HALCYON MEDIA
Company Profile
Halcyon Media was set up in 2003 by Philippa Forrester and Charlie Hamilton James after the success of their first film ‘My Halcyon River’ for the BBC 2 series Natural World. Specialists in producing character led natural history films.
Latest News
Halcyon River Diaries secures family prime-time slot commencing Sunday 16 May 2010
BBC1 4 x 60 minutes 6.10pm Sunday 16 May - 6 June 2010
Halcyon River Diaries, filmed and produced by award winning wildlife cameraman Charlie Hamilton James and Philippa Forrester will be transmitted on BBC1 at 6.10pm (60 minutes) from Sunday 16 May 2010. The 4 part series, which was filmed over 12 months, features Charlie, his wife Philippa and their sons Fred (8), Gus (5) and Arthur (2). From beautifully shot sequences of kingfishers battling in the mating season, to tracking otters at night with five year old Gus, this new series is everything you have come to expect from BBC Natural History and so much more. It’s a documentary series made by a family, for other families.
Currently in Production
| Heligan | – Natural World, 1 x 50 mins BBC 2 |
Production History
| ‘The Smoke that Thunders’ (Victoria Falls) | – Natural World, 1 x 50 mins BBC 2 Produced by Jamie McPherson |
| ‘Hyenas’ | – Natural World, 1 x 50 mins BBC 2 |
| ‘River Wye’ | – Natural World, 1 x 50 mins BBC 2 |
| ‘Saving Grace’ | – 2 x 20min + 25 x 5 min Animal Planet |
| ‘My Halcyon River’ | – Natural World, 1 x 50 mins BBC 2 |
| ‘The Wild Wood’ | – Natural World, 1 x 50 mins BBC 2 |
| ‘On the Trail of Tarka’ | – Natural World, 1 x 50 mins BBC 2 |
AWARDS
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2003 ‘My Halcyon River’ 2004 ‘My Halcyon River’ 2005 ‘My Halcyon River’ |
‘The Wild Wood’ 2007 ‘Saving Grace’ 2008 ‘Wye’Voices from the Valley |