5 h. ago ‘It set me on a new path’: the book that empowered me, by Yulia Navalnaya, Elif Shafak and more

Chris Packham, Katherine Rundell, Kehinde Andrews and other authors speaking at this year’s Hay festival reveal the books that inspired themChosen by Katherine Rundell, author Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Springwatch presenter Chris Packham addresses ‘disagreements’ with co

‘We don't have to agree about everything. We just move on,’ presenter said

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4 d. ago BBC Springwatch's Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan admit they 'disagree' on set

Springwatch is back on our screens and to celebrate 20 years of the show, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan will be presenting three weeks of wildlife from the National Trust's Longshaw Estate

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9 d. ago Chris Packham says poodles stopped suicide saying 'I was in a really dark place'

Telly legend Chris Packham is famed for his love of the natural world. Now the BBC Springwatch host opens up about his pet pooches - and how they've got him through some of his darkest times

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1 week ago Inside Our ADHD Minds review – Chris Packham’s revelatory show couldn’t be more crucial

Packham refutes harmful anti-woke ideas about the overdiagnosis of neurodiversity by meeting people like Henry, who finds day-to-day life a severe struggle, and Jo, who has spent years constantly being told she’s ‘too much’Inside Our ADHD Minds is a follow-up, of sorts, to Chris Packham’s memorable 2023 documentary, Inside Our Autistic Minds. In that earlier film, the wildlife and nature presenter used his own experience of neurodiversity to help other people explore and demonstrate the impact of autism on their lives, for the benefit of their family, friends and a wider TV audience. Inside Our ADHD Minds uses the same formula – Packham walks through woodland as he explains something important, anecdotes about his own life, informative chats with experts, and art therapy in the form of expressive short films – to dig deeper into the condition, and, in the following episode, dyslexia.The result is a beautiful and revelatory programme which feels educational without being didactic; Pa...

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1 week ago TODAY'S TV WITH SARA WALLIS: Channel 4's Virgin Island proves the point that not everything should be on TV

From a gritty four-parter with Robson Green to a radical retreat for virgins and an insight into ADHD from Chris Packham, our TV columnist Sara Wallis picks tonight's best telly

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1 week ago Chris Packham hits out at Trump administration promise to ‘eliminate’ autism

The conservationist says autistic people “are not broken”

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1 week ago Chris Packham says autism does not need a cure: ‘We are not broken’

The conservationist said he does not want a cure to autism following US Health Secretary RFK Jr’s pledge to find the causes of autism by September.

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1 week ago Shooting industry is destroying British countryside with 'irreversible consequences' warns TV presenter

A new report by Animal Aid and Chris Packham warns the shooting industry and the release of millions of pheasant and partridges each year is killing the countryside and "the time to act is now"

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2 w. ago Michaela Strachan shares baby news as fans rush to congratulate her

Dancing on Ice star and Springwatch presenter Michaela Strachan has delighted fans with a special family announcement

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2 w. ago Dancing on Ice star Michaela Strachan becomes grandmother for first time as she shares adorable snaps

Springwatch presenter Michaela Strachan has announced that she has become a grandmother for the first time, after her stepson Tom and his partner Mikayla welcomed a baby boy

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2 w. ago Michaela Strachan becomes a gran at 59 as she welcomes new baby into the family

Springwatch star, Michaela Strachan, has proudly announced that she's become a grandmother for the first time to her stepson's son, Huxley

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