Cuckoo!
A remarkable story of murder, mystery and deceit in the reed beds of Oxford & Cambridgeshire.
The Cuckoo has intrigued and inspired people for thousands of years. Greek philosophers, poets and Shakespeare wrote about it as a bird with a dubious reputation. But of course they did not know the facts. This is a story where the reality is more amazing than the folklore.
Filming starts this spring with Professor Nick Davies and Mike Bayliss. Alastair Macewen will be the cameraman. Alastair has filmed extensively for every large BBC Narural History series and made the award winning film - The Elephant the Emperor and the Butterfly Tree - you can read more about him here.
