the United Kingdom. She is also a biochemist and Wild Animal Biologist. She presented music shows RI:SE and Top of the Pops in the early 2000s. But is probably best known for presenting wildlife and science programmes like How the Earth Works, Animals in Love, Stargazing Live, Big Blue Live, Cats v Dogs: Which is Best? and Should We Close Our Zoos?.

She co-presented the BBC factual series Bang Goes the Theory from 2009 to 2014. Since 2013, has co-hosted Countrywise for ITV.

Movies for Liz Bonnin...

Title: Liz Bonnin's Wild Caribbean
Character: Presenter
Released: November 5, 2023
Type: TV
Over 7,000 incredible islands, bursting with unique natural wonders. Liz Bonnin shares the sights that ignited her passion for nature and discovers the Caribbean's untamed heart.
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Title: Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: February 19, 2023
Type: TV
Liz Bonnin joins an international team of palaeontologists in the remote badlands of Wyoming as they investigate a mysterious dinosaur graveyard.
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Title: Our Changing Planet
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: April 24, 2022
Type: TV
An ambitious seven-year natural history series documenting six of the planet's most threatened ecosystems and meeting the people fighting to restore the Earth’s delicate balance.
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Title: Snow Animals
Character: Herself
Released: March 6, 2021
Type: TV
Nature documentaries presenter Liz Bonnin shows the various tactics animals use to survive in some of the coldest places on Earth.
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Penguins: Meet the Family
Title: Penguins: Meet the Family
Character: Narrator
Released: December 29, 2020
Type: Movie
A unique celebration of one of Earth's most iconic birds, featuring all 18 species in footage from New Zealand, Cape Town, the Galapagos Islands and Antarctica.
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Title: Blue Planet Revisited
Character: Self
Released: March 29, 2020
Type: TV
A Nature Documentary
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Snow Animals
Title: Snow Animals
Character: Herself - Presenter
Released: December 30, 2019
Type: Movie
Liz Bonnin introduces a cast of charismatic animals to reveal the remarkable strategies they use to survive, and even thrive, through the winter.
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Meat: A Threat to Our Planet
Title: Meat: A Threat to Our Planet
Character: Herself
Released: November 25, 2019
Type: Movie
From colossal farms in America to the destruction of the Amazon, is our hunger for meat killing our planet?
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Title: Big Animal Surgery
Character: Herself - Presenter
Released: May 23, 2019
Type: TV
Dramatic life saving surgery.
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Drowning in Plastic
Title: Drowning in Plastic
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: October 1, 2018
Type: Movie
Liz Bonnin is setting out on a global mission to reveal the full scale of the world’s plastic problem – and explore ways in which this looming environmental disaster might be averted. As she chases plastic around the world, Liz is going to show us that this is a crisis far greater than we’d ever imagined…
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Title: Animals Behaving Badly
Character: Presenter
Released: July 18, 2018
Type: TV
Liz Bonnin meets the animals using outlandish means to find a mate and raise a family, and reveals the fascinating science that lies behind these animal antics.
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Title: Nature's Epic Journeys
Character: Self
Released: July 12, 2017
Type: TV
Follow three groups of animals – caribou, zebra, and elephants – as they face the immense challenges of migration in places around the world.
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Title: Galapagos
Character: Herself - Presenter
Released: March 30, 2017
Type: TV
Liz Bonnin joins a scientific team on an expedition across the Galapagos Islands to carry out important research that will help protect the islands and their inhabitants.
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Attenborough at 90
Title: Attenborough at 90
Character: Self
Released: May 8, 2016
Type: Movie
In celebration of his ninetieth birthday, Sir David Attenborough shares extraordinary highlights of his life and career with broadcaster Kirsty Young, including the inspiring people he has met, the extraordinary journeys he has made and the remarkable animal encounters he has had across the globe. Joined by colleagues and friends, including Michael Palin and Chris Packham, Sir David shares some of the unforgettable moments from his unparalleled career, from capturing unique animal behaviour for the first time to the fast-paced advances in wildlife filming technology, as well as stories of the wonder and fragility of the natural world - stories that Sir David has spent his life exploring and championing.
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Title: Cats v Dogs: Which is Best?
Character: herself
Released: February 4, 2016
Type: TV
Armed with the latest global scientific research, Chris Packham and Liz Bonnin battle it out in this two part programme to find the definitive answer to the burning question - which are best, cats or dogs?
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Title: Insert Name Here
Character: Herself - Panelist
Released: January 4, 2016
Type: TV
Comedy panel show about people with the same first name, hosted by Sue Perkins.
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Title: India: Nature's Wonderland
Character: Herself - Presenter
Released: September 1, 2015
Type: TV
India - land of stunning wildlife, ancient cultures and extreme landscapes. Wildlife expert Liz Bonnin, actor Freida Pinto and mountaineer Jon Gupta reveal India's natural wonders.
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Title: Animals in Love
Character: Presenter
Released: February 1, 2015
Type: TV
Liz Bonnin sets out to explore how animals meet, mate and in some cases form lifelong relationships, shining a light on the extraordinary emotions that it seems animals are capable of.
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Title: Cat Watch 2014: The New Horizon Experiment
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: October 7, 2014
Type: TV
Liz Bonnin joins forces with some of the world's top cat experts to conduct a groundbreaking scientific study. With GPS trackers and cat cameras, they follow 100 cats in three different environments.
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Title: Animal Odd Couples
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: November 21, 2013
Type: TV
Wildlife biologist Liz Bonnin sets off on a worldwide journey of discovery to find out why animals of different species make friends with each other, and even with humans.
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Title: How The Earth Works
