Loading titles…
Documentary
The stories of iconic Australian animals and the biological and evolutionary factors that link them.
The life of a sea lion pup on Australia's south west coast spans two worlds, born on the rocky shore but dependent on the ocean for food. On land he comes under threat from his own kind, while in the sea he faces the dangers of Great White sharks and humans. Journey with him as he grows from tiny pup completely reliant on his mother to fully grown adult searching for his own breeding territory.
Australia being the driest inhabited continent, its reptiles have evolved in almost incredible ways to survive and even prosper in the harsh conditions. There are big lizards and small skinks. Some geckos are fast, while others are so slow they hardly move in a day. Resourceful and adaptable, Australia's reptiles have diversified to live in ancient rainforests and even modern cities.
Follows a young male koala from birth to becoming the dominant male of a patch of eucalyptus forest, overcoming natural predators and surviving climate extremes that have been a part of the Australian ecosystem for countless millions of years.
A variety of possums live everywhere from the deepest of rainforests to the suburbs of Sydney. From the bossy brushtail to the leaping sugar glider, each has carved out a special niche for itself somewhere in Australia.
Half a billion years before ancient chemists tried - and failed - to transform base metals into gold and create a medicine to cure any illness, nature achieved its own alchemy: Venom and poison are cocktails of death as well as one of nature's great masterpieces.
Emus are true nomads, following storms they can spot from 100 kilometers, traveling the length of Australia in a never-ending search for scarce food and water. This male emu seeks a mate and to protect his tiny chicks from danger - battling dingoes, eagles, giant lizards, fire and starvation.
Self - Narrator (voice)
Sky One introduces the start of a new ongoing documentary series that highlights the potential extinction of some of the world's most famous species. Working with Tiger Aspect Productions, the series follows a team of experts assisted by a wellknown personality. Each documentary will highlight the plight of the world's most endangered animals including the tigers of India, Aye-Ayes and Gorillas. Presenters include Sanjeev Bhaskar, Bill Bailey, Miranda Richardson and Joe Simpson. Each of the presenters will draw on the expertise of local teams campaigning to save the endangered species and work with conservationists to develop and implement strategies to help in their fight for survival.
Continuing the compelling saga of the heartstring-tugging, dramatic tale of survival revolving around three families of meerkats who are descendants of the legendary meerkat matriarch, Flower. Neighbors and rivals who share a bloodline are forced to compete for food and resources in an environment that is undergoing a great deal of change: the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.
Geologist Iain Stewart explain in three stages of natural history the crucial interaction of our very planet's physiology and its unique wildlife. Biological evolution is largely driven bu adaptation to conditions such as climate, soil and irrigation, but biotopes were also shaped by wildlife changing earth's surface and climate significantly, even disregarding human activity.
