{"id":166971,"date":"2025-06-08T06:55:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T06:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/166971\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T06:55:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T06:55:32","slug":"scotlands-own-david-attenborough-bringing-wildlife-tour-to-glasgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/166971\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Scotland\u2019s own David Attenborough&#8217; bringing wildlife tour to Glasgow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A wildlife filmmaker dubbed the &#8216;Scottish Attenborough&#8217; is heading on tour.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon Buchanan, acclaimed Scottish filmmaker and photographer, is bringing his tour &#8211; Lions and Tigers and Bears with Gordon Buchanan &#8211; back to the UK.<\/p>\n<p>He will stop at 30 venues across England and Scotland including a night at Glasgow\u2019s Pavilion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/topics\/theatre\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Theatre;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Theatre<\/a> on February 28, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/news\/25215098.new-glasgow-exhibition-poses-question-what-might-feminist-energy-systems-look-like-\/?rel=cl_mra\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New Glasgow exhibition poses question \u2018What might feminist energy systems look like?\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New Glasgow exhibition poses question \u2018What might feminist energy systems look like?\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Originally launching in February, the tour has already played to packed audiences across the UK and is now returning to Scotland thanks to popular demand.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about his tour, Gordon said: &#8220;I had a wonderful time touring Lions and Tigers and Bears earlier this year \u2013 and I had to say \u2018yes\u2019 when the chance came up to go back out on the road to a load of new venues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We joked that it sounded like a line from The Wizard of Oz \u2013 but the show is all about these amazing creatures, the undisputed icons of the animal kingdom, who I have been incredibly privileged to spend a lifetime observing.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon&#8217;s Glasgow date is the first of his five Scottish shows, followed by Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stirlingnews.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stirling;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Stirling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Buchanan, often described as &#8220;Scotland\u2019s own Sir David Attenborough&#8221;, has spent more than three decades documenting wildlife across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>He began his filmmaking career in 1989 as an assistant to survival cameraman Nick Gordon, travelling to Sierra Leone to film in the Gola Rainforest.<\/p>\n<p>His credits include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/topics\/bbc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BBC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">BBC<\/a>\u2019s Big Cat Diary, the Lost Land Of The\u2026 series, and the long-running Family &amp; Me documentaries, which began in 2010 and have featured various species including some Minnesota black bears.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk\/news\/25217648.scotlands-biggest-motorcycle-event-set-roar-back-action-next-month\/?rel=cl_mra\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Scotland&#039;s biggest motorcycle event set to roar back into action next month;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Scotland&#8217;s biggest motorcycle event set to roar back into action next month<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Buchanan appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/topics\/bbc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BBC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">BBC<\/a> series Big Cats 24\/7, tracking lions, leopards, and cheetahs in Botswana.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon said: &#8220;From pandas in China to orphaned grizzlies in Russia, from high-altitude tigers in the Himalayas to jaguars in the depths of the Amazon, I have been fortunate enough to meet many of these incredible creatures in their natural habitats \u2013 and I love being able to share their secrets with audiences.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I cannot wait to get back out there, to meet more animal lovers and to tell more tales of amazing adventures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;See you in 2026.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the Glasgow show go on sale on Friday, June 6, and can be purchased from the Pavilion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgowtimes.co.uk\/topics\/theatre\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Theatre;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Theatre<\/a> or the Gordon Buchanan website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A wildlife filmmaker dubbed the &#8216;Scottish Attenborough&#8217; 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