Filmmaker Ben Macdonald 'indebted' to Castle School teachers
A WILDLIFE filmmaker and author has said he is ‘indebted’ to his old teachers at the Castle School in Thornbury. Ben Macdonald, has travelled all over the world making documentaries, and says the school played a big role in fostering his ambitions. The 32-year-old has worked on the likes of Springwatch, and the Sir David Attenborough-narrated shows The Hunt and Our Planet. His interest in nature began when collecting butterflies as a pupil at St Michael’s Primary School in Winterbourne, and regular trips to Slimbridge Wetland Centre soon followed. “My parents were always ver...
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