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After passing the world's toughest Special Forces selection to get into D Squadron, 22 SAS, in 1979, Mark 'Splash' Aston thought he'd missed out on all the action. Too late to fight with the SAS in a decade long secret war in Oman, when terrorists then seized the Iranian Embassy in London in 1980 Splash missed out again when responsibility for the counter-terror role was passed to their comrades in B Squadron just weeks earlier. Then on April 2nd 1982 Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands.

Terry Nutkins narrates the funny and thought-provoking Really Wild Animal Stories. He sheds some light on the detrimental effects of human activity in 'The Enviroment Under Threat' and clarifies the importance of respect towards mother earth in 'Wild Animals to the Rescue'.

"We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one." Confucius.Inspirational conversation about life death and everything in-between. So, if you're alive, you should probably listen.APNTD pulls into sharp focus the temporary and transient nature of human existence. With candour and humour we discuss the only universal truth known currently to be true - we are all going to die! Perhaps when we have finally wrapped our slowly decaying heads around the last great taboo, we may make different choices... markedly different lives lived in a noticeably different way.

Delight in this vocal performance by Terry Nutkins, chronicling the fictitious escapades of King Wantalot as he discovers the beauty of nature, befriends animals, and achieves a newfound respect for mother earth. The late Terry Nutkins was an English naturalist, television presenter and author, best known for his appearances in various UK children's programmes including Animal Magic, The Really Wild Show, Brilliant Creatures and Growing Up Wild.