Wild California

WILD CALIFORNIA pushes past the city atmosphere to immerse you into the truly wild and open world California has to offer. It’s a big state out there and your eyes deserve to see it.

Red Crabs Crazy Ants

Christmas Island is home to the yearly mass migration of red crabs. Each year many of the crabs fall victim to the alien yellow crazy ants. These ants release formic acid as they crawl over and around the crabs which, with no defence against the ferocity of the onslaught, become stressed and generally die within a few hours.

Extreme Animals

In EXTREME ANIMALS, we reveal the different personalities and behaviors of the world’s animals and find the most extreme examples in each category. The storyline is simple: count down the ten most extreme animals for any given behavior or location. The journey to find the answer takes the audience into the complex world of animal behavior and the reasons behind why our wild cousins do what they do.

China From Above

China is perhaps the most extraordinary country in the world. More people live here, by far, than in any other nation on the planet. China is the oldest country in the world and today, the most dynamic and fastest developing. Through a combination of innovative aerial photography and on the ground, human stories, we'll see China as we've never seen it before. From ancient moments and traditional customs, through astonishing landscapes, and on to the high tech world of today, we'll reveal what makes China such a fascinating country.

How The Wild Things Sleep

Everybody does it differently – but everybody does it: enormous elephants do it for only two hours a day, while tiny bees snooze up to 10 hours daily. Some birds spend 300 days a year up in the air and sleep on the wing. HOW THE WILD THINGS SLEEP explores some of the most extreme sleepers on Earth, as scientists investigate and dig deeper into understanding this incredibly important part of life. How do animals deal with sleep deprivation or the danger of being unconscious while predators roam? These are some of the baffling questions tackled in HOW THE WILD THINGS SLEEP.

For The Love Of Elephants

FOR THE LOVE OF ELEPHANTS takes viewers inside the emotional world of orphaned African elephants and their compassionate keepers at Kenya's David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. We witness the rescue of baby SITIES and other playful young elephant orphans, who, together with their human caregivers, are creating a loving and adorable family.

Canada Over The Edge

This aerial-documentary series explores the features that define Canada: the most-expansive coastline on Earth, and the world’s longest, undefended border. From urban centers to the remote wilderness of world-famous National Parks, CANADA OVER THE EDGE showcases the rugged beauty and history of Canada. Using state-of-the-art cinematography, an award-winning team of directors creates the most incredible collection of high-definition images, capturing never-before-seen wildlife and once-inaccessible natural wonders along Canadian shores.

A Wild Year On Earth

Narrated by Laura Carmichael, this landmark 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.

The Hungry Games: Alaska's Big Bear Challenge

Welcome to THE HUNGRY GAMES: ALASKA’S BIG BEAR CHALLENGE, the world’s greatest natural competition, where Alaskan bears battle annually for dominance, for food and survival. They have only 150 days to eat at least 3 MILLION calories and gain enough weight to be able to survive the long winter. This fun and ground-breaking series combines two formats - nature documentaries and competition shows - as it takes audiences on a wild and immersive weight gain journey with these captivating creatures. The ursine competitors contend with each other, fierce predators, and mother nature to consume the limited available resources, before they’re forced to retreat to their dens. Their journeys are followed by a team of experts that study the bears' behavior in real time to score beefiness, ingenuity and grit, and to crown the winner of THE HUNGRY GAMES.

Ireland's Wild Islands

Rising like emerald jewels off the far edge of Europe, Ireland’s western isles have always been places apart – the last scraps of rock before the void of the Atlantic Ocean. For millennia, Ireland was the very edge of the known world and her Atlantic islands were another step again - the final stop for countless animals before they disappeared into the mists of the western ocean on their ceaseless journeys of life. With the animal world collapsing around the globe, many experts look to these deserted islands as some of nature’s last strongholds, that are to be treasured long into the future. This series blends magnificent imagery with intimate animal insights to create a truly breathtaking series about Ireland’s most special wild places. Each episode of IRELAND'S WILD ISLANDS will weave stunning natural history and environmental themes, with traditional folklore and history to bring each island’s story to life. In the hosted version, Eoin Warner takes us on an informative journey across these secluded islands. Awards: Best Series, 48th International Wildlife Film Festival