Chris Packham

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1961-05-04

Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK

Biography

Christopher Gary Packham CBE is an English naturalist, nature photographer, television presenter and author, best known for his television work including the CBBC children's nature series The Really Wild Show from 1986 to 1995.

Crew Roles

The Trials of Life
Director of Photography
The Making Of The Trials Of Life - Once More Into The Termite Mound
Camera Operator
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {74}

Self

2020-01-17 0

Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting

Naturalist Chris Packham investigates the impact a growing human population is having on the planet, asking whether the earth can sustain predictions of ten billion people by 2050. ...
Genre :

Self

2013-11-11 0

The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2

Collection of highlights from the first and second series of British comic Sarah Millican's show about television. The programme includes stand-up routines, sketches and interviews with stars. In this ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

2023-09-20 1

Chris Packham: Is It Time to Break the Law?

Chris Packham attempts to resolve a key dilemma of our times: is it ethically acceptable to break the law to protest against government policies on climate change? ...
Genre :Documentary, TV Movie

Self - Presenter

2017-07-11 8

The British Garden: Life and Death on Your Lawn

Chris Packham and a team of wildlife experts follow five suburban gardens over a year, uncovering hidden wildlife dramas, and a vast cast of creatures battling for survival. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2016-05-08 8

Attenborough at 90

In celebration of his ninetieth birthday, Sir David Attenborough shares extraordinary highlights of his life and career with broadcaster Kirsty Young, including the inspiring people he has met, the ex ...
Genre :Documentary

Presenter

1991-06-26 0

Discover the World of Animals

Discover the World of Animals: A TO Z ANIMALS ...
Genre :Family

Himself - Presentor

2010-12-14 0

Decade of Discovery

Chris Packham presents, mentioning others that didn't quite make the list, his favorite top ten animal - and plant species from the half million discovered in the first decade of the 21st century. The ...
Genre :Documentary

Voices (voice)

2023-04-23 0

Murmur

A contemporary fairytale about the relationship between a mother and her autistic daughter, and their fascination with starling murmurations. Evie doesn’t seem to talk very much, though we learn she ...
Genre :Drama

Presenter

2018-01-02 7.5

The Real T Rex with Chris Packham

A documentary examining what the Tyrannosaurus Rex was really like - both appearance and behaviour - using the recent palaeontological and zoological research. ...
Genre :Documentary, History, TV Movie

Himself

2017-10-17 8

Chris Packham: Asperger's and Me

Chris Packham invites us inside his autistic world to find out what it is like being him. ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself - Presenter

2020-01-10 0

Chris Packham: Forever Punk

Chris Packham reveals how punk rock not only may have saved his life as a teenager but how it has given it meaning and informed everything he has done ever since. ...
Genre :Documentary, Music

2018-01-28 7

Chris Packham: In Search of the Lost Girl

In 1998, Chris Packham met a hunter-gatherer tribe in remote Sumatra. 20 years later, he goes in search of the same tribe to search for the girl whose photograph he took. ...
Genre :Documentary

Narrator

0

The Littlest Hoglet - Director's Cut

A mother hedgehog takes her three hoglets out for their first foraging adventure, but one little hoglet strays from the group and must bravely navigate man-made obstacles alone in a quest to find his ...
Genre :Animation

2025-11-19 9

Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks

This groundbreaking documentary unlocks the hidden psychology of J.M.W. Turner through his 37,000 private sketches, drawings, and watercolours – an extraordinary archive that reveals the man behind th ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2021-02-21 8

Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins

Chris Packham reveals the natural world’s surprising brainboxes and clever strategies. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter

2013-01-14 9.5

Winterwatch

Live coverage as our wildlife faces up to the most challenging time of year. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter

2017-01-02 0

Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets Of Orkney

Neil Oliver, Chris Packham, Andy Torbet and Dr Shini Somara join hundreds of archaeologists from around the world who have gathered in Orkney to investigate at one of Europe's biggest digs. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter

1986-01-21 7

The Really Wild Show

The Really Wild Show was a long-running British television show about wildlife, broadcast by the BBC as part of their CBBC service to children. It also runs on Animal Planet in the US. The show was b ...
Genre :Kids, Family, Documentary

Self

2018-08-05 5.5

Yellowstone Live

Sitting on top of one of the world’s largest super-volcanos are 3,500 square miles of the most spectacular American wilderness. This summer, National Geographic Channel opens this world to you LIVE wi ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2020-03-29 0

Blue Planet Revisited

A Nature Documentary ...
Genre :Documentary

2013-08-16 0

The Burrowers

The Burrowers follows Chris Packham as he goes underground to take a look at the subterranean world of some of the country’s most iconic animals. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2023-04-19 10

Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir

Comedic ornithological series, Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir will follow prolific artist Jim and his wife Nancy as they explore some of Britain’s best beauty spots, joined along the way by a ...
Genre :Documentary

Presenter

2014-01-28 8.3

Inside the Animal Mind

Chris Packham travels the world to uncover the secrets of the animal mind. ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself - Presenter

2014-08-13 8

The Wonder of Animals

Chris Packham uses groundbreaking science and brand-new behaviour to delve deep beneath the skin and discover the unique features that have made certain animal groups successful. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2021-08-29 4

Chris and Meg's Wild Summer

Wildlife presenters Chris Packham and stepdaughter Megan McCubbin go on a road trip with amazing animal encounters, stunning landscapes and time to reflect on their relationship. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2007-06-16 7.8

Would I Lie to You?

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrage ...
Genre :Comedy

Self - Presenter

2011-04-14 0

The Animal's Guide to Britain

Each episode, he encounters an elite group of five animals each of which senses the world in a very different way. By understanding their needs, problems and histories on these islands, Chris reveals ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2017-03-02 8

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule is a panel show that sees Harry Hill presiding over two teams tasked with saving planet earth from alien invasion! Each team must find clips, people, basically anything ...
Genre :Comedy, Talk

Presenter

2015-12-25 0

World's Sneakiest Animals

Chris Packham meets the animals using devious tactics and sneaky tricks to survive. Meet the cross-dressing love cheat cuttlefish, the two-faced topi, the devious freshwater mussel and other utterly ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2023-07-17 8.4

Earth

There's nothing else like it. Chris Packham reveals the epic, four-billion-year story of our home - from its dramatic creation to the arrival of human life... and whatever's next. ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself - Presenter

2012-01-03 7.2

Nature's Weirdest Events

Chris Packham takes us to the scene of some of the weirdest natural phenomena on the planet, telling the real story of the events behind the headlines. Nature can be cute, scary and stunning, but as ...
Genre :Documentary, Family

Self-Presenter

2015-09-03 0

World's Weirdest Events

A series that explores the unexplained, the unexpected and the unidentifiable. Chris Packham unlocks the secrets behind the world's weirdest events. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Naturalist and Zoologist

2018-04-03 7.9

Cunk on...

Landmark mockumentary-maker Philomena Cunk traces the history of Britain and Earth. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

1964-02-04 7.4

Horizon

Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. ...
Genre :Documentary

2010-06-22 7.7

Mongrels

Mongrels, formerly known under the working titles of We Are Mongrels and The Un-Natural World, is a British puppet-based situation comedy series first broadcast on BBC Three between 22 June and 10 Aug ...
Genre :Comedy

Self - Host

2018-10-17 8

Autumnwatch New England

BBC host Chris Packham and wildlife cinematographer Bob Poole are joined by travel journalist Samantha Brown for this special PBS edition of the first-ever season of Autumnwatch produced in America. T ...
Genre :Family

Self - Presenter

2022-04-24 6.7

Our Changing Planet

An ambitious seven-year natural history series documenting six of the planet's most threatened ecosystems and meeting the people fighting to restore the Earth’s delicate balance. ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself

1999-01-12 5.8

Holby City

Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients. ...
Genre :Soap, Drama

2014-07-15 0

Hive Alive

Chris Packham and Martha Kearney consult experts and use modern technology to examine the lives and times of honeybees. ...
Genre :Documentary

himself

2016-02-04 0

Cats v Dogs: Which is Best?

Armed with the latest global scientific research, Chris Packham and Liz Bonnin battle it out in this two part programme to find the definitive answer to the burning question - which are best, cats or ...
Genre :

Self

2013-01-25 5.654

The Last Leg

Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days. ...
Genre :Talk

2014-02-07 5.7

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

Lee Mack wrangles a team of scientists and celebrity guests to find the truth behind the trivia on this bizarrely educational panel show. ...
Genre :Comedy

Himself- Presenter

2012-06-17 8

Secrets of Our Living Planet

In this series, naturalist Chris Packham reveals the natural world in a way that you’ve never seen it before. For him, what is really beautiful about nature is not the amazing animals and plants that ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself - Team Captain

2017-06-19 10

Curious Creatures

An entertaining and enlightening game show celebrating the animal kingdom, with two competing teams going head-to-head across a variety of intriguing rounds in which the experts' knowledge of wild bea ...
Genre :

Self

1994-07-04 6.3

Room 101

Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101. ...
Genre :Comedy, Talk

Self - Panelist

2016-01-04 6.7

Insert Name Here

Comedy panel show about people with the same first name, hosted by Sue Perkins. ...
Genre :Comedy, Reality

