| Dr. Sasha Norris Conservationist Writer/Broadcaster |
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Wild Thing - I Love You Channel 4 In Wild Thing – I love You presenters Bill Bailey, Sasha Norris and the team of experts are investigating the plight of animals being threatened by a particular local problem. They travel all over the UK in search of critters in peril - from a family of Otters in Newcastle who need an otter sized bridge built under a main flyover to stop them from being killed on the road, to an endangered group of porpoises in Cornwall who are under serious threat from fisherman’s gill nets. 'The Wild Thing' team have only a few weeks to meet the challenge and try to engineer an ingenious solution to ensure their survival? Can they do it? Or will our furry friends still be under threat? This educational series will also offer a unique insight every week into the lives of the animals in the spotlight. The programme looks at their habitats, lifecycle, feeding and mating habits as well as delving into the community and local area, studying the social history and looking back at how the specific habitats have changed over the years. The challenge is on: Will Bill and his team be able to save our wildlife?
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Wild Wild is researched, produced and presented by Dr. Sasha Norris, a conservationist who founded and runs a conservation charity (www.siren.org.uk). Most Wild programmes are edited and filmed by cameraman Scot Openshaw. Wild was originally a no-budget programme for a low-budget channel. Working as a general presenter on the Oxford Channel, Sasha volunteered to make wildlife shows. The first 30 programmes were produced before work, at weekends and after-hours; filmed on Sasha's Sony DVX2000 and edited on Avid. Dr. Norris met foresters, farmers, government scientists, economists, horse-lovers, wardens, and followed them in their work in the countryside. Audience feedback quickly made it obvious that Wild was the most popular programme on the channel - the repeats are still broadcast. Over a two-year period, Sasha Norris made 65 programmes, broadcast to Oxford's 400,000-odd residents. Wild is irreverent, sensitive, intelligent, original. Wild programmes are fresh, rough at the edges, undirected, and honest. Wild topics range from the creation of wildflower meadows, methods of water conservation, innovations in farm animal welfare, to the British hunting debate. Sasha's ethos is to focus on positive changes: wherever possible, conservation issues are presented with solutions, either initiated by experts, or which viewers themselves can initiate. Sasha's philosophy is to present in a way that attract viewers who would otherwise never choose to watch a conservation programme. Her presenting style appeals to all age ranges (see Feedback). Viewer figures suggest a large slice of the audience are young people aged 15-25.
My fourteen year old son has developed a fascination for dung beetles as a result of Sasha's show!! Congratulations on your superb programme when you went out on the bird shoot. I was so impressed by the quality of discussion between you, a sincere attempt to see each other's viewpoint on a difficult subject. I hope you have the chance to make more of this kind of programme before you are snapped up by one of the bigger channels!
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