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Martin Clunes & A Lion Called Mugie

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A mission to make wildlife history

This is the heart-breaking but successful rescue story of the orphaned cub Elsa, who became internationally famous in the blockbuster film Born Free. It has been 25 years since lions roamed in the Kora National Reserve, where the legendary conservationist George Adamson set up a camp to rescue and release them back into the wild. Tony Fitzjohn worked closely with George and has lovingly rebuilt George’s original camp, abandoned after he was murdered by Somali bandits in 1989.

Tony picks up where he and George left off all those years ago, with the aim of releasing captive and orphaned lions back into the wild with the support of the Kenya Wildlife Service. In this documentary Martin travels to Kenya to visit his close friend Tony and to meet Mugie, the first orphaned lion cub to be brought to the Kora camp for 25 years. Virginia McKenna, who starred in Born Free, joins Martin in Kenya to revisit the spot where Elsa, the famous lioness was released.

Programme Information

  • Genre: Nature and Wildlife

  • Subgenre: Factual

  • Producers: Buffalo Pictures Limited

  • Broadcaster: ITV

  • Duration: 1 x 60'

  • Tags: Martin Clunes Lion Wildlife Africa

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