Self - Panellist

7

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme. ...
Genre :News, Comedy

Self

1996-11-12 7

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry. ...
Genre :Comedy

Himself - Presenter

2012-10-30 7

Operation Iceberg

A groundbreaking expedition to the Arctic investigates the unknown world of icebergs, exploring the creation, life and death of these frozen behemoths for the first time ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Participant

2021-12-18 6

The Weakest Link

Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot? ...
Genre :Reality

Self - Guest

2024-02-29 5.4

Rob Beckett's Smart TV

Hosted by the brilliant Rob Beckett alongside his team captains – TV fanatic Josh Widdicombe, and a lady who frankly is TV, Alison Hammond – the show is a hilarious celebration of the small screen and ...
Genre :Comedy, Talk

Self - Expert

2020-11-28 6.286

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

Michael McIntyre hosts a gameshow packed with huge stars, big laughs and a giant spinning wheel. Can the contestants, guided by celebrity experts, answer their way to a fortune? ...
Genre :Reality

Self – Nature presenter and conservationist

2022-09-04 2.7

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics. ...
Genre :News, Talk

Narrator

2022-12-28 7.7

Dogs in the Wild: Meet the Family

From the rugged peaks of the Himalayas to the blistering Sahara desert, wild dogs thrive in the least likely of places. They are the most widespread carnivores on the planet. The latest scientific rev ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2013-08-31 6

Through the Keyhole

What would happen if Keith Lemon had permission to snoop around celebrities' homes? Find out as Through The Keyhole returns, with everyone's favourite strawberry-blonde presenter at the helm! ...
Genre :Comedy, Reality

Self - Presenter

2005-05-30 9

Springwatch

Springwatch is an annual BBC television series which charts the fortunes of British wildlife during the changing of the seasons in the United Kingdom. ...
Genre :Documentary, Family

Self - Presenter

2023-02-14 0

Inside Our Minds

See the world differently. Chris Packham shines a light on different aspects of our brains, helping neurodivergent people create beautiful films to explain how their minds work. ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself

1990-07-25 6.4

Cluedo

Cluedo was a UK television game show based on the board game of the same name. Each week, a reenactment of the murder at the stately home Arlington Grange of a visiting guest was played and, through a ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Mystery

Self - Contestant

1994-10-24 0

Ready, Steady, Cook

Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes ...
Genre :Reality

Narrator

2020-04-26 8.5

Primates

A celebration of the animals you thought you knew. Primates is the definitive portrait of a hugely charismatic family of animals, to which we all belong. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Guest

1994-10-24 0

Ready, Steady, Cook

Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes ...
Genre :Reality

Self

0

Evolution

All the incredible diversity of animal life sprang from a single organism. Every animal, no matter how weird, is related to every other. And behind each species is an incredible story of the millions ...
Genre :Documentary

2019-06-14 6.6

Celebrity Gogglebox

A rolling cast of famous faces, some of Britain's best loved personalities, turn their hand to being the country's most opinionated viewers, sharing their opinions on what they have been watching duri ...
Genre :Reality

Self - Presenter

2020-12-04 6

Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis

Exploring the bustling oases where elephants, lions, leopards and hundreds of other species meet and compete for water. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Guest

2018-09-26 0

Peston

Join Robert Peston for a late-night political magazine show featuring big interviews with the country's leading politicians, topical guests, and the best politial gossip. ...
Genre :

Self

2025-01-08 0

Wildcats: Cait ann an Cunnart

The groundbreaking efforts of the team working to save the Scottish wildcat from extinction. ...
Genre :Documentary

Narrator (voice)

2024-05-06 0

The Littlest Hoglet

Genre :Animation

Self - Expert

2021-05-24 0

Great British Photography Challenge

The search is on for an exciting new name in British photography. Six talented photographers from across the UK embark on the photographic masterclass of a lifetime with Rankin. ...
Genre :Reality

Self

2007-11-05 9.3

Autumnwatch

A spontaneous, sometimes humorous look at UK’s wildlife in autumn through conversations with experts and passionate amateurs. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter

2007-11-05 9.3

Autumnwatch

A spontaneous, sometimes humorous look at UK’s wildlife in autumn through conversations with experts and passionate amateurs. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2005-05-30 9

Springwatch

Springwatch is an annual BBC television series which charts the fortunes of British wildlife during the changing of the seasons in the United Kingdom. ...
Genre :Documentary, Family

Self

1990-09-28 7.1

Have I Got News for You

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs. ...
Genre :Comedy, News

Self

2024-02-20 7

Perfect Pub Walks

The comedian, musician and nature lover takes fellow comedian Alan Davies to the Peak District National Park, walking the Monsal Trail to Derbyshire's highest pub, Abney Moor and Mam Tor. These two ha ...
Genre :Reality

Self – Environmental campaigner

2022-09-04 2.7

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics. ...
Genre :News, Talk