The BEST episodes directed by Bernard Walton
#1 - The Incredible Edible Dormouse
BBC Documentaries - Season 1990 - Episode 2
It lives in Britain, but few people have heard of it. It is adorable, but it is a pest. The Romans used to feast on them and some people still do. Diana Rigg narrates a programme on the edible dormouse - an animal that looks like a cross between a squirrel and a hamster, has invaded houses in the Home Counties, destroyed electrics and killed trees... but is protected by law.
#2 - The Taming Of The Ewe
Natural World - Season 8 - Episode 10
Explores how man has exploited the natural behaviour of the dog to control sheep, examining the dog's instincts and ways of ensuring sheepdogs do not attack their flocks by bringing them up from pups alongside sheep. The future of sheep farming and experiments are also considered.
#3 - Mandrills: Painted Faces of the Forest
Natural World - Season 15 - Episode 4
A look at the complex social behaviour of a mandrill troop in Gabon, West Africa and associated rainforest species - many of which are relatively unknown.
#4 - On the Path of the Reindeer
Natural World - Season 16 - Episode 9
This edition follows thousands of reindeer as they undertake a 400km migration through Lapland, guided by the Saami, the reindeer people. On the journey the reindeer give birth, evade predators, struggle over mountains and even swim across the sea to reach the lush summer pastures of the Arctic coast.