For the Forest

A Film by Nina Constable (2025). At 89 years old, veteran explorer and conservationist Robin Hanbury-Tenison has completed his epic 22-mile row down the River Tamar - raising vital support for Britain's temperate rainforests. This film gives you a sense of his story -- a celebration of resilience, connection, and a lifelong love for the rainforests of our planet.

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Survival: To the Brink and Back

After spending weeks in a coma battling Covid-19, Robin climbs the highest hill in Cornwall in a quest to raise £100,000 for Royal Cornwall Hospital's healing garden.

BBC 2020 PLAY

Reflections from a rainforest

Filmed in the Eden tropical biome.

2020 PLAY

Albania Land Of Eagles

Determined to discover the Albania that lies behind so many preconceptions, Robin Hanbury-Tenison and his wife Louella crossed the country on horseback. This one hour film documents their journey, with an introduction by Joanna Lumley.

60 minutes 2007PLAY

Testament

Robin's life story, recorded in 2000

Carlton TV 2000PLAY

Reflections in the Sand

Discovery film of my travels in the Sahara.

Discovery 1999PLAY

The Lost World of the Penan

Channel 4 film of return to Mulu

C4 1998 PLAY

Interview with David Thompson

Recorded in 1998, never broadcast.

1998PLAY

Newsnight Countryside March

Robin appears as a panellist on the eve of the Countryside March. Hosted by Jeremy Paxman.

BBC 1998PLAY

Great Wall of China

Discovery film by Mark Wild, 1986

1986PLAY

White Horses over France

Robin and Louella ride from the Camargue to Cornwall.

BBC 1984PLAY

Antiques at Home

Louella with Michael Newman

1984PLAY

Quest for the unicorn

With Marika and Chris Denham. 1982

1982PLAY

Mysteries of the Green Mountain - Mulu

BBC film of the RGS Mulu expedition

BBC 1978 PLAY

A Time For Survival

Directed by Angela Rippon

1972 PLAY

Open House Marika & Angela Rippon

1970PLAY

Geographical Magazine Hovercraft Expedition

Billed as 'The last Great Journey on Earth'.

1968 PLAY

The Rough and The Smooth

Original 16mm silent film of the 1st crossings of South America with Richard Mason.

1958 and 1965PLAY