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Winterwatch episode 4 2020: It is the final show and time for the team to review the extraordinary events that have taken place this week, as well as look back over an eventful year in the Cairngorms. With three species of egrets now breeding in Britain, butterflies on the wing year round and record-breaking temperatures in the Scottish […]
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Winterwatch episode 3 2020: Live from their base in the heart of the Cairngorms, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams explore the magic of winter. There is incredible science explaining why ducks don’t die from the cold, a hidden world of overwintering insects, minibeasts captured on camera by a passionate amateur photographer and the mass
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Winterwatch episode 2 2020: Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams are live from the Cairngorms looking at how winter this year is affecting wildlife across the country. There are rumours of swallows in Sussex in January! The team looks at why there has been a severe lack of snow in Scotland this year and share
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Winterwatch episode 1 2020: It’s dark, it’s cold, it’s the end of January – but fear not, Winterwatch is back to add seasonal warmth and cheer. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams host, live from the Cairngorms. The cameras are poised to capture pine martens, red squirrels, golden eagles and crested tits. This wild winter
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Australia Earth’s Magical Kingdom episode 3 – Human: Despite Australia’s relatively small population, the human impact on wildlife has been dramatic. This episode explores Australia’s natural history success stories and those being left behind as the continent undergoes rapid change. Starting in Australia’s second largest city Melbourne, this film sees how possums, tree-dwelling marsupials, have taken to sharing
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Australia Earth’s Magical Kingdom episode 2 – Ocean: This episode sets out to understand why marine species are drawn to the coasts of Australia and discovers that the country’s three surrounding oceans – the Southern Sea, the Pacific and The Indian Ocean – create a unique environment for ocean voyagers of all types. In the clean waters of
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Australia Earth’s Magical Kingdom episode 1 – Land : Asked to imagine Australia’s wilderness many people immediately picture its arid outback, but its landscapes are in fact surprisingly varied. Traveling from the peaks of the aptly-named Snowy Mountains – touched by Antarctic winds – to tropical Queensland we discover how animals have learned to thrive across the continent’s harsh and
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Snow Animals: Liz Bonnin introduces a cast of charismatic animals to reveal the remarkable strategies they use to survive, and even thrive, in winter. For animals this is the toughest time of year, and preparations start early. In autumn, Siberian chipmunks collect food in their cheek pouches to stockpile in their burrows, while caribou make an epic journey
Seven Worlds – One Planet episode 8 – Continents of Wonder: The most spectacular moments from the Seven Worlds, One Planet series that highlights the incredible rich and wonderful diversity of life found on our planets seven unique continents. Millions of years ago huge forces ripped apart the Earth’s crust, creating seven distinct continents. Over time, each one developed its
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Europe episode 2 – Transformation of a Continent: Our second journey to the extremes takes us to the heart of the European continent, from the Norwegian fjords to the coast of Jura in the English Channel and up to the peak of the Matterhorn; we will go from the volcanoes of the Massif Central in southern France to the Elbe
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Europe episode 1 – Birth of a Continent: The landscapes of Europe are as incredible as they are different. They are full of secrets and surprises. From the cold northern tip of Norway to the hot south of Spain; from the wild sea coasts of the European West to the continental extremes of the Urals in the east to the
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The Galapagos islands are a fascinating microcosm of natural life and home to some of the most astonishing creatures found anywhere on Earth. With spectacular cinematography from land, sea and air, and blending rugged volcanic landscapes with intimate animal behaviour, this ambitious series brings this remarkable archipelago to captivating life. Galapagos Part 1: Born of Fire  This opening episode