In the Hide: How the Natural World Saved My Life
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
In the Hide: How the Natural World Saved My Life
By (Author) Gordon Buchanan
Ebury Publishing
Witness Books
6th March 2025
6th February 2025
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Biography: arts and entertainment
Nature and the natural world: general interest
Photography and photographs
Physical Properties
Hardback
320
Width 163mm, Height 242mm, Spine 30mm
558g
Description
Published to coincide with a UK-wide speaking tour - his biggest to date - the emotionally honest and powerful memoir of beloved natural history presenter and cameraman Gordon Buchanan Our estate was built on land claimed from fields - we were at the foot of those rolling Kilpatrick hills, but over the roof of the school you could see more green fields and woods. I felt grateful to be on the edge of all that countryside - there was a magnetic pull towards what I thought that wild was, or could be. 'One day, I'm going to walk to those hills and woods,' I'd think to myself. Soon, it would become a sanctuary. Gordon Buchanan is probably the best known natural history cameraman the BBC has ever produced. From wild 'snow wolf' packs in Ellesmere and polar bears in Svalbard to leopards in Mumbai and equine therapy in Mongolia, he has filmed in the world's most far-reaching places for over 30 years. His dedication to his craft means he often spends weeks inside a cramped camera hide, tolerating extreme sleep deprivation and poor living conditions, all in search of that one extraordinary shot. But dangerous animals were not the only thing he was hiding from. In the Hide is Gordon's emotionally honest and raw account of a brutal childhood in Glasgow and Mull, and the escape and solace he found - and continues to find - in the natural world around him. An intimate and inspiring account of resilience in the face of hardship, In the Hide marks the arrival of a bold new voice in nature writing.
Author Bio
Gordon Buchanan is an award-winning presenter and wildlife cameraman, his credits including the Planet Earth and Frozen Planet series and, as presenter, the popular Family & Me series of documentaries. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2020 for services to conservation and wildlife filmmaking. Gordon lives in Glasgow with his wife and family. In the Hide is his first book.
