"A story of hope, survival and freedom"
Orangutan Island is an American documentary television series, in the style of the successful series Meerkat Manor, that blends more traditional documentary filming with dramatic narration. The series was produced by NHNZ with creator Judith Curran also acting as the series producer. Animal Planet's Martha Ripp is the executive producer of the series, and Lone Drøscher Nielsen of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, the founder and manager of the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Reintroduction Project, regularly appears with the orangutans in the show. The series premiered on Animal Planet on November 2, 2007, with new episodes airing Friday nights. A second season began airing in November 2008. The show focuses on a group of orphaned orangutans at the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue and Rehabilitation Center that are raised to go against their normally independent nature and instead cooperate and live together in a society so they can be left to live wild on their protected island.
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Ten years on from the original Frozen Planet, this documentary series takes audiences back to the wildernesses of the Arctic and Antarctica and tells the complete story of the entire frozen quarter of our planet that’s locked in ice and blanketed in snow.
Journeying to the far reaches of our planet, this eight part series follows some of the world's most amazing species, telling extraordinary stories that are dramatic, thrilling, funny and sometimes heart-breaking, but always full of hope.
Gordon Buchanan, Kate Humble and Simon Reeve head north to follow the remarkable story of polar bears and the Arctic.
Eoin Warner sails a 140-year-old Galway Hooker out into the Atlantic to showcase the extraordinary wild magic of Ireland's western islands, from Basking Sharks off Inishtrahull, to White Tailed Eagle off the Cork coast.
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Chris Packham takes us to the scene of some of the weirdest natural phenomena on the planet, telling the real story of the events behind the headlines. Nature can be cute, scary and stunning, but as Chris Packham discovers in these two packed programs, it can also provide the most awesome, amazing and astonishing sights you’ll ever see – including a car cocooned by caterpillars in Holland; exploding toads in Germany; fish falling from the sky and a storm that turned Sydney crimson. Watching original footage and consulting eyewitnesses and scientists, Chris unravels the facts behind some of the most bizarre and mysterious natural wonders to ever appear on the planet – and explains what on earth was going on.
Monkey Life was created in 2006 and has continuously documented the work of Dr. Alison Cronin, MBE and her team at Monkey World; Ape Rescue Centre. Filmed at Monkey World in Dorset, Monkey Life follows the rescue and rehabilitation of abused and neglected primates. Many have mental as well as physical problems so the Primate Care Staff treat their individual needs until they can be reintegrated with primates of their own kind. The primates at the park range from apes, who were taken from the wild as babies and used as photographers props on Spanish beaches to monkeys, many of which were rescued from the UK pet trade. With unparalleled access Monkey World's dedicated team are filmed dealing with medical emergencies, primate moves, births and sometimes heart-breaking decisions. We follow Dr. Alison Cronin, MBE around the globe as she continues the park's mission to rescue abused primates. Monkey Life documents the daily life and drama of the world’s largest primate rescue centre.
Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan follows a wild polar bear family over three seasons in Svalbard.
Live coverage as our wildlife faces up to the most challenging time of year.
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Narrated by former President Barack Obama, this stunning docuseries shines the spotlight on some of the planet's most spectacular national parks.
Discover the remarkable ways animals of all shapes and sizes are adapting to make the most of opportunities in the newest and fastest changing habitat on the planet - our cities.
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Narrated by actor Laura Carmichael, this six-part documentary series charts the planet’s most spectacular events of migration, rebirth and transformation. Over the course of a turbulent year, we witness how finely tuned creatures face the Earth’s seasonal patterns. However, in the 21st Century, these patterns are becoming more extreme, less predictable and dangerously unreliable. Across the globe, we witness the drama and the spectacle. No matter what time of year it is, somewhere on Earth something miraculous is happening.
A blue chip, continent-wide series ranging from Australia's highest snow peaks to the depths of the frigid and wild southern seas; from its last populations of wild numbats to its largest diorama of giant cuttlefish. It's a land of diverse beauty, that delights and surprises. The series both entertains and deepens our understanding of how the natural world is made up of not just unique species, but distinct individuals, whose lives are far from predictable.
This six part documentary draws attention to the most extraordinary — almost supernatural — accounts of animals that have adapted to the cruelest evolutionary curveballs.
Michael Palin undertakes an epic journey of 23,000 miles, traveling from the North to the South Pole across 17 countries with a minimum of air travel, all on a tight deadline.
An intimate and powerful experience, looking at some of the planet’s most fearsome animals in their own unique neighborhoods.
David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.
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13 episodes • 2007
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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| 1 | New Beginnings | Nov 2, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Intruder | Nov 9, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Lost | Nov 16, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Lessons Learned, Lessons Lost | Nov 30, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Break Out | Dec 7, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Growing Pains | Dec 14, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Orangutan 911 | Dec 21, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Eaten Alive | Jan 11, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 9 | House of Cards | Jan 18, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 10 | River's Rewards | Jan 25, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Rumble in the Jungle | Feb 1, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Who Rules? | Feb 8, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Many Happy Returns | Feb 15, 2008 | 0.0 |
14 episodes • 2008
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| 1 | Cheating Extinction | Nov 9, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 2 | An Angel in Paradise | Nov 16, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 3 | No Borders | Nov 16, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sink or Swim | Nov 23, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Fight Club | Nov 23, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Intruder | Nov 30, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 7 | We Are Family | Feb 8, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Where There's Smoke... | Feb 8, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Double Edged Sword/ | Feb 15, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Teen Angst | Feb 15, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Chain Reaction | Feb 22, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 12 | A Walk On The Wild Side | Feb 22, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 13 | A Walk On The Wild Side | Mar 1, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Moving On | Mar 1, 2009 | 0.0 |