# Wild Isles

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***Wild Isles*** is a 2023 British television nature documentary series presented by Sir [David Attenborough](/source/David_Attenborough)[1] (not to be confused with the 92-minute video *Wild Isles*, a 2022 [Webby Award](/source/Webby_Award) honoree produced by Newyonder[2]). The five-episode series covers the [wildlife of the British Isles](/source/Fauna_of_the_British_Isles). [Silverback Films](/source/Silverback_Films) was commissioned by the BBC to create the series, with co-production and part funding from the [RSPB](/source/RSPB), [World Wide Fund for Nature](/source/World_Wide_Fund_for_Nature) and [Open University](/source/Open_University).[3][4] It was filmed over three years in 145 locations across the [British Isles](/source/British_Isles).[3]

*[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)* reported ahead of the series' start that a sixth episode would not be broadcast due to a fear of backlash from [Conservatives](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) and right-wing media over its themes of destruction of nature.[4] However, the BBC responded that *Wild Isles* was always planned as a 5-part series, and that the 'sixth episode' was a standalone feature called *Saving Our Wild Isles* to be released online.[5]

The series received positive reviews from critics.[6][7][8]

## Score

The musical score was composed by [George Fenton](/source/George_Fenton). This was the first time Fenton had composed a nature documentary score since 2011. The five soundtrack albums (one for each episode) contain the following tracks:

### Episode 1: Our Precious Isles

1. Wild Isles Introduction / Front Tiles (1:42)
1. Orca (5:58)
1. Geology (1:43)
1. Birds Eye View (2:21)
1. The Door Mouse (4:29)
1. Bluebells (1:31)
1. Pollenating (2:32)
1. Lords and Ladies (2:43)
1. Fox Cubs (2:30)
1. Barnacle Geese (5:31)
1. Damoiselles (4:15)
1. Kingfisher (1:44)
1. Gannets (3:17)
1. The Puffins (4:04)
1. The Message (0:44)
1. Wild Isles Trail (0:26)
1. Wild Isles End Credits (0:31)

### Episode 2: Woodland

1. Opening Titles (0:25)
1. The Eagle (2:36)
1. Woodlands (1:53)
1. Robin's Friend (1:39)
1. Pollen (2:16)
1. Capercaillie (4:10)
1. The Ants (3:55)
1. Roe Deer (2:37)
1. The Emperor (2:12)
1. Strange Love (2:51)
1. Red Squirrel (3:13)
1. Honey Buzzard (3:39)
1. Fallow Deer (2:49)
1. Fungi (3:56)
1. Starling, Pt. 1 (2:15)
1. Starlings, Pt. 2 (2:36)
1. Wild Isles End Credits (0:31)

### Episode 3: Grassland

1. Opening Titles (0:25)
1. Grassland Intro (0:50)
1. The Hares (3:21)
1. The Macca (0:51)
1. Lapwing Chick (2:39)
1. The Fens (1:03)
1. Wild Horses (1:13)
1. Battling Horses (1:46)
1. Avoiding The Owl (3:33)
1. Witchcraft (4:00)
1. Rabbits and Foxes (5:49)
1. Invader (4:33)
1. The Highland Fight (3:49)
1. Adders (4:15)
1. Han Harrier (3:53)
1. Stags (4:54)
1. Wild Isles End Credits (0:31)

### Episode 4: Freshwater

1. Opening Titles (0:25)
1. Dragonfly and Introduction (2:31)
1. River Journey (1:47)
1. Dolphins Chase (1:16)
1. Upstream and Leaping the Falls (3:01)
1. Salmon Breeding (1:04)
1. Beaver and Kits (2:38)
1. Spidery Courtship (4:52)
1. Bats at Night (3:33)
1. Toads Crossing (2:20)
1. Toadlets (2:34)
1. Mayfly (4:21)
1. The Shrew (3:03)
1. Grebes (3:24)
1. The Knots (4:13)
1. Wild Isles End Credits (0:31)

### Episode 5: Ocean

1. Opening Titles (0:25)
1. Marine (Opening) (3:04)
1. The Seal Fight (3:41)
1. Exploring the Shallows (1:23)
1. The Seahorse (1:52)
1. The Cuttlefish Story (6:18)
1. Sea Slugs (2:02)
1. Crabs en Masse (2:22)
1. The Tides (1:14)
1. Starfish Hunting (3:30)
1. Otters (2:47)
1. Protecting the Home (3:56)
1. Exotic Creatures Basking Sharks (4:49)
1. Skilful Hunters (3:20)
1. Marine (Closing) (1:19)
1. Wild Isles End Credits (0:31)

### Spelling Mistakes

Some of the names of the tracks contain spelling errors, e.g. "door mouse" rather than dormouse, "pollenating" rather than pollinating, "damoiselles" rather than demoiselles, "han harrier" vs hen harrier, "macca" vs machair etc.

## References

1. Cooke, Rachel (2023-03-12). ["David Attenborough's Wild Isles makes me proud to be British, despite everything"](https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv/2023/03/david-attenborough-meets-britain-boldest-creatures-wild-isles-review). *New Statesman*. Retrieved 2023-03-12.

1. ["Wild Isles"](https://winners.webbyawards.com/2022/video/general-video/sustainability-environment/218768/wild-isles-a-newyonder-original). *The Webby Awards*. 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

1. ["Attenborough's Wild Isles shows us our own 'spectacular' nature"](https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64860842). *BBC News*. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-13.

1. Horton, Helena & reporter, Helena Horton Environment (2023-03-10). ["BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of 'rightwing backlash'"](https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/10/david-attenborough-bbc-wild-isles-episode-rightwing-backlash-fears). *The Guardian*. [ISSN 0261-3077](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077). Retrieved 2023-03-13.

1. Mcilkenny, Stephen (2023-03-11). ["Wild Isles: BBC denies episode of David Attenborough series pulled over fear of backlash – reports"](https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/wild-isles-bbc-denies-episode-of-david-attenborough-series-pulled-over-fear-of-backlash-reports-4059754). *The Scotsman*

1. Nicholson, Rebecca (12 March 2023). ["Wild Isles review – David Attenborough's last hurrah makes for unmissable TV"](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/mar/12/wild-isles-review-david-attenborough-beautiful-tour-of-britain-is-unmissable-tv). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

1. Singh, Anita (12 March 2023). ["Wild Isles, BBC One, review: Attenborough's onscreen swansong is a Great British beauty"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2023/03/12/wild-isles-bbc-one-review-attenboroughs-onscreen-swansong-great/). *[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)*. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

1. Power, Ed (12 March 2023). ["Wild Isles, BBC One, review: Attenborough's local series sits proudly along his more far-flung adventures"](https://inews.co.uk/culture/wild-isles-bbc-one-review-david-attenborough-local-sits-proudly-far-flung-adventures-2201200). *[i](/source/I_(newspaper))*. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

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