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''Springwatch'', ''Autumnwatch'' and ''Winterwatch'' are annual BBC television series which chart the fortunes of British wildlife during the changing of the seasons in the United Kingdom. The programmes are broadcast live from locations around the country in a primetime evening slot on BBC Two and BBC Two HD. They require a crew of 100 and over 50 cameras, making them the BBC's largest British outside broadcast events. Many of the cameras are hidden and operated remotely to record natural behaviour, for example, of birds in their nests and badgers outside their set. ''Springwatch'' begins on the Spring Bank Holiday and is broadcast four nights each week for three weeks. After the success of the first ''Springwatch'' in 2005, the BBC commissioned a one-off special, ''Autumnwatch'', which became a full series in 2006. The ''Springwatch'' brand has expanded to incorporate further TV spin-offs and specials, and also has a strong online presence. The BBC ''Springwatch'' website offers further video content and allows viewers and programme makers to interact through a message board, Flickr photography group, blogs and the @BBCSpringwatch and @BBCAutumnwatch Twitter accounts. The executive producer of ''Springwatch'' and ''Autumnwatch'' is Tim Scoones and the score was composed by David Poore. It is made by the BBC Natural History Unit, but was originally commissioned by BBC Learning with the aim of getting viewers to actively participate in wildlife conservation. Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King were the regular presenting team until 2008. Oddie departed the programme at the beginning of 2009 (though not by his own choice〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Bill Oddie to return to Springwatch for tenth anniversary )〕). He was replaced by Chris Packham, but returned to make guest appearances in 2010 and 2014. Martin Hughes-Games, formerly a ''Springwatch'' producer, also joined the team in 2009. In September 2010, King announced he was leaving the presenting team to pursue other projects.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Simon King and Autumnwatch )〕 Michaela Strachan filled in for Kate Humble during ''Autumnwatch 2011'', reuniting with her Packham, her former co-host on ''The Really Wild Show''. When Humble quit to take on other projects after ''Springwatch 2012'', Strachan became her permanent replacement. Other regular contributors include cameraman and presenter Gordon Buchanan, roving reporter Iolo Williams and sound recordist Chris Watson, who has occasionally appeared on-screen to describe his working methods. ==Forerunners== Natural history programmes began as live outside broadcasts on BBC television in the early 1950s, when West Region's only television equipment was a mobile camera unit. The origins of ''Springwatch'' can be traced back to the 1970s, when the development of image-intensifying cameras enabled animals to be filmed in the dark. In May 1977, two remote-controlled cameras and a series of infrared lamps were installed outside a badger sett in the Cotswolds. The Natural History Unit broadcast the first live images of wild badgers during a week-long television event called ''Badgerwatch''. Although each programme was only 10 minutes long, it created the template on which ''Springwatch'' and all the intervening series have been based, a format which has developed and expanded as technology has improved. ''Badgerwatch'' was followed by ''Birdwatch'', broadcast annually throughout the 1980s and presented by Tony Soper, initially from locations around Britain including Slimbridge, Minsmere, the River Exe, the Farne Islands and Martin Mere. Later series were filmed in Florida, the Netherlands and the Camargue. In 1988 came ''Reefwatch'', the first ever live underwater broadcast shown on British and American television. It was anchored by Soper, with divers Martha Holmes and Mike deGruy presenting during the Red Sea dive using bubble helmets (another TV first). The BBC broadcast further live series from Africa with ''Africawatch'' (1989) and ''Flamingowatch'' (1995). Bill Oddie and Simon King joined forces for the first time to present ''A Bird in the Nest'' in 1994, featuring 5 live instalments from nestbox cameras. King also co-presented ''Beachwatch'', a day of live broadcasts from a stretch of Norfolk coastline, which aimed to show how wildlife responded to the changing tide. The live format was rested until 2003, when it was resurrected with Oddie, King and Kate Humble for ''Wild In Your Garden''. The following year, the show evolved into ''Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie'', and was identical to the later ''Springwatch'' and ''Autumnwatch'' series in all but name. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Springwatch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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