Parrots: Look Who's Talking

"One of the best made, most fascinating and hilarilously entertaining pieces of wildlife television I have ever seen" Daily Mail Parrots are the most spectacular birds in the world. Their bright colours, amazing character and ability to talk bewitch us all. But they also fly free in lands as distant as Peru or Australia. This film profiles the beautiful and bizarre world of the parrot-from Macaws and Cockatoos to Keas and African Greys-in captivity and in their natural surroundings. Beautiful - Parrots' exotic plumage of bright blues, greens, reds and yellows thrill us all, but in the wild their colours can provide a cloak of invisability. Chatty - Hear the cheekiest quips and the sweetest songs from the beaks of the most articulate of pets. Pests - when they get together - in their hundreds - parrots aren't so lovable. Just ask Australian farmers why! Clever - Opening doors, sliding down banisters and passing mathematical tests all prove the parrot's high I.Q. but in the wild they have to be resourceful to survive. Loyal - Loving and faithful to their owners and mates, parrots perform heart-warming displays of affection. Sad - In a parrot refuge the victims of human neglect finally recieve some love and attention. But is it too late? Naughty - A teenage Kea gang, hell bent on destruction, set about a parked car - with dramatic results. Playful - These birds just wanna have fun! " A delightful programme... One parrot sang opera, another danced to waltzing matilda and yet another recited Hamlet's soliloquy" Daily Express © BBC/Thirteen/WNET Production