Bird Garden
Series
- Series Name
- This Week In Britain
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- COI synopsis: Many of Britain’s stately homes are finding a new lease of life with the attractions they are offering to the public. One of the most unusual is the special bird garden at Harewood House in Yorkshire. Michele Brown visits the garden where over 500 birds - including many exotic varieties from all over the world - provide a natural ornithological study centre for local children, all set in a garden designed over two centuries ago.
- Researcher Comments
- Features Peter Brown, curator of the Harewood Bird Garden. The original garden was created over 200 years earlier by Capability Brown
- Keywords
- Horticulture; Birds; Scenery and travel; Design
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 936/707
- Credits:
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- Production Co.
- AI Films
- Camera
- AI Films
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Cutter
- Maurice Tarling
- Presenter
- Michele Brown
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Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
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- Series held
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How to cite this record
'Bird Garden', This Week In Britain Issue No. 707, 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/328948 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)