Andrew began 2020 as one of the most recognisable voices in sports broadcasting. Thanks to his hilarious sports style commentaries of his dogs, Olive and Mabel, he is now a ‘bone’ fide internet sensation, slightly eclipsed by his canine companions and overnight global superstars. Andrew will be joined on stage by Olive and Mabel when he appears at King’s Hall in Ilkley for a special live event. Andrew will be giving a commentary of a different kind - the heart-warming story of his life with his two famous Labradors, of his bond with his beloved pets, and their many adventures together.
Tourists have been going to see the parade since the 1920s and as a result of Covid- 19 restrictions preventing visitors from coming to the park, it will now be broadcast around the world instead.
This will be the first dedicated UK broadcast of the event and will stream at around 10am GMT every day. Live Penguin TV will film the world’s smallest penguin species as they waddle from the sea up to their burrows each evening.
The event will feature a virtual commentary from rangers at the park as well as some guest commentators, including Ray Mears. A previous live stream, put into place during Victoria’s Covid-19 lockdown, had over 25 million viewers.
Organisers of a livestreamed daily penguin parade hope that it can “bring some smiles” to the UK.
Phillip Island Nature Park (PINP) in Victoria, Australia – an island which is home to an estimated 32,000 little penguins, will be broadcasting the birds’ parade from February 15 for a four-week livestream season.
Live Penguin TV will show the first dedicated UK livestream of the world’s smallest penguin species as they make their way to their burrows from the sea.
PINP chief executive Catherine Basterfield said: “We hope that we can bring some smiles to our friends in the UK, all the way from Phillip Island”.
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Why is he here? Why is my dog lying at my feet in the shape of a croissant as I write this? How have I come to cherish his warm but lightly offensive pungency? How has his fish breath become a topic of humour when friends call round for dinner? Why do I shell out more than £1,000 each year to pay for his insurance? And why do I love him so much?
Ludo is not a special dog. Heâs just another labrador retriever, one of approximately 500,000 in the UK (heâd be one in a million in the United States, the most popular breed in both countries). Ludo has a lot in common with all these dogs. He loves to play ball; obviously heâs an expert retriever. He could eat all the food in the universe and leave nothing for the other dogs. He is prone to hip dysplasia. He looks particularly attractive on a plush bed in a centrally heated house very far from the Newfoundland home of his ancestors.