A Year in the Wild

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A Year in the Wild is a 2012 British nature documentary series about the country's national parks. Produced by the BBC, the series is narrated by actress Hermione Norris. It consists of three episodes, each an hour long. The first episode, Snowdonia, premiered on 27 July 2012 and features Snowdonia National Park.{{cite web|title=Episode guide|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ljl4r/episodes/guide|work=A Year in the Wild|publisher=BBC Two|accessdate=16 August 2012}} Snowdonia is located in Wales, and is known for its hills and extinct volcanoes.{{cite web|title=Snowdonia|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01l9z10|work=A Year in the Wild|publisher=BBC Two|accessdate=16 August 2012}} The second episode, The New Forest, premiered on 3 August 2012. The episode explores the fauna of the New Forest National Park. The Park, located in southern England, was established in 2005 and is one of the country's newest national parks.{{cite web|title=The New Forest|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01llqrw|work=A Year in the Wild|publisher=BBC Two|accessdate=16 August 2012}} The final episode of the series, Cairngorms, premiered on 10 August 2012. The Cairngorms National Park covers the Cairngorms mountain range in Scotland, and is Britain's largest national park, with an area of 4,528 km2.{{cite web|title=Cairngorms|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01lvh65|work=A Year in the Wild|publisher=BBC Two|accessdate=16 August 2012}}{{cite web|title=Facts and Figures|url=http://www.nationalparks.gov.uk/press/factsandfigures.htm|publisher=UK National Parks Authority|accessdate=16 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627173746/http://www.nationalparks.gov.uk/press/factsandfigures.htm|archive-date=27 June 2012|url-status=dead}} All three episodes describe the wildlife of each park, the ecosystem, and the people who live near, work, or frequent the parks.

Reception

The premiere of the first episode attracted 484,000 viewers.{{cite news|last=Kanter|first=Jake|title=London 2012 Olympics opens with 27m peak|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/ratings/london-2012-olympics-opens-with-27m-peak/5044800.article|accessdate=16 August 2012|newspaper=Broadcast|date=28 July 2012}} Sam Wollaston of The Guardian called the first episode "absolutely lovely, the place, the film, everything", but questioned the logic of premiering the series during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.{{cite news|last=Wollaston|first=Sam|title=Snowdonia: a Year in the Wild|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/jul/28/snowdonia-year-wild-review?newsfeed=true|accessdate=16 August 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|date=27 July 2012}} A review of the second episode by David Stubbs was also positive, praising the episode as a "beautiful documentary."{{cite news|last=Stubbs|first=David|title=TV highlights 03/08/2012|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/aug/02/television?newsfeed=true|accessdate=16 August 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|date=2 August 2012}} Ben Arnold, in a review of the third episode, called it "quite awesome", commenting that the episode was "augmented with some fabulously sharp photography".{{cite news|last=Arnold|first=Ben|title=TV highlights 10/08/2012|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2012/aug/09/cairngorms-year-in-the-wild?newsfeed=true|accessdate=16 August 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|date=9 August 2012}} Before the series aired, an article in the Guardian suggested it as one of many shows to watch instead of the Olympics.{{cite news|last=Stephens|first=Heidi|title=Not game for hours of Olympic TV coverage? Here's some alternatives|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2012/jul/26/olympic-coverage-alternative-viewing|accessdate=16 August 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|date=26 July 2012}}

References

Category:BBC television documentaries

Category:Documentary films about nature

Category:2012 in British television

Category:British documentary television films