Julie Anderson, Presenter The host of Scotland the Wild is 29-year-old zoologist, Julie Anderson.
Hailing originally from Wishaw, her love of the natural world started at
the age of four when her uncle gave her an encyclopaedia of animals.
Date:
Wed 29th September
Channel:
BBC ONE Scotland
Time:
7.25pm
The Viking Frontier The dozens of islands of Orkney and Shetland strech north-east for more than 270 kilometres. Since prehistoric times, they have harboured visiting seafarers and provided a good living for the locals. For wildlife, things are just the same today.
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Julie Anderson Julie joined us to share even more of her enthusiasm and
to answer your questions about the series and her career.
After gaining a zoology degree from Edinburgh University,
she spent five years studying primates in a series of exotic locations
from Kenya to Thailand. In fact it was in Kenya that Executive Producer
Nigel Pope spotted her, on The Really Wild Show. This was followed by
an appearance on Vets in The Wild.
Not long after this, she returned to Britain to complete
her doctorate in primatology...or so she thought. In early 2001, she was
signed up by BBC Scotland to present the series. She was delighted to
take time out from her studies and join the production team for a year-long
Scottish Safari.
