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The Stationary Ark was a documentary television miniseries hosted by zoologist Gerald Durrell on location at his Jersey Zoological Park. It was based on his 1976 book of the same name. The series was produced by Canadian company Nielsen-Ferns and aired from September to December 1975 on CBC Television and TVOntario. Ark on the Move, a follow-up TV series, was also hosted by Gerald Durrell.

Theme song

The theme to Stationary Ark, originally composed by John Mills-Cockell, became popularized in the mid-1980s with a cover version (only very loosely based on the original theme) released by Georg Feil for the Commodore 64 and its SID chip.

The theme (along with the show) was assumed to be lost media until October 4, 2022, where a recording of the show's opening surfaced on YouTube.

References

1. "Synth Sample". comp.sys.cbm newsgroup. 19 February 1991. (Georg Feil:) Note that the Stationary Ark thing is only loosely based on the television show (it appears as improvised from memory by a friend) .
2. "Nectarine Demoscene Internet Radio www.scenemusic.eu - Streaming Blaizer with Silkcut". www.scenemusic.net. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAsv-nqJ4VY

External links

• Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series: Stage Door to Switzer, p. 2, accessed 15 June 2019
• Fanfare for a Stationary Ark by John Mills-Cocker (2019 Remake)
• The Stationary Ark Opening (Only known recording of the original)

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