...to LOVE Chris Packham?

[Memoires]

I've just watched a couple of 'The Wonder of Animals' and realised that I LOVE CHRIS PACKHAM.

So there.

[mushroomsontoast]

The thing with the Smiths lyrics is genius m.youtube.com/watch?v=FT9hGAlt89o

[MatchyMatcha]

He's an aspies aspie. I don't watch anything he's in now but have some books of his and they're great. Thought he was quite the hottie back in the day.

[Rrross1ges]

He came to my house when I was a kid. He had a sports car and a very beautiful girlfriend. I got his autograph

You're not my favourite person right now

[ForalltheSaints]

YANBU.

I doubt if I would watch Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch were it not for him, and learn so much about British wildlife. And try and guess which band's lyrics he is using for links.

[Olympiathequeen]

Because he is on the autistic spectrum his manner might be a bit off putting to some people, but others (like me) are very drawn to his brittle outside and his very vulnerable inside.

He also knows a lot about animals and clearly loves them

[ExitPursuedBySpartacus]

He stands up for some wildlife.

[TheLegendOfBeans]

I love him even though he's probably filed under "do not approach unless you want your dreams shattered".

My chum and I thought we spotted him when we were driving through Southampton. Such was our dedication to getting a look, I reversed into a bollard causing a huge dent in the car.

It wasn't him.

[Hygellig]

I used to think he was great on the Really Wild Show in the 80s (he doesn't seem to have aged much since) and now I admire him for standing up for wildlife and for opposing badger culling. I want to read his autobiography but am waiting for it to come down in price.

[Dexterjamesmummy]

He was on the Chase celebrity edition, ridiculously intelligent, he went for the big money and won it.

[JaneJeffer]

He gets on my wick! I find him very preachy.

[Memoires]

Brodchen, he's definitely subject led, though.

I agree with you about all the others jockeying for position, they are awful, every single one I'm aware of. The best of a bad lot I think might be someone from Countryfile, but I'm tired of KH - she's done too much already.

With any luck, they'll actually look at completely new, unTVed naturalists. The most enduring programmes seem to be led by untrained very interested people, like Moore on The Sky At Night.

[peaceloveandbiscuits]

He's from my hometown and went to school with my aunt. My Nan said he was always mad on animals and insects even as a child

[brodchengretchen]

He's ok in very small doses, but this does beg the question of LAA (Life After Attenborough). There are so few subject led presenters nowadays - all of the current crop seem to be career presenters, often trained on Blue Peter where the ability to yell uncontrollably over practically nothing is required.

[Memoires]

@ LittleFluffyClouds

It would seem he's like Marmite.

I think I love David Lammy too. It's the voice, gentle but firm.

[Littlefluffyclouds81]

Don't think it was her. She was very blonde and glamorous looking and I was slightly in awe. I was about 9 though, so around 1990.

[P1nkP0ppy]

He's insufferably smug, arrogant fancies himself as David Attenborough's successor (not a chance) and I won't watch any programmes if he's in them.

He makes my flesh creep.

[Memoires]

Is she the one who's now his wife/partner. I hope he's got a lovely woman and is very happy.

[Littlefluffyclouds81]

He came to my house when I was a kid. He had a sports car and a very beautiful girlfriend. I got his autograph .

[AlwaysWashing]

Ooh yes loved Chris Packham since I was a teenager and The Really Wild Show (is that what it was called?).

[BishopBrennansArse]

Yep, he's autistic.
I like him.

[Memoires]

I don't tend to watch Autumn Watch or Spring Watch; dh prefers to watch things blowing up and men with guns running about, instead, so I can't really comment on his presenting skills as per those shows.

The Wonder of Animals doesn't have him in front of the camera so he's just doing an Attenboroughesque thing, and he does it very well, with lots of interesting stuff I had not heard before, such as the length of jaw and therefore strength of bite of Big Cats.

[baconandeggies]

He's amazings and yes, has aspergers I think... Which makes him doubly amazings.

He's referred to as 'Chris Package' in this house

[tabulahrasa]

It's not might, he does have ASD.

[CocktailQueen]

He's a bit odd in general. Loves his poodles but seems to have odd personal relationships.

Never been keen on having his own DC but close to his step DC.

He might have ASD...

[muddyboots]

I like him even more after reading 'Fingers in the Sparkle Jar'