Wildlife filmmaker and photographer Gordon Buchanan, hailed as Scotland’s own David Attenborough, is hitting the road again in 2026, continuing the huge success of his Lions and Tigers and Bears tour.
From January, Gordon will be visiting 30 venues across England and Scotland – including a stop at Hull City hall, on Monday, February 23. He will be recounting tales from his thrilling encounters with some of nature’s most fascinating animals, including pandas, polar bears, grizzly bears, lions, tigers, jaguars and more, making for a night of adventure, awe and wonder.
Lions and Tigers and Bears with Gordon Buchanan launched in February 2025, and played to packed theatres across the UK. Tickets for the new tour go on sale on Friday, June 6, from gordon-buchanan.co.uk or direct from the venue.
Speaking about the new tour, Gordon said: “I had a wonderful time touring Lions and Tigers and Bears earlier this year – and I had to say ‘Yes’ when the chance came up to go back out on the road to a load of new venues. We joked that it sounded like a line from The Wizard of Oz – but the show is all about these amazing creatures, the undisputed icons of the animal kingdom, who I have been incredibly privileged to spend a lifetime observing.
“From pandas in China to orphaned grizzlies in Russia, from high-altitude tigers in the Himalayas to jaguars in the depths of the Amazon, I have been fortunate enough to meet many of these incredible creatures in their natural habitats – and I love being able to share their secrets with audiences. I cannot wait to get back out there, to meet more animal lovers and to tell more tales of amazing adventures.”
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Gordon has dedicated his life to exploring the untamed beauty of the natural world, his mission to capture the majestic bears and big cats on film and reveal their secrets to a global audience. He worked on the Big Cat Diary series as well as the long-running expedition series, Lost Land Of The… for the BBC.
He has presented the Family & Me series since it began in 2016 with Elephant Family & Me and has since presented Cheetah Family, Snow Cats and Me, Gorilla Family & Me, Snow Wolf Family & Me, Reindeer Family & Me, as well as The Polar Bear Family & Me and The Bear Family & Me, for which he received a Royal Television Society award for his presenting work.
The cameraman worked with scientists for BBC Two documentary Animals With Cameras, putting cameras onto animals to garner unique footage and amazing discoveries about their lives. Gordon was also on the team for Our Changing Planet, a seven-year diary charting the fight to save the planet’s ecosystems.
Most recently, he has been seen tracking lions, leopards and cheetahs in Botswana for the BBC series Big Cats 24/7 – with series two reaching screens later this year. His autobiography In The Hide was released in 2025.