Chris Packham

Chris Packham

Born: May 4, 1961
in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
Christopher Gary Packham CBE is an English naturalist, nature photographer, television presenter and author, best known for his television work including the CBBC children's nature series The Really Wild Show from 1986 to 1995.

Movies for Chris Packham...

Title: Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Character: Self - Guest
Released: February 29, 2024
Type: TV
Hosted by the brilliant Rob Beckett alongside his team captains – TV fanatic Josh Widdicombe, and a lady who frankly is TV, Alison Hammond – the show is a hilarious celebration of the small screen and the shows we love (and some we don’t).
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Chris Packham: Is It Time to Break the Law?
Title: Chris Packham: Is It Time to Break the Law?
Character: Self
Released: September 20, 2023
Type: Movie
Chris Packham attempts to resolve a key dilemma of our times: is it ethically acceptable to break the law to protest against government policies on climate change?
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Title: Earth
Character: Self
Released: July 17, 2023
Type: TV
There's nothing else like it. Chris Packham reveals the epic, four-billion-year story of our home - from its dramatic creation to the arrival of human life... and whatever's next.
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Title: Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir
Character: Self
Released: April 19, 2023
Type: TV
Comedic ornithological series, Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir will follow prolific artist Jim and his wife Nancy as they explore some of Britain’s best beauty spots, joined along the way by a few famous friends. Their challenge? Create an original piece of bird art celebrating the unique species native to that region over the course of a weekend. Accompanied in each episode by local twitchers, artists and conservation experts, Jim, and Nancy will be guided through forest and fen as they venture through wild countryside and local bird sanctuaries to gather inspiration. They’ll spend meditative weekends sketching and painting their feathery subjects, tackling everything from grouse to goshawks and bitterns to bearded tits.
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Title: Inside Our Autistic Minds
Character: Self/Host
Released: February 14, 2023
Type: TV
Thinking differently. Chris Packham helps autistic people illustrate how their minds work, helping them connect with their friends and family in a new, more authentic way.
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Title: Dogs in the Wild: Meet the Family
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: December 28, 2022
Type: TV
From the rugged peaks of the Himalayas to the blistering Sahara desert, wild dogs thrive in the least likely of places. These are the world’s ultimate canids.
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Title: Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Character: Self – Nature presenter and conservationist
Released: September 4, 2022
Type: TV
The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.
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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: The Weakest Link
Character: Self - Participant
Released: December 18, 2021
Type: TV
Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?
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Title: Chris and Meg's Wild Summer
Character: Self
Released: August 29, 2021
Type: TV
Wildlife presenters Chris Packham and stepdaughter Megan McCubbin go on a road trip with amazing animal encounters, stunning landscapes and time to reflect on their relationship.
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Title: Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 2021
Type: TV
Chris Packham reveals the natural world’s surprising brainboxes and clever strategies.
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Title: Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: December 4, 2020
Type: TV
Exploring the bustling oases where elephants, lions, leopards and hundreds of other species meet and compete for water.
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Title: Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Character: Self - Expert
Released: November 28, 2020
Type: TV
Michael McIntyre hosts a gameshow packed with huge stars, big laughs and a giant spinning wheel. Can the contestants, guided by celebrity experts, answer their way to a fortune?
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Title: Primates
Character: Narrator
Released: April 26, 2020
Type: TV
A celebration of the animals you thought you knew. Primates is the definitive portrait of a hugely charismatic family of animals, to which we all belong.
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Title: Blue Planet Revisited
Character: Self
Released: March 29, 2020
Type: TV
A Nature Documentary
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Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting
Title: Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting
Character: Self
Released: January 17, 2020
Type: Movie
Naturalist Chris Packham investigates the impact a growing human population is having on the planet, asking whether the earth can sustain predictions of ten billion people by 2050.
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Chris Packham: Forever Punk
Title: Chris Packham: Forever Punk
Character: Himself - Presenter
Released: January 10, 2020
Type: Movie
Chris Packham reveals how punk rock not only may have saved his life as a teenager but how it has given it meaning and informed everything he has done ever since.
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Title: Autumnwatch New England
Character: Self - Host
Released: October 17, 2018
Type: TV
BBC host Chris Packham and wildlife cinematographer Bob Poole are joined by travel journalist Samantha Brown for this special PBS edition of the first-ever season of Autumnwatch produced in America. This series in three parts travels across the colorful landscapes of New England, meeting a cast of unforgettable wildlife characters, and experiencing some of the best autumn has to offer, including leaf gazing, pumpkin carving and cranberry harvesting. Local experts in food, wildlife, music, literature and history join the trio of hosts each night to showcase characteristics special to New England.
