ONE of the most prominent wildlife presenters and filmmakers working today, Gordon Buchannan, will be at The Haymarket in February.

Gordan will be talking to the audience about his impressive 30 years of working, which is set to be a night which tells the tale of remarkable stories on February 16.

He has produced some of the most popular wildlife programmes on the BBC, where he has demonstrated his incredible passion for the animal kingdom and the ability he has for presenting such hidden animal worlds to an audience.

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For the first time, Gordon will be taking a look back at his challenging expeditions and incredible adventures, both behind and in front of the camera. This show will be a rare opportunity to discover what has continued to drive his career and the landmark stories that take pride of his work.

During the show, he will reflect on his career highlights, one of which includes meeting a pack of wolves.

He said: “A few years ago I was working with artic wolves on Ellesmere Island in Canada; it’s really remote, there are no people there. I got to meet a pack of wolves who had no preconceptions whatsoever about humans.

“What I realised is that wolves have been vilified for centuries by humans - but they’ve been totally misrepresented.

"They’re actually highly intelligent animals, and I felt honoured to spend time with them.”

Gordon will tell audiences all about his favourite wildlife encounters, and the tools and traits he has developed over the years to be at the forefront of wildlife filmmaking. It will be a showcase of both his most celebrated work, and a behind-the-scenes insight of how these successful programmes are made.

Gordon said is taking this opportunity to understand how his time within the wildlife industry has changed and what the future potentially holds for us and the animal kingdom as co-inhabitants of our rapidly changing ecological landscape.

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He added: “Despite the immense difficulties I do have hope for the future.

"I spent time at COP26, in my home city of Glasgow, and I was really moved by how children and young people are making their voices heard.

“At the moment it’s the suits who are making the decisions - but soon it will be the turn of the new generation, and they’re going to understand the climate emergency in a very different way, which I think will make for real change.”

Tickets for Gordon Buchanan Anniversary Tour are priced at £29 (including £4 booking fee).

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