The Stationary Ark (TV series)

The Stationary Ark (TV series)

Infobox Television
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show_name = The Stationary Ark


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format = Nature documentary
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runtime = 30 minutes
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producer =
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starring = Gerald Durrell
narrated = Gerald Durrell
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country = flag|Canada
language = English
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first_run = CBC
TVO
first_aired = 16 September 1975
last_aired = 9 December 1975
num_episodes = 13
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"The Stationary Ark" was a documentary television miniseries hosted by zoologist Gerald Durrell on location at his Jersey Zoological Park in the United Kingdom. The series was produced by Canadian company Nielsen-Ferns and aired from September to December 1975 on CBC Television and TVOntario. "Ark on the Move", a follow-up TV series, was also hosted by Gerald Durrell.

Theme Song

The theme to Stationary Ark became popularized in the mid-80s with a cover version released by Georg Feil [http://www.scenemusic.net/songinfo.php?songid=17677] for the Commodore 64 and its SID chip.

External links

* [http://www.film.queensu.ca/Lasso/Lasso.acgi?%5bdatabase%5d=cbcdirectory&%5blayout%5d=layout%20%231&%5bresponse%5d=cbc%2fdetailformat.html&%5brecid%5d=32974&%5bsearch%5d Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series: "The Stationary Ark"] , accessed 28 September 2006


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