So my two week placement is over. I have had such a good two weeks. Below is my final document with a list of who I believe to be appropriate Female presenters:
‘Running Wild’
Female Presenters
Ellie Harrison
Harrison grew up in rural Gloucestershire, "living off the land". At various times she worked in Zimbabwe, camped by and canoed on Lake Kariba and visited both Canada and Zimbabwe to observe wildlife before going to university. She has a BA from King's College, London, where she studied Geography and Ecology, graduating in 2000.
Seen on:
The One Show, Michaela’s Wild Challenge, Wild about your Garden, Country Tracks, Daily Planet and Countryfile.
Clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exbBssTmoMQ
http://www.ellie-harrison.com/showreel/showreel.html
Liz Bonnin
Liz Bonnin is a French presenter who has worked on television in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. She currently works for the BBC.
Seen on:
Bang goes the Theory, Museum of Life, Autumnwatch, Star Gazing Live and Country Tracks
Clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfrGd1q_o2M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5tL5ReKmZY
Julia Bradbury
Bradbury is an English presenter born to a Greek Mother.
Seen on:
Railway Walks, Rough Guide, Ultimate Briton – Climbing, Kill it Cook it Eat it and Countryfile
Clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2CwNKWZYUY&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhWXw3mI1Ks
Kate Humble
Wikipedia says -
Kate Humble (born 12 December 1968) is an English television presenter, mainly for the BBC, specialising in wildlife and science programs. She is also the president of the RSPB.
Seen on:
Amazon Abyss, Animal Park – Wild in Africa, Seawatch, Ultimate Caving and Pacific Abyss amongst many others.
Clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_JoOZ0WK64
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABbYGF4Xz4c
Female Adventurers
Tori James
- Grew up on a farm
- Completed duke of Edinburgh
- Completed a Geography Degree at Royal Holloway
- Worked for British Schools Exploring Society
- In 2005 she was part of the first every all female team to complete the Polar Challenge
- Was the first Welsh woman to climb Mount Everest
- Was the youngest Briton to Climb Mount Everest
Katharine Tetley
- Degree in African politics
- Worked as Lawyer for three years post training
- Took a gap year and taught in schools in Tanzania
- Travelled in Malawi and Zimbabwe and Lived in Uganda
- Lived in Zambia and managed two camps
- She spent 6 weeks travelling around Mozambique
- Some of her holidays have been spent trekking up to camp 2 on Nanga Parbat, Pakistan, Annapurna and Everest Base Camp treks in Nepal
- Canoeing down the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea and travelling by train from Beijing
Tanya Streeter
- World famous free diver
- Held the world record for ‘no limits free diving’ at 160 meters
- She has featured on many TV shows on Animal Planet and the BBC
- Presented a show on BBC TWO called Shark Therapy
Katie-Jane L'Herpiniere
- Worked as a model for M&S and Alexander McQueen amongst others
- Completed a six moth trek other the Great Wall of China
- She and her Husband became the first people to ever achieve this
- She has cycled through Ethiopia
Tippi Degre
- Grew up in Africa and played with wild animals
- Had a documentary made about her on Discovery
- She is now 21 and studying film in Paris
Tanya Trevor Saunders
Her father worked on ‘Out of Africa’ and ‘Gorillas in the Mist’. He also set up the AEFF (African Environmental Film Foundation). Tanya loved being able to go on the sets, meet the actors and crew and be involved in the filming process. After finishing her A-levels she went back to Africa for two years. Here she did many things including co-writing the narrative for the TV broadcast ‘Keepers of the Kingdom’. Following this she went on to university in Edinburgh, despite being encouraged to go to Oxford or Cambridge, to study Law. She has achieved many things including completing the Safari half marathon at Lewa Downs in Kenya.
It seems a shame to me that I am having to work so much in the evenings at giraffe as well as Touch in the day. I love both jobs but seem to have worn myself out completely doing them both at the same tim…effectively working an 80 hour week! Crazy.
That aside I have learnt a great deal, got to meet some amazing people and achieved my goal of getting through potentially the busiest days of my university life.
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