AWARD-WINNING wildlife cameraman and presenter Gordon Buchanan, from Mull, made a special visit to Robin House at Balloch, part of Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) last week, to meet families and find out more about the charity’s vital work.
Raised on the Isle of Mull, Gordon has a reputation for relishing dangerous assignments, and his documentaries include Elephant Family and Me and Tribes, Predators and Me. And he has completed several guest presenter stints on BBC Two’s, Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch.
Gordon treated children and families at the hospice to a storytelling session, retelling his ‘hairy’ encounter with a polar bear in Arctic Norway, and led a grizzly bear hunt in the beautiful gardens at Robin House. Many of the children dressed for the occasion, painting their faces as bear cubs, and brought their teddies along to meet Gordon.