Millions of viewers have been tuning into national treasure Sir David Attenborough's latest show Wild Isles on BBC One which sees him travelling around the UK, including Wales, and showing off our incredible wildlife and nature. As part of the series, David visited Skomer Island, off the coast of Pembrokeshire, and Chris Howard, producer of Wild Isles appeared on ITV1's Lorraine to discuss it.
Chris talked about a "special moment" he and David shared while on Skomer Island. He explained they were waiting to film seabirds to finish off the series. You can keep up to date with the latest TV and showbiz news by signing up to the newsletter here.
Calling Skomer Island a "very very special place" Chris described how the 87 concrete steps for David were not a problem and how David waited for hours to see the birds. He said: "We got David there, there are 87 concrete steps up to the top and he just trotted up all of them... he was lying there from about 10.30 at night till about 2.30 in the morning, on this cold, wet, mud and he loved it. He absolutely loved it. To be there with the animals and watch them, that is classic David Attenborough."
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Chris said it was a "perfect moment" and explained how in the last scenes of the documentary, on Skomer Island, David urges his viewers to take more care of the wildlife around them and said it was a "very powerful" ending to the series. Ranvir Singh, who is hosting for Lorraine Kelly during the Easter holidays, pressed if this was David's last programme and Chris assured her that David was not retiring, despite being 96.
Skomer Island is not the only place in Wales David visited during Wild Isles with other locations including the Severn Estuary, Cardigan Bay and south Pembrokeshire. You can read more about the Wild Isles Welsh locations here.
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