Acclaimed wildlife filmmaker and photographer Gordon Buchanan is heading back to Ilkley in 2027 with his hugely successful Lions and Tigers and Bears tour.
From February, Gordon will visit almost 40 venues across England, Scotland and Wales – including a stop at the King’s Hall on Wednesday 10 March, and tickets are now on sale.
Lions and Tigers and Bears with Gordon Buchanan has played to packed theatres since February 2025 and promises a night of adventure, awe and wonder as Gordon recounts thrilling encounters with some of nature’s most fascinating animals – including pandas, polar bears, grizzly bears, lions, tigers, jaguars and more.
Speaking about the new tour, Gordon said:
“I am very excited to say that I am touring again in 2027 and cannot wait to come back to Ilkley once more.
“The response to the shows during the past two years has been absolutely brilliant so it’s going to be great to get back on the road with Lions and Tigers and Bears and meet more animal lovers across the country.
“We know it sounds like a line from The Wizard of Oz – oh my! – but I feel so incredibly privileged to have spent a lifetime observing these magnificent creatures who are simply the undisputed icons of the animal kingdom.
“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.”
Hailed as Scotland’s own David Attenborough, Gordon Buchanan has dedicated his life to exploring the untamed beauty of the natural world, from forests to snowy landscapes and from towering mountains to the depths of the great rainforests.
All his travels are with a single mission in mind: To capture the majestic bears and big cats on film and reveal their secrets to a global audience.
Gordon grew up on the Isle of Mull and began his career in filmmaking in 1989 as assistant to the acclaimed survival cameraman Nick Gordon, traveling to Sierra Leone to document animals in the Gola Rainforest. He went on to work on the Big Cat Diary series as well as the long-running expedition series Lost Land Of The… for the BBC.
The Family & Me documentaries began in 2010 when Gordon featured alongside Minnesota black bears, with Gordon going on to showcase some of the world’s most fascinating animals. He was on the team for Our Changing Planet, a seven-year diary charting the fight to save the planet’s ecosystems.
Most recently, he’s been seen tracking lions, leopards and cheetahs in Botswana for the BBC series Big Cats 24/7 – with series two currently on iPlayer, and series three in progress.
For more information and to purchase tickets go to www.gordon-buchanan.co.uk or the Bradford Theatres website.
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