Law firm Bevan Brittan LLP has hosted a charity screening of the making of the BBC’s groundbreaking natural history series ‘Planet Earth’ in aid of the Guild of Friends of Bristol Children’s Hospital.

At the event, which was attended by 130 people, a presentation was given by Huw Cordey, one of the producers of the series who talked about the uniqueness of the filming and making of Planet Earth and discussed some of the challenges faced by the production team during the process.

The screening helped to raise over £3500 for the ongoing projects of the Guild. The Guild of Friends of the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is a registered charity. It aims to help in the well-being and happiness of children in the care of the hospital.  The Guild offers assistance to families on low incomes through their donations to the hospital social workers to provides the means to help with fares for visits, meal vouchers and telephone cards. They also support the play department, cover running costs for a house where families of long term patients can stay as well as contributing towards new medical equipment.

For children attending the screening, the programme was brought to life as Bristol Zoo were on hand with a selection of bugs, snakes, giant snails and preying mantis.

Commenting on the event, Bevan Brittan partner and Secretary of the Guild, Caroline Taylor commented: “We were delighted to lend our facilities to host the screening.  Planet Earth was an amazing series and it was a real pleasure to see the making of the programme. I am delighted the event was such a success and we raised so much money for such a worthy cause.”