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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Jenny Garnsworthy

Game of Thrones star to host podcast dedicated to birdwatching

  • Hollywood actor Sean Bean is set to host the award-winning birdwatching podcast, Get Birding with its inaugural episode scheduled for release this Thursday.
  • Bean, known for Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings, describes birdwatching as a lifelong passion and aims to make nature accessible and enjoyable for a broad audience.
  • Mya-Rose Craig, the podcast's previous host, will return to mentor Bean, who will share his own birding adventures alongside those of celebrity guests.
  • The first episode features Elbow frontman and BBC Radio 6 Music DJ Guy Garvey, with new episodes released fortnightly.
  • Bean recently backed a campaign to save green belt land in his native Sheffield, where he played as a child, opposing proposed housing developments.

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