Character: Herself
Released: October 9, 2013
Type: TV
Biologist Liz Bonnin and geologist Martin Pepper set out on a global expedition to answer the most thought-provoking questions in earth science today. Throughout history, such geologic events as volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, tectonic plate motion, earthquakes, and asteroid impacts have continually reshaped Earth's surface, spreading chaos across the planet. By performing experiments, making observations in the field, and consulting expert scientists, the eight-part series works to uncover Earth's immeasurable capacity to create and destroy.
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Title: Operation Snow Tiger
Character: Presenter
Released: June 9, 2013
Type: TV
The Siberian tiger is one of Earth's rarest and most elusive animals, with as few as 300 remaining. It is so rare, more scientists have been to space than have seen one in the wild. In this series, Liz Bonnin, a former tiger biologist herself, travels to the frozen forests of the Russian Far East to help a team of scientists studying these big cats. Their goal is to uncover the hidden world of this mysterious predator, determine why they are declining and what can be done to save them.
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Title: Super Smart Animals
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: February 8, 2012
Type: TV
By showing us how animals and birds strategize and think, this series challenges our own perceptions of what it means to be intelligent.
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A Night with the Stars
Title: A Night with the Stars
Character: Self
Released: December 18, 2011
Type: Movie
For one night only, Professor Brian Cox goes unplugged in a specially recorded programme from the lecture theatre of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. In his own inimitable style, Brian takes an audience of famous faces, scientists and members of the public on a journey through some of the most challenging concepts in physics. With the help of Jonathan Ross, Simon Pegg, Sarah Millican and James May, Brian shows how diamonds - the hardest material in nature - are made up of nothingness; how things can be in an infinite number of places at once; why everything we see or touch in the universe exists; and how a diamond in the heart of London is in communication with the largest diamond in the cosmos.
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Egypt's Lost Cities
Title: Egypt's Lost Cities
Character: Presenter
Released: May 30, 2011
Type: Movie
It is possible that only one per cent of the wonders of ancient Egypt have been discovered, but now, thanks to a pioneering approach to archaeology, that is about to change. Dr. Sarah Parcak uses satellites to probe beneath the sands, where she has found cities, temples and pyramids. Now, with Dallas Campbell and Liz Bonnin, she heads to Egypt to discover if these magnificent buildings are really there.
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Title: Stargazing Live
Character: Co-Presenter
Released: January 3, 2011
Type: TV
Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain are at Jodrell Bank Observatory, and joined by special guests to bring you the latest news and the best views of the night sky.
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Title: Bang Goes the Theory
Released: July 27, 2009
Type: TV
Dallas Campbell, Liz Bonnin, Jem Stansfield and Dr. Yan Wong take on the scientific world by devising their own ingenious ways of explaining cutting-edge developments in technology.
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Title: Country Tracks
Character: Herself - Presenter
Released: April 19, 2009
Type: TV
Series celebrating the British countryside.
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Title: Would I Lie to You?
Character: Self
Released: June 16, 2007
Type: TV
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.
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Greatest Ever Screen Chases
Title: Greatest Ever Screen Chases
Released: December 23, 2005
Type: Movie
A rollicking race through the best ever chases sequences. Think Indiana Jones, the Dukes of Hazzard and OJ Simpson, with input from Gene Hackman, Susan Sarandon and Michael Caine.
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Title: Springwatch
Released: May 30, 2005
Type: TV
Springwatch is an annual BBC television series which charts the fortunes of British wildlife during the changing of the seasons in the United Kingdom.
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Title: Who Do You Think You Are?
Character: Self
Released: October 12, 2004
Type: TV
A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.
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Title: Timeshift
Character: Narrator
Released: October 10, 2002
Type: TV
Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.
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Title: RI:SE
Character: Presenter
Released: April 29, 2002
Type: TV
RI:SE is a breakfast television show made by Princess Productions in collaboration with BSkyB for Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. It was scheduled to replace The Big Breakfast after declining ratings. It launched on 29 April 2002. The programme was broadcast between 06:55 and 09:00 in the morning - nationally in the UK.
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Title: Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Released: November 12, 1996
Type: TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.
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Title: Horizon
Character: Herself - Presenter
Released: February 4, 1964
Type: TV
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Title: Horizon
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: February 4, 1964
Type: TV
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Title: Top of the Pops
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: TV
The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.
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Title: The Late Late Show
Character: Self
Released: July 6, 1962
Type: TV
The Late Late Show, sometimes referred to as The Late Late, or in some cases by the initialism LLS, is the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster and the official flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company Raidió Teilifís Éireann. The show was broadcast live for over two hours in front of a studio audience at 21.30 on Friday nights between September and May. It was regarded as an Irish television institution, even outside the country, and was considered "Ireland's chat show".
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Animals Through the Night: Sleepover at the Zoo
Title: Animals Through the Night: Sleepover at the Zoo
Character: Presenter
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
In a never-before-attempted experiment at Bristol Zoo, Liz Bonnin and a team of experts stay up all night to track the diverse sleep patterns of animals from lions to meerkats.