Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom

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Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom
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Genre Factual
Presented by
Narrated by Paterson Joseph
ComposerJonathan Gunton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Tim Scoones
  • Tim Martin
ProducerSusanna Handslip
Production location Myanmar
EditorMark Fox
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release29 November (2013-11-29) 
13 December 2013 (2013-12-13)

Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom is a British documentary television series that first broadcast on BBC Two on 29 November 2013. The three-part series explores Myanmar's forests. The filmmakers are Gordon Buchanan, Ross Piper and Justine Evans. The scientists for the series are Chris Wemmer, Darrin Lunde, Khyne U Mar, Kristofer Helgen and Nicole Edmison.

Contents

Production

The series was produced by Susanna Handslip and executive produced by Tim Scoones and Tim Martin. [1] The BBC Natural History Unit and the Smithsonian Institution scientists worked together to explore the jungle. [2]

Episode list

#TitleOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [3]
1"Episode 1"29 November 2013 (2013-11-29)2.05
2"Episode 2"6 December 2013 (2013-12-06)2.08
3"Episode 3"13 December 2013 (2013-12-13)1.88

Reception

Ratings

According to overnight viewing figures, the first episode had an 8.3% audience share, with 1.91 million viewers. [4] The second and third episodes had audience shares of 8%. [5] [6]

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References

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