Ark on the Move (TV series)
Appearance
Ark on the Move | |
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Starring | Gerald Durrell |
Narrated by | Gerald Durrell |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Producer | Paula Quigley |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Release | 4 January 29 March 1982 | –
Ark on the Move was a documentary television miniseries hosted by zoologist Gerald Durrell on location in Madagascar and Mauritius. The series was produced by Canadian company Nielsen-Ferns and aired from January to March 1982 on CBC Television. It was directed by Alastair Brown and produced by Paula Quigley for Nielsen-Ferns, and was a follow-up to the earlier successful series The Stationary Ark. It was a documentary illustrating the work of the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust (now Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust) overseas and in the field. It illustrated the ideas of captive breeding and the professional life of a naturalist. The primary target audience was children.
External links
[edit]- "Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series: Ark on the Move". Retrieved 3 October 2006.[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- 1980s Canadian documentary television series
- 1982 Canadian television series debuts
- 1982 Canadian television series endings
- CBC Television original programming
- Nature educational television series
- Television series about animals
- Gerald Durrell
- Television shows filmed in Madagascar
- Television shows filmed in Mauritius
- Canadian documentary television show stubs