later Nutkins was asked to put together a new animal series, which resulted in The Really Wild Show which he presented from 1986 to 1993. In 1999, he inherited a large portion of Johnny Morris's estate. Nutkins was part of a consortium which bought Fort Augustus Abbey on the shores of Loch Ness. They, in turn, sold the abbey to the Santon Group who converted the buildings into apartments known as The Highland Club. In 2004, he appeared on Living TV's reality television show I'm Famous and Frightened!, and he featured in the 2007 Comic Relief video. In April 2009, Nutkins co-presented and narrated My Life as an Animal, a BBC Three programme where young professionals and media personalities lived life as animals for four days, sharing living areas, food and sleeping with several farm and zoo animals. Nutkins made an appearance on the BBC's Winterwatch programme (a spin off from Springwatch) talking about how otters had survived the harsh weather in January 2012. Nutkins was a keen beekeeper and a member of the British Beekeepers' Association. A stone carving of Nutkins was unveiled at the Royal Horticultural Society Show in Tatton Park in 2010. Death Nutkins died on 6 September 2012, aged 66. He had been receiving treatment for nine months for acute leukaemia. He died at his home in Glenelg, Scotland, and was survived by his wife and eight children. BibliographyPets (Factfinders) (with Marshall Corwin) BBC Books (1989) Audio book narrationThe Really Wild Animal Tape Listen for Pleasure (1995) Animal Magic: A Jungle Story'' Listen for Pleasure, (1997) References External links Failure to sell Fort Augustus Abbey Opening of seal sanctuary Video of Nutkins, Gemini and Johnny Morris on Animal Magic Nutkins: I've no time for people who bulls*** with animals 1946 births 2012 deaths BBC television presenters British beekeepers Deaths from cancer in Scotland British children's television presenters Deaths from leukemia English male non-fiction writers English naturalists English television presenters English non-fiction writers Writers from London