Springwatch: 2008
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Springwatch Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Episode 1
May 26, 2008 · 60 min
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King return to follow the daily fortunes of a brand new cast of unforgettable wildlife characters at the climax of spring, from their new base in
Episode 2
May 27, 2008 · 60 min
The latest live updates from our Springwatch animal stars including lapwings, plovers, skylarks, thrushes, finches, owls and many more as their real-life dramas unfold daily. Simon
Episode 3
May 28, 2008 · 60 min
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King present wildlife stories from around the country. Bill looks at efforts to bring back the European crane to the UK and finds out what the Spr
Episode 4
May 29, 2008 · 60 min
The latest reports from the marathon wildlife event. Has Simon King managed to find the elusive Scottish wildcat? How are Bill Oddie's and Kate Humble's animal families doing at th
Episode 5
Jun 2, 2008 · 60 min
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King return for week two of the live wildlife event of the year, catching up on the weekend's wildlife action at their new Norfolk base, from Stra
Episode 6
Jun 3, 2008 · 60 min
The latest reports from the marathon wildlife event. Has Simon King managed to find the elusive Scottish wildcat? How are Bill Oddie's and Kate Humble's animal families doing at th
Episode 7
Jun 4, 2008 · 60 min
The latest reports from the marathon wildlife event. Has Simon King managed to find the elusive Scottish wildcat? How are Bill Oddie's and Kate Humble's animal families doing at th
Episode 8
Jun 5, 2008 · 60 min
The latest reports from the marathon wildlife event. Has Simon King managed to find the elusive Scottish wildcat? How are Bill Oddie's and Kate Humble's animal families doing at th
Episode 9
Jun 9, 2008 · 60 min
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King return with live updates on the final week of the wildlife event. Simon reports from some of our highest mountain peaks, while Kate celebrate
Episode 10
Jun 10, 2008 · 60 min
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King return with live updates on the final week of the wildlife event. Kate continues her celebration of the UK's amazing marine life and shows us
Episode 11
Jun 11, 2008 · 60 min
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King return with live updates on the final week of the wildlife event. Find out what people have been up to with the BBC Breathing Places campaign
Episode 12
Jun 12, 2008 · 60 min
The marathon live wildlife event reaches its climax. What has Simon King discovered on his mission to Strathspey? And what will happened to the UK's favourite animal stars? Find ou
Sealife
Jun 16, 2008 · 59 min
Kate Humble presents a celebration of the UK's surprising and beautiful marine life and takes an in-depth look at the issues affecting our coastal waters. From Cornwall to Scotlan
Spectacular
Jun 18, 2008 · 59 min
Simon King reveals his most magical wildlife moments and recommends some spectacular British wildlife encounters, including getting up close and personal with badgers, entering the
People
Jun 19, 2008 · 59 min
Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan takes a personal journey to find his wildlife roots and celebrates the passionate human heroes of Springwatch. Old and young, city slickers and c