All Creatures Great and Small favourite's popular show to return with extended run

Sam & Ade Go Birding is returning to our screens.

Adrian Edmondson and Samuel West stood next to each other smiling ahead as they look above them.

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Published: Tuesday, 11 August 2026 at 11:30 am

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Samuel West and Adrian Edmondson will return for another instalment of their birdwatching series for 5, it has been confirmed.

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The second season of Sam & Ade Go Birding will see longtime friends West (All Creatures Great & Small) and Edmondson (A Spy Among Friends) head out on another birdwatching quest and "capture the natural world at its most dynamic - from spring’s migratory birds and nesting season to the quieter, more contemplative months later in the year".

The new season will be double the length of the first, with six episodes on the way.

"Across the series, they travel from the rolling hills and towering sea cliffs of Yorkshire and the wilds of West Wales to the remote isles and dramatic coastlines of Scotland, exploring some of Britain’s most spectacular landscapes in search of birds big and small," the official synopsis teases.

It continues: "Along the way they encounter swifts, swallows, curlews, red kites, ospreys, woodland songbirds, puffins, guillemots and gannets."

Samuel West and Adrian Edmondson stood next to each other in front of a 4x4 car, smiling ahead.

Samuel West and Adrian Edmondson. 5

West said in a statement: "My dastardly plan to get Adrian Edmondson addicted to birding seems to be paying off. Ade said he wanted to see more birds, so I thought we should go and find some. I’m not particularly fond of him, but the birds are lovely."

Edmondson added: "More birds, more stunning views, more chats, more trips to the pub - it’s a hard life, but someone’s got to do it."

The first season of the show premiered on 5 back in April and received widespread acclaim, with West and Edmondson going on to be long-listed for the Grierson Award for best documentary presenter.

Kit Morey, commissioning editor, 5, added: "It’s no secret just how much I adore this joyful series…or how long I waited to make it, but the wait was so worth it as Sam and Ade have created something truly special - warm, funny, thoughtful and full of wonder and I was thrilled at just how much our audience loved it too…

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"So, I couldn’t be happier to be working with Frank Films again to bring our viewers six more episodes of this beautiful, uplifting avian adventure”

The series is currently in production, and fans can expect a release date to be announced in due course.

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Molly Moss is a Trends Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest trends across TV, film and more. She has an MA in Newspaper Journalism and has previously written for publications including The Guardian, The Times and The Sun Online.

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