Documentaries on TV

Safari School

BBC2 Mon 22 Jan, 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm GMT

Reality show, presented by Charlotte Uhlenbroek, in which eight celebrities train as rangers at Shamwari Game Reserve in South Africa. For four weeks, they compete to make the grade under the critical eye of
two expert Instructors, and each week the two worst
performers face a head-to-head challenge to keep their
place on the course. As the celebrities move in to the
remote lodge where they'll be living and get their
first taste of how close they'll get to wild animals

I dislike 'reality shows' and this one makes me very uncomfortable!

Whilst we are all quite happy to be 'entertained' by the wildlife, when we go on safari (and pay our dues for conservation) I cannot see how this programme adds to conservation/preservation of the wildliufe in Africa - or any other continent.

If the 'celebrity contestants' in this show were really interested in conservation they would put some of their inflated salaries/royalties into genuine conservation efforts rather than taking part in these ridiculous 'Reality Shows' for their own grandisement and personal profit.

Tabs you have a valied point but its only there for them to get and insight into the animals behaivour and learn about the animals plus if younger children see some celebs getting involved then it might compele them to get involved it was good because i learnt alot from it I know its a reality show but it was a good watch i was addicted!

National Geographic Channel UK

18 October, 7:00 pm

25 October, 7:00 pm

Serengeti: Stampede Of The Megaherd

Every year, two million wildebeest, gazelles and zebras embark on a 1,000km migration through the Serengeti. Witness their astonishing journey as they move towards renewed life.

Starting on monday the 5th AUTUMWATCH returns with bill oddie and kate humble i know some members watched there other show SPRINGWATCH so i thought i would give you the heads up and this year they have red deers and beavers on the show so it looking good! on BBC 2 in Britains and i am not sure about the other places!

I finally caught this programme on TV here.  Unfortunately I missed the first half, but what I did see was awesome.  Thanks for posting this one Katja :-)  I will try to catch the first half next time.

Animal Planet in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands

18 December 2007, 20:30

19 December 2007, 3:30

25 December 2007, 20:30

26 December 2007, 3:30

Elephants of Samburu

Join Saba Douglas Hamilton in Kenya's Samburu reserve, where she encounters fierce rivalry and heartbreaking tragedy as she tracks the parks resident elephants.

Animal Planet in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands

19 December 2007, 6:00

Growing up... Hyena:

Zie hoe een hyena-jong opgroeit bij mensenouders, van de eerste dag van zijn leven, als hij nog klein en kwetsbaar is, tot het moment dat hij voor zichzelf kan zorgen.

Følg en hyæneunges liv fra dens første skrøbelige start, til den er stor nok til at tage vare på sig selv. Og se, hvordan den tilpasser sig efter sin "barndom" hos os mennesker.

Animal Planet in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands

28 December 2007, 6:00 am

Growing Up... Zebra

Sanwild Animal Sanctuary founder Louise Joubert raises three baby zebras. Cassidy, a badly injured foal, grows into a mischievous rascal. He and his two cohorts, Shadow and Sky, experience joys, adventures, and adversity in their journey back to the wild.

BBC 2

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

9:00pm to 10:00pm

Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday

hey guys dont know if you have seen this

'Lost Land of the Jaguar'

the last episode was on BBC last night. It was just amazing.

you should be able to watch all the episodes on http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/jaguar/

Tiger, I saw it! It was fabulous.

How beautiful that anteater is.

those guys climbing up that cliff was awesome

and the harpy was jst amazing 

I'm sorry I didn't see it from the beginning. I was zapping around and didn't see it all. What a stunt to climb up there.

I did see the harpy though, with the monkey in it's claws.  I guess they have to eat.

I loved those birds coming up close to them.

damn........thought that might be the case

but im sure it should be availble on youtube...............dnt miss it

http://www.conservation.org/act/get_involved/protect_forests/Pages/deforestation.aspx

also check this link out

you can pay $15 and protect an acre of forest 

After 12 years of broadcast, Big Cat is going live! An unprecedented three weeks of live webcasting leads the way so you can follow the fortunes of Africa's biggest predators and their prey 24-hours a day. With live webcams, daily videos and field reports and a week of live television beamed directly from the heart of Kenya's Masai Mara game reserve, the big cats are coming closer to you than ever before.

