WILD TRIALS SERIES 2
6x25 Min / Format: Digibeta
Funders: RTÉ
Wildlife photography challenge series for well-known Irish personalities
Celebrities have one week to become a wildlife photographer. This series sees TV Presenter Liz Bonnin wreck-diving off the North coast of Antrim in search of conger eels, Senator David Norris is put to the test photographing Dublin's urban foxes, Kathryn Thomas goes snorkling around Achill island to swim with the world's second largest fish, the basking shark, singer/songwriter Mickey Harte goes climbing around the sea-cliffs of Co. Kerry to try and get near to Ireland's largest seabird colony, the gannet colony of the Skelligs and finally actress and singer Bronagh Gallagher is camping out in Clew Bay to
photograph one of Ireland's most elusive mammals, the otter. For the winner the prize of a lifetime is a trip to central India and the chance to photograph some of the last wild tigers in the world.
Awards:
Finalist - Best Factual Entertainment Series – Irish Film & Television Awards