Ark on the Move (TV series)

Ark on the Move (TV series)

Infobox Television
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show_name = Ark on the Move


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format = Nature documentary
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runtime = 30 minutes
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producer = Paula Quigley
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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
first_aired = 4 January 1982
last_aired = 29 March 1982
num_episodes = 13
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"Ark on the Move" was a documentary television miniseries hosted by zoologist Gerald Durrell on location in Madagascar and Mauritius. The series was produced by Canadian company Nielsen-Ferns and aired from January to March 1982 on CBC Television. It was directed by Alastair Brown and produced by Paula Quigley for Nielsen-Ferns, and was a follow-up to the earlier successful series The Stationary Ark. It was a documentary illustrating the work of the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust (now Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust) overseas and in the field. It illustrated the ideas of captive breeding and the professional life of a naturalist. The primary target audience were children.

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=33502&%5bsearch%5d Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series: "Ark on the Move"] , accessed 3 October 2006


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