You may be excited for All Creatures Great and Small’s Samuel West and his new birdwatching show alongside comedian and Yorkshireman Adrian Edmunson. Well, if you can’t wait for the new Channel 5 series to start, you may want to check out Sean Bean’s birdwatching podcast, Get Birding.
It was announced earlier this year that the Game of Thrones star would be the new host of the podcast Get Birding, where he swaps his sword for a pair of binoculars. The best thing is you can have a good binge as there are a few episodes all ready to watch via the YouTube channel.
The first episode saw Bean, who presents alongside series 1 host Dr Mya-Rose Craig, joined by Elbow frontman, BBC 6 Music DJ, Guy Garvey.
Discussing the decision, Sean Bean said: “It might come as a surprise to many, but I was a keen birder as a teenager growing up on a Sheffield estate, and spent many happy hours seeing what I could spot in our gardens and surrounding fields with my friends. In a busy world, birdwatching is a great way to connect with nature and relax, and I am excited to pick up my binoculars and go on this adventure with the Get Birding community – from seasoned birders, to those wanting to give it a try,” Radio Times reports.
Series one presenter Dr Mya-Rose Craig, will be returning to the series as Bean’s mentor, discussed what it was like to work with the Hollywood A lister: “It’s a real privilege to be working with Sean Bean in this latest series of Get Birding; he is such an icon and comes with a completely different set of knowledge and experience to me. I am a big believer that birding should be accessible to everyone, no matter your age, experience, or where you live, and I’m keen to see as wide an audience as possible tuning in and getting involved.”
Jane Gerber, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Peanut & Crumb, went on to say: “We are incredibly excited to have Sean on board as the Get Birding podcast goes always-on for the first time. He is the perfect role model to encourage everyone, everywhere to connect with nature, showing that birdwatchers don’t have to just fit one box.”
If this sounds like a bit of you, we’ve put the first episode below for you to watch, and you can head to YouTube, here.
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