Dover on TV Friday

• Guest 715

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  31 October 2011     15:51134311
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  http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/kent_seals_to_become_stars_of_bbc2_show_autumnwatch_1_1113198?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  31 October 2011     17:19134331
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  thanks for the tip off martin, i keep meaning to watch that programme.
• Guest 640

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  1 November 2011     08:49134427
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  Ah! you beat me too it with this one Martin. I had the press release in from our man at the RNLI Martin Collins. But as the frontpage is very congested as i write... might as well do it here at this juncture....
  
  Many thanks to Martin Collins as ever
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  Local seals become television stars as BBC Autumnwatch Live goes aboard Dover Sea Safari
  
  Viewers of Autumnwatch Live on Friday 4th November at 8.30pm will be treated to the delights of seeing footage of the seals living in the sea close to Dover, Deal and Sandwich.
  
  The primetime BBC2/BBC HD programme which is presented live by Michaela Strachan, Chris Packham and Martin Hughes-Games follows the fortunes of British Wildlife as the British Isles moves from summer, through autumn towards the impending winter. With the presenters based this year at Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge and the National Arboretum at Westonbirt, a number of roving reporters are travelling the length and breadth of Britain to bring viewers autumn stories about all types of wildlife. Deal based wildlife presenter and cameraman Richard Taylor-Jones together with a film crew went afloat with Dover Sea Safari skipper James Salmon to film and report on the Common and Grey Seal colonies living in the English Channel.
  
  Filming took place over three days in early October. Blessed with brilliant weather and calm seas the Dover Sea Safari Team were able to the support the film crew's aim of getting brilliant film footage for viewers without disturbing the seal colonies. After careful planning to make best use of the tides filming took place in the Stour Estuary and around the Goodwin Sands.
  
  Dover Sea Safari Skipper and Director James Salmon said: "It was great fun working with the film crew and I was really pleased when they said obtained some excellent footage. Dover Sea Safari have just a few cruises left this year but we are already taking bookings for 2012 so anyone wanting to organise a christmas gift with a difference should get in touch."
  
  
  will add picture in a mo...here we are...picture by James Salmon shows the BBC crew at work.
  
  

  
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• Guest 640

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  4 November 2011     15:47134938
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  With the system rattling along at a fair ol pace, this item had already slipped way down page 2...so just to remind everybody you can see local seal footage in and around Dover tonight at 8.30 on BBCTV.
  
  
  
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  4 November 2011     16:59134954
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  Good reminder will be looking in for sure
• Jan Higgins

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  4 November 2011     17:48134971
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  There was also mention of this on the local lunchtime news.
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  4 November 2011     21:59135016
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  wish it had been a longer part of the programme but enjoyable nonetheless.
  
  with all that equiment and expertise i wonder if they got a better picture than phil did here in the wellington dock a few years back?
  
  was on the front page again recently.
• Jan Higgins

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  4 November 2011     22:50135020
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  It was on in different segments, loved the babies being cared for in Hastings.
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• Guest 640

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  5 November 2011     08:45135034
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  Yes it was enjoyable to see the local seals..twas amazing out there on the Goodwin Sands and equally amazing to see the other ones almost in the shadow of Richborough Power Station. Yes indeed Howard is right, our Phil got great pictures of the seal here in Wellington Dock as shown last week on the frontpage, now in All Recent Features.. on the Wellington Dock item, there were other pictures too equally good taken by Phil at the time.
  
  
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• Guest 656

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  5 November 2011     14:47135080
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  Was lovely to see the local seals on Autumnwatch last night, very enjoyable . Our Phil is the man for great wildlife pix, loved his adorable ones of the seal in Wellington Dock