Tony Soper

Tony Soper

Tony Soper is an ornithologist, author and television presenter from England.

Soper co-founded the BBC's Natural History Unit and became its first film producer. He presented live television programs, including "Birdwatch", "Discovering Birds", "Beside the Sea", "Wildtrack", and "Nature".With Desmond Hawkins, he was the first to put Peter Scott on television.Soper formerly co-presented the BBC children's television programme "Animal Magic", and now narrates programs for National Geographic.

He holds a British Yachtmaster's licence, and is a qualified compressed air, oxygen, and hard hat diver.

Soper's wife Hilary is a Geographer and painter, and they have two sons.

DVDs

A single episode of "Wildtrack" is available as a bonus feature on the DVD of Life on Earth.

Bibliography

(incomplete)
*"Wildlife Begins at Home" (1975)
*"Everyday Birds" (1976)
*"Penguins" [with John Sparks] (1987)
*"Owls" [with John Sparks] (1995)
*"Antarctica: A Guide to the Wildlife" (2000)
*"The Arctic: A Guide to Coastal Wildlife" (2001)
*"The Bird Table Book" (1966/2006 several editions)"Wildlife of the North Atlantic.(2008)

External links

* [http://www.tonysoper.com/ Tony Soper's Home page]


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