Chris Packham digs deep into his past and looks to the future in Leicester show
World of Wonder: A Planet on the Edge is billed as as “part memoir, part call to action”
Theatregoers in Leicester are in for an evening of stories, discovery and hope from one of the UK’s most celebrated naturalists this autumn.
For nearly four decades, Chris Packham has inspired many across the UK through his groundbreaking work on The Really Wild Show, Springwatch, Inside Our Autistic Minds and Earth. Now, audiences will experience his passion for the natural world in Chris Packham’s World of Wonder: A Planet on the Edge.
The show will journey from his childhood bedroom overflowing with feathers, skulls and jam jars filled with tadpoles, to the unforgettable encounters and wild adventures that shaped his remarkable career.
Billed as “part memoir, part call to action,” World of Wonder offers a personal insight into the experiences that fuel Chris’s commitment to conservation and the issues arising from environmental change. Along the way, the audience will hear untold stories from behind the camera, discover extraordinary specimens from Chris’s own collection and explore the practical ways every individual can make a meaningful difference during a critical moment for the planet.
Chris Packham is an award-winning naturalist, broadcaster, author and conservationist, widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading voices in wildlife and environmental broadcasting. Beginning his television career in the 1980s, he became a familiar face to generations of viewers through The Really Wild Show, before going on to front acclaimed programmes including Springwatch, Earth and numerous landmark wildlife documentaries for the BBC and beyond.
Alongside his broadcasting work, Packham is a passionate campaigner for environmental causes, biodiversity protection and animal welfare, regularly speaking out on issues affecting wildlife, climate and conservation in the UK and internationally. In February 2023, he presented Inside Our Autistic Minds, a two-part BBC documentary exploring the experiences of autistic people and helping to deepen public understanding of autism. The series was widely praised for its honesty, insight and emotional impact.
Chris Packham’s World of Wonder: A Planet on the Edge comes to the De Montfort Hall on Wednesday November 4. Visit demontforthall.co.uk or call 0116 242 3595 to book or for more information.