2nd November 1979
Tarka the Otter released in cinemas
Based on Henry Williamson’s novel of the same name, the screenplay for Tarka the Otter was co-written by Gerald Durrell, founder of Jersey Zoo. The otter that played the film’s title role was actually called Spade. Otters also featured prominently in the ITV series The Durrells, which told the story of Gerald Durrell’s childhood growing up in Corfu.
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Other events that occured in November
Poet and bailiff Robert Pipon Marett is born
- Marett had a creative side, and wrote extensively in Jèrriais under the pseudonym Laelius, often in La Patrie, the newspaper he founded.
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Jersey sends its first contestant to Miss World
- Christine Sagan represented Jersey in 1974 when the island entered the Miss World competition for the first time.
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The Jersey Airport disaster
- The Jersey Airport disaster killed two crew and 12 passengers when their plane came down shortly after take off from Jersey Airport.
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Tarka the Otter released in cinemas
- Based on Henry Williamson’s novel of the same name, the screenplay for Tarka the Otter was co-written by Gerald Durrell, founder of Jersey Zoo.
- Read more…
