Extreme Africa

Africa’s diverse terrain is as awesome as it is deadly. With scalding volcanic fields, scorched-earth deserts, and violent waterways, discover what lives in some of the world’s most inhospitable places and see how these species have adapted to thrive where others would perish.

Levison Wood: Walking With...

Explorer Levison Wood tracks down the most iconic, but endangered, animals on the planet. Levison journeys into some of the most remote and physically challenging environments on Earth in search of three of the last remaining and critically endangered animals: desert lions, orangutans, and polar bears. Entering their world as the locals do, Levison learns more about the unique lives of these animals and the environment in which they live. In the company of indigenous guides and naturalists, he gets a better understanding of how these elusive animals are surviving against worsening odds caused by the increasing threat of human activity and climate change.

Life On The Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world’s most complex natural ecosystems and home to a stunning array of animals. LIFE ON THE REEF presents unique stories of the people who live there and work together to maintain this precious paradise.

Camp Zambia Shorts

A collection of behind-the-scenes shorts featuring the Plimsoll production team as they capture extraordinary moments between themselves and the wildlife surrounding their camp.

Rewilding

Nature and wildlife in Europe is in a state of dramatic change. Once extinct species are being reintroduced into the countryside with fascinating results. This series discovers these new, yet ancient wildernesses on the continent that we know so well. REWILDING follows the newly reintroduced animals as they try to navigate their way through the wilds of Europe and rediscover their rightful home.

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.

Masa Off Grid

Urbanite Masa Takei was fascinated with the idea of a simpler, self-sufficient lifestyle. He wondered if he “had what it takes” to build a shelter and to hunt for his food, with no running water, no electricity or other comforts of home. Setting out for a year to live and learn off grid in a remote, northern area, Masa takes viewers along for the entire experience.

Hope For Wildlife

Hope Swinimer, her staff and volunteers rescue, rehabilitate and release thousands of animals each year – while struggling to make ends meet. HOPE FOR WILDLIFE is an emotionally charged look at what goes wrong when humans encroach on the natural environment. There isn’t always a happy ending, but there is always Hope.

The Climber

At age 20, Thomas Bubendorfer revolutionized extreme climbing; today, almost 40 years and two near-death accidents later, he remains one of the world’s elite mountaineers.THE CLIMBER follows Thomas as he attempts a remarkable challenge: tackling the unclimbed East Face of Denali in Alaska, an extremely remote and dangerous route on North America's tallest mountain – a climb that has defeated him twice before. Unlike many climbing films that focus primarily on the climb, this is also a very personal film about motivation. Why does Thomas climb, what sacrifices are the people around him forced to make? Interviews and revealing personal archive paint a picture of a man wrestling with his identity while chasing greatness in a death-defying sport.

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.