Two new presenters, journalist Kate Silverton and local Masai guide Jackson Looseyia, will join Simon King and Jonathan Scott at their camp next to the Mara River. With a supporting cast of hyenas, hippos, crocodiles, wildebeest and of course the cats, anything could happen at any time.

But dare you stay tuned once the sun goes down? Like domestic cats, lions have superb night-vision. Their prey won't see them coming but you will, as infra-red technology reveals what goes bump, howl and roar in the African night. Don't miss the monochrome drama that's red in tooth and claw.

The drama of the big cats, their predators and prey, begins on the web on September 22, with more live and recorded features rolling out over the weeks before the series airs on TV. Get ready for the ultimate armchair safari.

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I can't wait for this, it is one of my favourite shows on TV.

They have live webcams from the Masai Mara on the website.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bigcat/index.shtml

The show is on...
October 5th - 6:10pm GMT - BBC One (60 minutes)
October 6th - 7:30pm GMT - BBC One (30 minutes)
October 7th - 8:00pm GMT - BBC One (BBC Two in Scotland) (60 minutes)
October 8th - 8:00pm GMT - BBC One (60 minutes)
October 9th - 8:00pm GMT - BBC One (60 minutes)
October 10th - 7:30pm GMT - BBC One (60 minutes)
October 11th - 7:50pm GMT - BBC Two (60 minutes)

Don't Miss It

Question.

about a year back i saw i doc on Television. ( i think it was on Discovery channel) ( not sure).

It was a beautifull blond lady, with an old Masai warrior and lions that were travelling and went to see the ocean. They travelled to a sand desert also.

I am still looking on the name , and if its out on DVD i will sure buy it.

Can anyone help me with the name ?

Take care.

Hi Dan  welcome from another Brit  from the UK, you are right it is a good insight on learning about the wild life which being in the UK you will be watching the programme on BBC1 at 7.30 pm  tonight Wildest Dreams about how to be a Wildlife Phototographer  it has the making of a good wildlife programme. Regards tomato

A couple shows with Dave Salmoni in the wild with lions are on Animal Planet network.  Into the Pride started last night and seems like it might be a mini-series as well as Into the Lions Den which is a repeat from 2005.  Check your local listing for time and dates.

Thanks Tman!  I missed last night but will be sure to watch next week.  Also there are some Big Cat Diary (repeats) on AP too (in the States).

For the US folks - check the listings here

Ps - just found something on at 5:30pm central time (US) today....

Night
Giraffe
TV-PG

The majestic giraffe's nighttime habits are seldom witnessed, and Brandon sets out to locate these giants and observe how they manage to stay alive in a night that swarms with dangerous predators.

thank you.  the Night Giraffe starts in about 20 minutes from now for me so found out just in time.  I am watching the Into the Pride show now as I had recorded it last night.  It is very educational and interesting... but with many of the shows I don't know how much is editing to make it fit the story and make it more exciting.  But overall seems very real with the lion charges on him and all lol.

For everybody speaking German:

Germany, HR Fernsehen, I think tomoorow, African Time Zone 5 am (very early, maybe nice to record) "Wildes Afrika". (2/6) Savanne.

Happy camming and happy watching !

Hey guys im my BBC wildlife magazine it said a new david attenbourgh documentary coming out called life its released in autumn and its got unseen footage of cheetahs hunting ostriches and komodo dragons!

Thanks Dan, I can always rely on you to inform us of those great series, I will look out for it, cos it is just lovely.

Also look out for national geographic wild ! they had some amazing programmes on there and they always repeat them some interesting ones such as hippo hell and superpride.. Also and interesting programme called wild russia!

Monday 12th October another great BBC series starts, called "Life", it's about extreme animal behaviour.

It's at 9:00pm GMT (it's England)