Nomads of the Serengeti

Join veteran safari guide Jean Du Plessis as he takes you on an exhilarating trip through the Serengeti with migrating wildebeest. In this stunning five-part series, Jean follows the wildebeest on their odyssey across some of Africa’s most incredible locales. With incredible, never-before-seen footage, Jean takes viewers on the expedition of a lifetime as a two-million-strong herd of wildebeest embarks on an 800 km, year-long journey of survival.

The Monkey Diaries

In an ancient city reclaimed by Sri Lanka’s forests, lives a unique species of monkey – toque macaques. Over the last fifty years scientist Dr Wolfgang Dittas has lived alongside them. He’s uncovered secrets about their families, friends and foes and is now revealing how these extraordinary monkeys are adapting to a modern world that is crowded with humans.

Africa's Wild Year

AFRICA'S WILD YEAR is an epic, cinematic series set over the course of a single year in Africa. Each episode focuses on one of the four seasons; spring, summer, autumn and winter, and reveals how animals adapt to the changing conditions. Filmed in stunning detail, the life stories of our cast of creatures will captivate the audience whilst introducing them to some of Africa’s many hidden wonders. Animal sequences will stand alone in behaviour and drama but will be tied together by the seasonal conditions they all face, revealing the vast array of ways in which animals thrive on the continent.

Meet the Penguins

In a sunlit corner of the southernmost part of Africa, there’s a very special rescue centre for some of the country’s noisiest residents: the African penguin. The passionate team made up of vets and volunteers at the Sanccob Seabird Rescue Centre work day and night to bring these loveable creatures back from extinction, releasing recovered birds back into the wild and providing a loving home for those that cannot return.

Macro Worlds

There is a giant jungle of tiny animals to be discovered. Unearth the phenomenally diverse world of insects and the crucial role they play in the ecosystems across Europe. Learn how small scale predators impact their environments in a major way and see how the tiniest of creatures prepare for their annual end of the world: winter.

Wildest New Zealand

The islands of New Zealand are home to an entirely unique menagerie of creatures. It is a place where the normal rules don’t apply – the birds can’t fly, a small, ancient lizard is a top predator, parrots play in snowy mountain meadows and penguins roam the streets. Seals battle on the beaches, albatrosses soar on the air currents and a monster movie plays out in miniature among the dense undergrowth of this lush, vital land.

Deadly Australians

DEADLY AUSTRALIANS takes an up close and personal look at the secret lives of Australia’s most notorious – and sometimes little known – killers, including the world’s most venomous snakes, deadly jellyfish, monster crocs and venom-laden spiders.

Shadowlands

From the sub-Antarctic to southern New Zealand, the SHADOWLANDS are a diverse group of habitats in the remote southern latitudes of our planet. Here high-stakes wildlife dramas play out in snow-capped fiords where saltwater mixes with fresh, where warm currents meet cold Antarctic waters. Here, the world’s most southerly bottlenose dolphins and the rare Fiordland crested penguins make their home, while Great white sharks patrol the coasts and on the ocean floor a mass migration of spider crabs getS under way. These creatures must be tough to endure the extreme weather here at the best of times, but increasingly unpredictable climate patterns are making their lives even harder. Those who are born in the cold southern seas need all their animal cunning to grow up and ensure their kind survives in the SHADOWLANDS.

Valley of Flood and Fire

The seasonal changes of the Luangwa Valley are extraordinarily intense. Heavy rains transform the Luangwa River from a shallow channel into a majestic waterway where grass grows tall and streams fill with an abundant selection of creatures, providing plentiful food for many grazing mouths. It is a wetland paradise. But it is short lived. A relentless and crippling drought follows and lasts for a majority of the year; weakening all life, save for the predators who take advantage of this widespread fall. This is the VALLEY OF FLOOD AND FIRE.

The Big Dry

The Luangwa Valley in Zambia is one of Africa’s last great wildernesses. A rich mosaic of ebony forests and grassy plains, it’s home to a vast array of colourful species including carmine-bee-eaters, hyenas, lions, vultures, crocodiles and insects such as praying mantis. This series follows the challenges the valley’s wildlife must overcome during the long dry season as they await the life-giving rains.