Terry Nutkins

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Terry Nutkins (born August 12, 1946) is a naturalist, television presenter, author and one-time Jetski world champion. He is known for his television appearances, notably in the UK children's programmes "Animal Magic", "The Really Wild Show", "Brilliant Creatures" and "Growing Up Wild".

Biography

Terry Nutkins was born in Salford but spent most of his childhood in Marylebone, London. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/apr/07/broadcasting.g2 The Guardian] 7 April 2006] He even skipped school to spend time with the elephants at London Zoo. At the age of 12, Terry moved to Scotland. At 14, he lost part of two fingers to an otter named Edal, while working for its owner, the Scottish naturalist Gavin Maxwell. [cite book
last = Frere
first = Richard
authorlink = Richard Frere
title = Maxwell's Ghost
publisher = Victor Gollancz
date = 1976
pages = 16
isbn = 057502044X ]

In the 1980's Nutkins was co-presenter of the BBC children's television series Animal Magic with Johnny Morris, whom he describes as his second mentor after Maxwell. Animal Magic closed in 1983, and a year later Nutkins was asked to put together a new animal series, which resulted in The Really Wild Show, which he presented from 1986 to 1993. In 1999 he inherited a large portion of Johnny Morris's estate, which led him to the purchase of Fort Augustus Abbey, and the Lovat Arms Hotel in the same area, which were unsuccessful business ventures.

In addition to his television work, Nutkins was a significant force in the world of amateur and semi professional jet-skiing, winning the world crown in 1987, and remaining competitive on the circuit well into the early 90s.

In 2004, he appeared on Living TV's reality television show, "I'm Famous and Frightened!", and he featured in the Comic Relief video 2007.He has eight children.

Bibliography

*"Pets (Factfinders)" (with Marshall Corwin) BBC Books (1989) ISBN 0-563-34524-1

Audio book narration

*"The Really Wild Animal Tape" Listen for Pleasure (1995) ISBN 1-85848-339-5
*"Animal Magic: A Jungle Story" Listen for Pleasure, (1997) ISBN 1-85848-483-9

External links

*imdb name|id=0638323|name=Terry Nutkins
* [http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=554792003 Failure to sell Fort Augustus Abbey]
* [http://www.sealsanctuary.co.uk/terry.html Opening of seal sanctuary]

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