Timeshift: A Day at the Zoo

OPIS

Using home-movie footage, this is the story of how zoos first captured the imagination of the British public - from the establishment of Regent's Park's `scientific zoological garden' to Gerald Durrell's `conservation ark'. The programme takes a nostalgic look back at show-stopping animals, such as the original Jumbo the elephant and Alfred the gorilla, as well as bold innovations like the make-believe mountains of London Zoo and Dudley's animal enclosures without bars. No wonder, despite modern concerns about keeping animals captive, that a day at the zoo remains one of Britain's most popular family days out. Narrated by Richard Bacon.