Evolution - BBC2, Chris Packham

I like Chris and don't think he needs any allowances made for his neuro divergence.

He is highly intelligent, articulate and interesting, a very engaging presenter.

With you Emeraldforest

I like Chris and I love the BBC, licence fee or not . People of all political persuasion say it's biased, so by default it probably isn't. It's class. Viva BBC.

Dont you need a tv licence to listen to the radio?

I agree with GrannyGravy, allowances shouldn’t and to my knowledge aren’t made for Chris, because he is neurodivergent. He stands on his own merits.

MayBee70 yes, my daughter is always getting me to order things for her. 😹

Granless

Allowances please - Chris is autistic.

I can imagine Chris’s face if someone metaphorically gave him a Pat on the head for succeeding dispute the fact that he is autistic.
By his own words he is constantly angry,

Peaseblossom

I can't bear Diane Morgan and you can still listen to BBC Sounds. I listen to drama on it every single day. I don't watch those things you listed. I do like David Attenborough programmes though. There are loads of brilliant things to watch on Netflix. Countless films and series/serials. I have a long list of things to watch. I have saved a lot of money in delivery charges on Amazon Prime, apart from all the programmes I can watch.

We have one family member that subscribes to Amazon Prime and we all order through them .

HelterSkelter1 I listen to plays and serials every day. I love conversations from a long marriage, Sherlock Holmes, Gardeners Question Time, The Archers, Brief Lives, McLevy, countless other programmes.

I can't bear Diane Morgan and you can still listen to BBC Sounds. I listen to drama on it every single day. I don't watch those things you listed. I do like David Attenborough programmes though. There are loads of brilliant things to watch on Netflix. Countless films and series/serials. I have a long list of things to watch. I have saved a lot of money in delivery charges on Amazon Prime, apart from all the programmes I can watch.

And radio as well....couldnt live without radio 4. Peaseblossomwhat do you listen to?

Granless

Allowances please - Chris is autistic.

He doesn’t need allowances made for being neurodivergent, he gets paid extremely well by the BBC for this new series and the seasons watch programmes.

It was his choice to be in the public eye

He actually could and should be an inspiration to others on the neurodivergent spectrum that they can succeed if they put their minds to it.

Peaseblossom

Can't watch it as it's on BBC. I stopped paying my licence a couple of months ago. Sick of their bias. Biased Broadcasting Corporation. Had countless threatening texts and emails and now had one saying they have arranged a visit. Someone on Nextdoor said they've had threats for 4 years, but no-one has turned up. I don't watch any BBC programmes or any live programmes on any channel. When I cancelled it I did not realise you can't even watch anything live on ANY channel! Outrageous! Damn it. But the money saved pays for Netflix and 25% of Amazon Prime. If I change my Netflix to one with ads plus Amazon prime there will be £16 over! Don't regret cancelling it.

I have thought about getting Netflix but, to be honest I can’t usually find anything that I particularly want to watch. Whereas, with BBC I’ve got things like Dianna Morgan’s comedies, University Challenge, A House Through Time ( new series starting next week!), BBC Sounds, Evolution, all the David Attenborough stuff, The Proms, Scotland Home of the Year etc etc…

I really don’t like Chris Packham and I don’t enjoy seeing so many animals in trouble or dying— it’s depressing.

Allowances please - Chris is autistic.

While I find CP irritating, I tuned in to the episode on bats; well it was advertised a bats, but only about 6 minutes out of the hour was about them. I haven't bothered since

Can't watch it as it's on BBC. I stopped paying my licence a couple of months ago. Sick of their bias. Biased Broadcasting Corporation. Had countless threatening texts and emails and now had one saying they have arranged a visit. Someone on Nextdoor said they've had threats for 4 years, but no-one has turned up. I don't watch any BBC programmes or any live programmes on any channel. When I cancelled it I did not realise you can't even watch anything live on ANY channel! Outrageous! Damn it. But the money saved pays for Netflix and 25% of Amazon Prime. If I change my Netflix to one with ads plus Amazon prime there will be £16 over! Don't regret cancelling it.

I skipped forward to the last episode about horses yesterday. Again it saddened me that the horse actually originated from North America and yet they are rounding up the mustangs herds and sending them to kill pens. Although some are rehomed many are slaughtered but thankfully there are rescues that try to find family groups and rehome them together so they can spend the rest of their lives running free in the sanctuaries. At least they’re given some sort of a chance unlike the brumbies in Australia that are just being slaughtered en masse.

I really like Chris Packham, always have, he really cares passionately about the natural world and sometimes rubs people up the wrong way when trying to champion our frequently mistreated wildlife. He is also autistic so admits he doesn’t always have a filter. IMHO he is the best possible successor to Attenborough and am loving this new provramme.

DD mentioned yesterday that I would like this - and then she mentioned Chris Packham. He gets on my nerves but I will steel myself to watch this.

I’ve always liked him but he was a bit rough round the edges when he was younger. His presenting has really evolved.
(See what I did there 😁)

I was surprised how much I didn't know. I like Chris and the stuff he is explaining is fascinating.

Going to send away for it.

There’s a free Evolution wall chart related to the series that you can send for, from the OU.
I got one for the Gdcs, I hope they’ll find it interesting.

If Chris was the first thing that the Ostrich chick saw wouldn’t imprinting mean that it would think he was its mother ? ( I saw a programme once in which a man reared some wild turkeys and they thought he was their mother; it didn’t end well, though as one of the boys started attacking him when it got older).