Following the success of the first series, 5 has recommissioned Sam & Ade Go Birding for an extended second run, with six new episodes.
Samuel West and Adrian Edmondson return, once again exploring Britain’s birdlife and landscapes with gentle humour, reflection and friendship at the heart. Spanning the changing seasons, Sam & Ade Go Birding captures the natural world at its most dynamic - from spring’s migratory birds and nesting season to the quieter, more contemplative months later in the year.
Bitten firmly by the birding bug, Ade wants Sam to show him more. Across the series, they travel from the rolling hills and towering sea cliffs of Yorkshire and the wilds of West Wales to the remote isles and dramatic coastlines of Scotland, exploring some of Britain’s most spectacular landscapes in search of birds big and small. Along the way they encounter swifts, swallows, curlews, red kites, ospreys, woodland songbirds, puffins, guillemots and gannets.
As ever, the series is as much about friendship as it is about birds, with the duo sharing candid, funny and moving stories of ageing, family, mortality and the rhythms of life. Beautifully filmed and deeply uplifting, Sam & Ade Go Birding remains a celebration of the British countryside, the changing seasons and the simple joy of looking up - together.
The first series saw Samuel West and Adrian Edmondson longlisted for the Grierson Award for Best Documentary Presenter*.
Samuel West shared: “My dastardly plan to get Adrian Edmondson addicted to birding seems to be paying off. Ade said he wanted to see more birds, so I thought we should go and find some. I’m not particularly fond of him, but the birds are lovely.
Adrian Edmondson added: “More birds, more stunning views, more chats, more trips to the pub - it’s a hard life, but someone’s got to do it.”
Kit Morey, Commissioning Editor, 5 noted: “It’s no secret just how much I adore this joyful series…or how long I waited to make it, but the wait was so worth it as Sam and Ade have created something truly special - warm, funny, thoughtful and full of wonder and I was thrilled at just how much our audience loved it too… So, I couldn’t be happier to be working with Frank Films again to bring our viewers six more episodes of this beautiful, uplifting avian adventure”
The series is currently in production with a transmission date to be announced in due course.
*Grierson Awards to be announced in November
