Philippa Forrester’s Index Page

Full Name:
Philippa 'Forrester' Hamilton-James

Place of Birth: Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK

Date of Birth: September 20th, 1968

Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)

Official Web Site

HalcyonMedia.org

HalcyonRiverDiaries.co.uk

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Highligts from Wiki - Philippa Forrester (born 20 September 1968 in Winchester, Hampshire) is an English television and radio presenter, producer and author. Having presented shows such as Tomorrow's World, The Heaven and Earth Show and Robot Wars, she now makes wildlife programmes with her husband, Charlie Hamilton James.

Forrester was educated at Westgate School, a co-educational comprehensive school in Winchester, Hampshire, and at Peter Symond's College in the same city. She holds a degree in English from the University of Birmingham, where she appeared on the internal Students Guild television station.

Forrester first worked for the BBC as a presenter on Children's BBC. First appearing in several short stints in the late 1980s, she became a more regular fixture alongside Toby Anstis from July 1990 until 1994. She then went on to host many programmes including Tomorrow's World, Barking Mad, The Heaven and Earth Show and Robot Wars.

She has appeared in television adverts for Lloyds Pharmacy and supports the Recycle Now campaign to encourage more people to take up home composting.

Forrester and her husband also produced the four-part Halcyon River Diaries, the first episode of which was broadcast on 16 May 2010 on BBC1. The series follows the wildlife found near their home. An additional episode was shown at Christmas, 2010.

She is an avid environmentalist, and took a part-time degree in Ecology and Conservation at Birkbeck, University of London while presenting Tomorrow's World.

She has been Vice President of St Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital and Patron of The Seahorse Trust with Nick Baker and Vice President of the Avon Wildlife Trust with Simon King.

Forrester is married to wildlife cameraman and producer Charlie Hamilton James. The couple live in the West Country and have three sons. The arrival of the first, Fred, in 2000, is described in her book The River. All three have appeared in the couple's television programmes.