Walk on the Wild Side (TV series)
Walk on the Wild Side is a 2009 British comedy sketch show shown on BBC One. It involves the overdubbing of voiceovers to natural history footage, to give the appearance of the animals doing the talking. Celebrity guest voices are also included in each episode, with the exception of the pilot episode.
A second series began airing on BBC One from 18 September 2010.
A third series began airing over 3 years later on CBBC in 2013.
Cast and writers
Manford, Edge, Richardson, Webster and Suttie all write the series as well as providing voiceovers. Alex Horne, Alistair Griggs and Ian Manford write the series with them.Episodes
Series One (2009)
# Episode | Featured animals | Guest Voiceover | Original Airdate |
Pilot | Field mouse, marmot, shark, dolphin, crocodile, frilled lizard, gibbon, badger, flamingo, chameleon, vulture, penguin, panda, giant tortoise, polar bear, seal, tiger, giraffe, zebra, meerkat. | - | 28 March 2009 |
1 | Elephant seal, meerkat, panda, penguin, gorilla, marmot, shark, fox, black bear, puffin, owl, badger, elephant, proboscis monkey, snowy owl, beetle, ant, crab, ostrich, pangolin | Stephen Fry | 15 August 2009 |
2 | Koala, chameleon, marine iguana, anteater, giraffe, bat, ostrich, marmot, gorilla, badger, meerkat, camel, shoebill, shark, caterpillar, sage grouse. | Rolf Harris | 22 August 2009 |
3 | Porpoise, white mouse, spoonbill, black heron, iguana, meerkat, walrus, penguin, giant tortoise, badger, rabbit, crab, frog, seal, shoebill, skunk. | Barbara Windsor | 29 August 2009 |
4 | Frilled lizard, marine iguana, camel, duck-billed platypus, mudskipper, barn owl, camel, shoebill, puffin, anteater, elephant, chipmunk, chameleon, marten, lemur | Richard E. Grant | 5 September 2009 |
5 | Lion, cheetah, shark, penguin, rhinoceros, emperor tamarin, antelope, flamingo, swan, tiger, capybara, owl, giant tortoise, puffin, giraffe, ant, vulture, mandrill. | Tom Jones | 12 September 2009 |
6 | Sea eagle, fox, shark, polar bear, lion, leopard, tiger, peacock, starfish, puffin, iguana, wolf, crab, meerkat, shoebill, deer, lizard, sea otter, mandrill, barn owl, penguin, seal, camel, frog, red-capped manakin. | Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne | 19 September 2009 |