1974: Charles Waterton, TAXIDERMIST and ECCENTRIC | Nationwide | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

Squire Charles Waterton was a prominent early naturalist, creating the first wildlife sanctuary in the UK around his home. He was also a serious scientist and bona fide eccentric, who used parts left over from his taxidermy to make imaginary animals and an insulting bust of the Lord of the Treasury.

In this excerpt, Nationwide reporter Martin Young rummages through Waterton’s mounted animals, explores Waterton’s Walton Hall estate, and dons unwieldy wings to launch himself from the roof of a cottage.


Clip taken from Nationwide, originally broadcast on 10 October 1974 on BBC One.





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