Gillian Burke

Gillian Burke is best known to us as a presenter of the 'Watch' television series - Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch .She talks to Simon Armitage about her childhood in Kenya where she had a hands-on experience of wildlife, running barefoot outside her house searching for insects . Her love of conservation was inspired by her mother who worked in Nairobi for the UN on environmental projects . From the natural world to a love of Cornwall, along the way their conversation takes in deep sea diving and gospel singing . Produced by Susan Roberts

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Gillian Burke is an episode from The Poet Laureate Has Gone to His Shed by BBC.

This episode is 55:05 long.

This episode was published on Aug 7, 2021.

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