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Title: Yellowstone Live
Character: Self
Released: August 5, 2018
Type: TV
Sitting on top of one of the world’s largest super-volcanos are 3,500 square miles of the most spectacular American wilderness. This summer, National Geographic Channel opens this world to you LIVE with a four-night special event. The action reaches boiling point in the world’s first National Park, Yellowstone.
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Title: Cunk on...
Character: Self - Naturalist and Zoologist
Released: April 3, 2018
Type: TV
Landmark mockumentary-maker Philomena Cunk traces the history of Britain and Earth.
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Chris Packham: In Search of the Lost Girl
Title: Chris Packham: In Search of the Lost Girl
Released: January 28, 2018
Type: Movie
In 1998, Chris Packham met a hunter-gatherer tribe in remote Sumatra. 20 years later, he goes in search of the same tribe to search for the girl whose photograph he took.
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The Real T Rex with Chris Packham
Title: The Real T Rex with Chris Packham
Character: Himself
Released: January 2, 2018
Type: Movie
A documentary examining what the Tyrannosaurus Rex was really like - both appearance and behaviour - using the recent palaeontological and zoological research.
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Chris Packham: Asperger's and Me
Title: Chris Packham: Asperger's and Me
Character: Himself
Released: October 17, 2017
Type: Movie
Chris Packham invites us inside his autistic world to find out what it is like being him.
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The British Garden: Life and Death on Your Lawn
Title: The British Garden: Life and Death on Your Lawn
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: July 11, 2017
Type: Movie
Chris Packham and a team of wildlife experts follow five suburban gardens over a year, uncovering hidden wildlife dramas, and a vast cast of creatures battling for survival.
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Title: Curious Creatures
Character: Himself - Team Captain
Released: June 19, 2017
Type: TV
An entertaining and enlightening game show celebrating the animal kingdom, with two competing teams going head-to-head across a variety of intriguing rounds in which the experts' knowledge of wild beasts is tested to the limit.
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Title: Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Character: Self
Released: March 2, 2017
Type: TV
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule is a panel show that sees Harry Hill presiding over two teams tasked with saving planet earth from alien invasion! Each team must find clips, people, basically anything that is fun or funny enough for Harry to place in a capsule which, in the event that we're invaded by aliens, we can present to them to demonstrate earthlings are good fun and therefore worthy of saving. Over a series of rounds, the two teams of two present Harry with fun stuff which Harry must adjudicate on and ultimately decide what's in and what's out of the Fun Capsule with the triumphant team winning bragging rights. Along the way there will be sketches, studio items and special guests. And the occasional appearance of an alien.
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Title: Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets Of Orkney
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: January 2, 2017
Type: TV
Neil Oliver, Chris Packham, Andy Torbet and Dr Shini Somara join hundreds of archaeologists from around the world who have gathered in Orkney to investigate at one of Europe's biggest digs.
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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: himself
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: Himself - 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: World's Sneakiest Animals
Character: Presenter
Released: December 25, 2015
Type: TV
Chris Packham meets the animals using devious tactics and sneaky tricks to survive. Meet the cross-dressing love cheat cuttlefish, the two-faced topi, the devious freshwater mussel and other utterly remarkable devious animals.
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Title: World's Weirdest Events
Character: Self-Presenter
Released: September 3, 2015
Type: TV
A series that explores the unexplained, the unexpected and the unidentifiable. Chris Packham unlocks the secrets behind the world's weirdest events.
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Title: The Wonder of Animals
Character: Himself - Presenter
Released: August 13, 2014
Type: TV
Chris Packham uses groundbreaking science and brand-new behaviour to delve deep beneath the skin and discover the unique features that have made certain animal groups successful.
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Title: Hive Alive
Released: July 15, 2014
Type: TV
Chris Packham and Martha Kearney consult experts and use modern technology to examine the lives and times of honeybees.
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Title: Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Released: February 7, 2014
Type: TV
Lee Mack wrangles a team of scientists and celebrity guests to find the truth behind the trivia on this bizarrely educational panel show.
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Title: Inside the Animal Mind
Character: Presenter
Released: January 28, 2014
Type: TV
Chris Packham travels the world to uncover the secrets of the animal mind.
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The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
Title: The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
Character: Self
Released: November 11, 2013
Type: Movie
Collection of highlights from the first and second series of British comic Sarah Millican's show about television. The programme includes stand-up routines, sketches and interviews with stars. In this collection Sarah has a makeover à la 'Geordie Shore', bakes scones with chef Paul Hollywood and attempts to do a forward roll with help from gymnast Beth Tweddle and commentary from sports presenter Clare Balding.
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Title: The Burrowers
Released: August 16, 2013
Type: TV
The Burrowers follows Chris Packham as he goes underground to take a look at the subterranean world of some of the country’s most iconic animals.
