Kate Humble (Springwatch) and comedian Jason Byrne have today been named as the presenters of Sky 1’s brand new six part entertainment show, Wild Things which is set to air on the channel in 2015. 

Wild Things is a new family entertainment show, which features teams (pairs of relations or couples) undertaking a range of challenges on a gigantic woodland obstacle course in order to get the chance to walk away with a fortune in gold coins buried deep within the Wild Wood.

To begin one member of each team is nominated as the Wild Thing, which means they must wear a woodland protection suit designed to look like a cute woodland animal; be it an owl, a stag, a duck or even a mole. Unfortunately this means that not only do they look ridiculous but also that they cannot see a thing, so they will need their partner to guide them to safety and victory.

Adam MacDonald, Sky 1 Channel Director, commented: “We’re chuffed to be welcoming both Kate and Jason to the channel to anchor the utterly bonkers and hilarious Wild Things. The show is like nothing we’ve seen before – with a blend of giant woodland creatures, bickering couples and pots of gold; it’s a big daft slice of genius.” 

Kate Humble commented; “Wild Things is the most gloriously silly, side-splittingly funny programmes I have ever had the pleasure of being involved with. Wildlife has never behaved so badly…”

Jason Byrne commented: “I’m really proud to be a part of Wild Things, one of the funniest and ‘funnest’ shows I’ve ever worked on. It’s not often I cry laughing at a badger bashing a duck while an owl bowls them over to the ground. But then again, who wouldn’t find that funny? That’s the magic of Wild Things; even the hardest heart will laugh loudly at this show.”

Wild Things has been commissioned by Sky’s Commissioning Editor for Entertainment, Chris Brogden and is an IWC, a Zodiak Media company/Mad Monk and GroupM Entertainment co-production.

For further information please contact:

Sky
Lesley Land
Senior Publicist, Sky 1
lesley.land@bskyb.com
0207 032 0676  

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