{"product_id":"book-jpf6","title":"Sounds Natural","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerek Jones meets celebrities with a love of wildlife in these 37 episodes from the classic nature-themed interview show\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1970 and 1980, broadcaster Derek Jones invited a host of famous names to chat about their enthusiasm for nature and their encounters with animals. Delving into the BBC Sound Archive to select some of their favourite natural history recordings, they reveal their hitherto unknown passions - from birds and butterflies to the countryside and conservation.\u003cbr\u003eIn these specially selected shows, \u003cb\u003eBrian Blessed\u003c\/b\u003e talks about his fascination with dinosaurs, keeping big cats and overcoming his fear of mountaineering, \u003cb\u003eBing Crosby\u003c\/b\u003e tells us about wildfowling, 'Mister Meadowlark', naming racehorses and landing salmon; distinguished actress \u003cb\u003eDame Flora Robson\u003c\/b\u003e speaks of her years in Hollywood, and her worries that the Los Angeles smog is killing the local flora and fauna; and \u003ci\u003eGoon Show\u003c\/i\u003e stars \u003cb\u003eHarry Secombe \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Spike Milligan\u003c\/b\u003e let us in on their love for travel and wildlife photography (Harry) and ridiculous animal noises and names (Spike).\u003cbr\u003eMany of Jones' guests share an interest in twitching, including \u003cb\u003eEric Morecambe\u003c\/b\u003e, who relates how his curiosity about birds began when he went fishing with his father in Morecambe Bay, and \u003cb\u003eBobby Charlton\u003c\/b\u003e, who developed his bird-spotting hobby while becoming a Manchester United legend. \u003cb\u003eHumphrey Lyteltton\u003c\/b\u003e reminisces about observing birds on holidays in North Wales, on tour with the band and in his back garden, and \u003cb\u003ePeter Cushing\u003c\/b\u003e recalls rescuing red shanks and watching oystercatchers and whimbrels on the Kent estuary with his late wife Helen. And, thirty years before \u003ci\u003eSpringwatch\u003c\/i\u003e was a twinkle in Auntie's eye, \u003cb\u003eBill Oddie\u003c\/b\u003e confesses that when he wasn't busy being a Goodie, he was busy birdwatching.\u003cbr\u003eWhether they're mad about ornithology or hooked on angling, every one of the celebrities featured has a wealth of compelling personal stories to share, and fascinating insights to impart. Part natural history show, part nostalgic memoir, this wonderfully entertaining series is sure to inspire and delight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented by Derek Jones\u003cbr\u003eProduced by John Burton and Michael Bowen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuests in episode order:\u003cbr\u003eRobert Dougall, Cyril Fletcher, Nigel Stock, Kenneth Allsop, Humphrey Lyttelton, Percy Edwards, Peter Cushing, Barbara Mullen, Virginia McKenna \u0026amp; Bill Travers, Spike Milligan, Bernard Cribbins, Adam Faith, Roger Whittaker, Flora Robson, Derek Nimmo, James Robertson Justice, Bobby Charlton, Bill Oddie, Susan Hampshire, Brian Blessed, Derek Waring, Sir Martin Furnival-Jones, Eddie Braben, Eric Morecambe, Henry Longhurst, Harry Secombe, Lord Home of The Hirsel, Bing Crosby, Eva Rueber-Staier, Esmond Knight, Andrew Sachs, Frank Thornton, Dulcie Gray, Norman Thelwell, HRH Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands, The Marquess of Bath, Windsor Davies\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from 3 May 1971 to 10 December 1980.\u003cbr\u003e© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49490277695792,"sku":"BDjpf6","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/jpf6-Square-cover.jpg?v=1777662910","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jpf6","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}