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Title: The Last Leg
Character: Self
Released: January 25, 2013
Type: TV
Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days.
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Title: Winterwatch
Character: Presenter
Released: January 14, 2013
Type: TV
Live coverage as our wildlife faces up to the most challenging time of year.
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Title: Operation Iceberg
Character: Himself - Presenter
Released: October 30, 2012
Type: TV
A groundbreaking expedition to the Arctic investigates the unknown world of icebergs, exploring the creation, life and death of these frozen behemoths for the first time
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Title: Secrets of Our Living Planet
Character: Himself- Presenter
Released: June 17, 2012
Type: TV
In this series, naturalist Chris Packham reveals the natural world in a way that you’ve never seen it before. For him, what is really beautiful about nature is not the amazing animals and plants that we share the planet with but the hidden relationships between them. These relationships may sound bizarre but without them, no life would be possible. Discover previously unknown relationships, like why a tiger needs a crab; or why a gecko needs a giraffe. Each week Chris visits one of our planet's most vital and spectacular habitats and dissects it, to reveal the secrets of how our living planet works.
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Title: Nature's Weirdest Events
Character: Himself - Presenter
Released: January 3, 2012
Type: TV
Chris Packham takes us to the scene of some of the weirdest natural phenomena on the planet, telling the real story of the events behind the headlines. Nature can be cute, scary and stunning, but as Chris Packham discovers in these two packed programs, it can also provide the most awesome, amazing and astonishing sights you’ll ever see – including a car cocooned by caterpillars in Holland; exploding toads in Germany; fish falling from the sky and a storm that turned Sydney crimson. Watching original footage and consulting eyewitnesses and scientists, Chris unravels the facts behind some of the most bizarre and mysterious natural wonders to ever appear on the planet – and explains what on earth was going on.
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Title: The Animal's Guide to Britain
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: April 14, 2011
Type: TV
Each episode, he encounters an elite group of five animals each of which senses the world in a very different way. By understanding their needs, problems and histories on these islands, Chris reveals what they make of modern Britain - and its humans.
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Decade of Discovery
Title: Decade of Discovery
Character: Himself - Presentor
Released: December 14, 2010
Type: Movie
Chris Packham presents, mentioning others that didn't quite make the list, his favorite top ten animal - and plant species from the half million discovered in the first decade of the 21st century. The animals include the most endangered African monkey, a lemur (Madagascar simian), a mouse-size and -resembling relative of the elephant, a Caribean island-adapted sloth, a shark which 'walks coral reefs on an arm', the largest mega-stick, a deep sea jellyfish without tentacles and a jungle gecko mutation happening in Malaysian state Perlis in order to flee serpent predation into caves. Plant species include a giant Venus-flytrap on Palawan (Philipines) and the largest ever orchid from Peru.
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Title: Mongrels
Released: June 22, 2010
Type: TV
Mongrels, formerly known under the working titles of We Are Mongrels and The Un-Natural World, is a British puppet-based situation comedy series first broadcast on BBC Three between 22 June and 10 August 2010, with a making-of documentary entitled "Mongrels Uncovered" broadcast on 11 August 2010. A second series of Mongrels began airing on 7 November 2011. The series revolves around the lives of five anthropomorphic animals who hang around the back of a pub in Millwall, the Isle of Dogs, London. The characters are Nelson, a metrosexual fox; Destiny, an Afghan hound; Marion, a "borderline-retarded" cat; Kali, a grudge-bearing pigeon; and Vince, Nelson's friend, a sociopathic foul-mouthed fox.
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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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Title: Holby City
Character: Himself
Released: January 12, 1999
Type: TV
Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients.
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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: Room 101
Character: Self
Released: July 4, 1994
Type: TV
Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101.
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Discover the World of Animals
Title: Discover the World of Animals
Character: Presenter
Released: June 26, 1991
Type: Movie
Discover the World of Animals: A TO Z ANIMALS
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Title: Cluedo
Character: Himself
Released: July 25, 1990
Type: TV
Cluedo was a UK television game show based on the board game of the same name. Each week, a reenactment of the murder at the stately home Arlington Grange of a visiting guest was played and, through a combination of interrogating the suspects and deduction, celebrity guests had to discover who committed the murder, which of six weapons and in which room it was committed, whilst viewers were invited to play along at home.
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Title: The Really Wild Show
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: January 21, 1986
Type: TV
The Really Wild Show was a long-running British television show about wildlife, broadcast by the BBC as part of their CBBC service to children. It also runs on Animal Planet in the US. The show was broadcast continuously since 21 January 1986. In April 2006 the BBC announced that the show would be axed that summer, and as such the last ever episode was shown in April 2006, giving the show a run of 20 years.
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Title: Horizon
Character: Self
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: Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Character: Self - Panellist
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.