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This Sunday, 31 May, ETB will premiere "Bizi Natura", a spectacular television format that will allow viewers to experience, in real time, an explosion of life in our natural world. Euskal Telebista's new programme is an adaptation of the BBC's acclaimed original format Springwatch, and invites us on an immersive journey into the heart of the Urdaibai Marshes, one of Europe's most valuable natural areas.
The programme will be broadcast from Urdaibai Bird Center, a leading site for the observation, interpretation and understanding of birds and wetlands. From there, it will feature live images from the marsh and other strategic points across the surrounding landscape. "Bizi Natura" will combine nature communication, emotion and an ambitious technical setup to reveal animal behaviours that are difficult to observe with the naked eye. There will be 18 cameras: 18 open windows through which to discover, live, what happens when wildlife follows its natural course.
"Bizi Natura" will launch on Sunday, 31 May, with a prime-time programme broadcast at 22:20 simultaneously on all ETB channels —ETB1, ETB2, ETB1 ON and ETB2 ON— as well as on the ETB ON platform. After Sunday's premiere, from Monday 1 June onwards, "Bizi Natura" will be broadcast Monday to Friday on ETB1 at 13:30, presented by Xabier Sukia, and on ETB2 at 19:30, with África Baeta. Both programmes will be broadcast live from Urdaibai, with Urdaibai Bird Center as a key reference point and with direct connections to the life unfolding in the marsh.
In addition, ETB ON will offer 12 hours of live broadcasting every day, from 10:00 to 22:00. The platform will also feature the best moments from "Bizi Natura", together with a selection of reports and documentaries offering close-up access to the finest images and content. And, of course, the ETB1 and ETB2 programmes will also be available to watch whenever and wherever viewers choose.
What will we see in "Bizi Natura"?
Over three weeks, we will follow the wildlife of the Urdaibai Marshes and the ecosystems that surround them in real time: woodlands, rivers, dunes and wetlands.
Cameras installed at strategic points in the area will allow viewers to discover previously unseen scenes from the daily lives of wildlife, from feeding and caring for young to movements, interactions and behaviours linked to survival.
The marsh will be one of the programme's great living stages: a changing space shaped by the tides, birds, migration and the close relationship between water, land and wildlife. "Bizi Natura" will bring the complexity of the natural world into people's homes, explaining how the ecosystems closest to us work and why places such as Urdaibai are essential for understanding and protecting biodiversity. Migration, communication, coexistence, adaptation and survival will be among the themes embodied by the protagonists of this major television format.
A broad team of experts and communicators
África Baeta and Xabier Sukia will be joined by specialists and communicators, including Edorta Unamuno and Lexeia Larrañaga. The format will combine observation, scientific knowledge and an accessible narrative for all audiences.
This is a project prepared by experts and developed with the utmost care for animals and their habitats. To achieve this, a large technical team and specialists in fauna and flora have explored the richest ecosystems in our surroundings, with the aim of working with the lowest possible environmental impact. The presence of Urdaibai Bird Center as a reference site reinforces this close, respectful and educational approach to the marsh and its wildlife.
"Bizi Natura" is the first adaptation outside the United Kingdom of the acclaimed BBC format Springwatch. Produced by Brutal Media —part of BBC Studios Global Productions— it is set to become a major television experience combining entertainment, emotion and environmental awareness.
A programme that invites us to pause, observe and rediscover the natural richness of the Basque Country from within; and, in particular, to look at the Urdaibai Marshes in a new way, as a living space that reminds us every day of the importance of knowing, valuing and protecting our environment.
Because getting to know the nature closest to us is the best way to value it; and valuing it is the first step towards protecting it. |
