The Stationary Ark
Canadian TV series or program
| The Stationary Ark | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Gerald Durrell |
| Narrated by | Gerald Durrell |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | 16 September (1975-09-16) – 9 December 1975 (1975-12-09) |
The Stationary Ark was a documentary television miniseries hosted by zoologist Gerald Durrell on location at his Jersey Zoological Park. It was based on his 1976 book of the same name.[citation needed] The series was produced by Canadian company Nielsen-Ferns and aired from September to December 1975 on CBC Television and TVOntario. Ark on the Move, a follow-up TV series, was also hosted by Gerald Durrell.
Theme song
The theme to Stationary Ark, originally composed by John Mills-Cockell, became popularized in the mid-1980s with a cover version (only very loosely based on the original theme[1]) released by Georg Feil[2] for the Commodore 64 and its SID chip.
References
- ^ "Synth Sample". comp.sys.cbm newsgroup. 19 February 1991.
(Georg Feil:) Note that the Stationary Ark thing is only loosely based on the television show (it appears as improvised from memory by a friend)
. - ^ "Nectarine Demoscene Internet Radio www.scenemusic.eu - Streaming Blaizer with Silkcut". www.scenemusic.net. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
External links
Television portal
Canada portal
- Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series: Stage Door to Switzer, p. 2, accessed 15 June 2019
- Fanfare for a Stationary Ark by John Mills-Cocker (possibly the original?)
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Gerald Durrell
- The Overloaded Ark
- Three Singles to Adventure
- The Bafut Beagles
- The New Noah
- The Drunken Forest
- My Family and Other Animals
- A Zoo in My Luggage
- The Whispering Land
- Menagerie Manor
- The Donkey Rustlers
- Birds, Beasts, and Relatives
- The Talking Parcel
- The Garden of the Gods
- The Mockery Bird
- The Fantastic Flying Journey
- The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure
- Catch Me a Colobus
- The Stationary Ark
- Ark on the Move
- My Family and Other Animals (TV series, 1987)
- My Family and Other Animals (TV film, 2005)
- The Durrells (TV series, 2016-2019)
- Lawrence Samuel Durrell (father)
- Louisa Durrell (mother)
- Lawrence Durrell (brother)
- Margaret Durrell (sister)
- Jacquie Durrell (1st wife)
- Lee McGeorge Durrell (2nd wife)
- Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
- EcoHealth Alliance
- Durrell Wildlife Park
- Les Augrès Manor
- Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
- Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group
- Wildlife Preservation Canada
- World Conference on Breeding Endangered Species in Captivity as an Aid to their Survival
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