"The times that I got to know really well were the times that I was alone with him at . And that Jimmy Watt, the other keeper, went on holiday. And sometimes on these dark winter nights, when you had this really strong wind blowing outside and the hiss of the s … Gavin drank a substantial amount of whiskey … and he did ramble on somewhat. And he told the most wonderful stories sometimes."
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(quote at 24:22 of 27:55; television programme produced by Karen Gregor & 1st broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2009)
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Terry Nutkins
(12 August 1946 – 6 September 2012) was an English naturalist and television presenter for the . The television series featured some popular segments of Nutkins with the female sea-lion Gemini that he reared from infancy. In 2010 he was honoured with a stone carving unveiled at the Royal Horticultural Show at .
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