🎬British Movietone - NO SOUND - MS No. 122 Panhard-Levassor 1902 of Mr. R. Gates passes camera MS No. 55 Napier 1900 passes MS Cars collecting MS No. 53 Locomobile Steamer 1900 MS No. 140 Albion 1903 reversing MS No. 157 De Dion Bouton 1903 pushed in reverse MS No. 175 Humberette 1903 with bonnet open (x 2) MS Adjust- ments made to No. 31 Marot-Gardon 1899 (x 2) GV Cars to start MS Pan Town Crier walking with car MS Pan No. 39 Daimler 1900 driven by LORD MONTAGU LAS pan down to wheels of No. 123 Panhard- Levassor 1902 of Mr. E. Boorman MS No. 149 Daimler 1903 with Minister of Transport MR. NORMAN FOWLER in front passenger seat pan MS Pan up No. 110 James and Browne 1902 MS No. 6 Lutzmann 1896 MS Cars start GV Cars crossing Westminster Bridge MS Pan with No. 90 Renault 1901 over Bridge

🎬British Movietone - Aerial of the fire. Possibly the New Forest. Aerial of forest near Bournemouth on fire. Close shot of troops acting as beaters and quelling fire whilst wearing gas-masks. Close shots of troops fighting fires.

🎬British Movietone - University Officers' Training Corps. Boys from Public Schools' O.T.C.'S visit Calshot in connection with 37167. Shots of the flying boat only

🎬British Movietone - GV Beaulieu House (key). MS old Renault car brings bride. Photographers. MS bride steps from car. CU pan - bride being led to church. GV church MS to CU Lord Montagu & bride. SCU sweep kisses bride. MS onlookers. MS bride & groom look out of car window. SGV Beaulieu seen through archway. SCU bride & groom toast with champagne.

🎬British Movietone - Their Majesties receive a great welcome in the historic city. Guard of Honour outside City Hall. Royal car drives through crowded streets, people waving flags, banners, streamers etc. Children in their thousands, many waving flags. Car arrives at College, King and Queen alight, walk through quadrangle and cloisters. Passed through hundreds of schoolboys. Car driving through crowded streets.

🎬A look at Eric Ashby's commitment to the study & welfare of Badgers. Particularly those of the New Forest. Narrated by David Attenborough.

It looks at his ground breaking approach to filming badgers 'close up' in a purpose built Sett. He encouraged wild badgers to visit his sett and use it as if it were there own out lying retreat.

This is Eric's third noteable film for the BBC. Previous films: The Unknown Forest (1961). The Major (1963). Eric also wrote two books. The Secret Life of the New Forest (1989). My Life With Foxes (2000). Eric died on 6th Feb 2003.

Narrated by David Attenborough
Filmed and Directed by Eric Ashby
Film Editor Charles Aldridge
Sound Hugh Pearson
Series Editor Mick Rhodes
Produced by Caroline Weaver