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.
| 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 – 9 December 1975 |
Theme song
editThe 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.
The theme (along with the show) was assumed to be lost media until October 4th, 2022, where a recording of the show's opening surfaced on Youtube.[3]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAsv-nqJ4VY
External links
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- 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 (2019 Remake)
- The Stationary Ark Opening (Only known recording of the original)
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