Wild, Wild World of Animals is a syndicated American television show that features wildlife and nature documentaries. It was originally produced from 1973 until 1978, and was narrated by William Conrad. The soundtrack was composed by Gerhard Trede, Beatrice Witkin, and Richard Peaslee. Produced by Time-Life Television, the series features documentaries produced by various production companies worldwide, including the BBC. Reruns were later aired by PBS, the USA Network, and Australia's ABC during the 1980s.
| Wild, Wild World of Animals | |
|---|---|
| Narrated by | William Conrad |
| Composers | Gerhard Trede Beatrice Witkin Richard Peaslee |
| Country of origin | United States (based on source material from other producers) |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jonathan Donald Lothar Wolff |
| Producer | Hugh Falkus |
| Editor | Mark Cerutti |
| Production company | Time-Life Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | syndicated |
| Release | 1973 – 1978 |
A series of hardbound books published by Time-Life was also published during this period to accompany the series.
HBO owns the series today; while the series has been made available on home videotape worldwide, the series has not seen release on DVD or Blu-ray formats. HBO currently offers clips of the series to commercial customers.
References
editExternal links
edit- HBO Archive: "Wildlife Royalty Free Collection" (featuring clips from Wild, Wild World of Animals)
- Wild, Wild World of Animals at IMDb
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