Gladiators

Across the planet, there are animals born to fight and destined to face their foe. Armed with weaponry, guile and tactics, these gladiators are ready to battle. Some are fighting for territory, others for access to food or a mate; but ALL are fighting for the same ultimate prize – survival. GLADIATORS is set in iconic and diverse battlefields: the wide open Outback, the vast plains of the Serengeti, the rugged heights of the Rockies and the life-rich Rainforest. Battles are dissected moment by moment in stunning slow motion, revealing astonishing details of unseen strategy, bravery and strength. These stories are about much more than just the fight - they are packed with context and character, unlocking the secrets of the ecosystem and the gladiators themselves. These battles will shape the destinies of all our characters, whether victorious or defeated. Only champions will reign supreme.

Mexico Untamed

In Mexico, a rare mix of wildlife fights to exist. From desert to grassland to sea, animals hunt, mate and migrate. With the Pacific Ocean cooling the west, the Caribbean warming the east and rugged mountains north to south, Mexico is a diverse refuge. Each landscape is full of rare and unique behaviors evolved by animals going to extreme measures to survive and ensure the safe arrival of the next generation.

Planet Weird

Earth has produced an endless parade of unique and WEIRD animals. Strange behaviours, odd physiology, and outlandish survival techniques can be found in every habitat. Each animal, in the competition to survive, has evolved a weird attribute to secure the winning edge. Across six episodes, PLANET WEIRD uncovers some of the most extraordinary wild characters, each stranger than the last. Inside every weird story is a revelation of amazing adaptation and scientific surprise. Meet an endless array of colourful characters and discover that evolution is alive and ongoing, conjuring every conceivable way for life to succeed.

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.

Alaskan Summer

Shot in stunning HDR, ALASKAN SUMMER reveals the vibrant majesty of the US’s most northern state. From the breathtaking coves, bays and inlets that showcase the rugged beauty of Baranof Island, to the Glacier Bay where humpback and killer whales navigate the calm waters among towering glaciers and soaring mountains, this is an Alaskan journey like none-other.

Big Cat Country

In Zambia’s Luangwa Valley, three majestic lion prides battle to lay claim to the land and protect their young- as danger lurks at every turn. As the temperature soars through the dry season, every triumph and every tragedy is on brilliant display. Can these prides beat the odds, and survive the greatest challenge of their lives?

Gangs of Lemur Island

Feuding families, civil war, and lovers’ trysts. This is not Romeo and Juliet; this is a troop of ring-tailed lemurs leading extraordinary lives on ‘Lemur Island’. Meet the lemurs of Berenty, a spiny forest reserve in Madagascar, where the primates are obsessed with social rank and status, and have shown to be adept at adapting to survive in an environment of extremes in a changing climate. Science and behaviour intersect in the gripping GANGS OF LEMUR ISLAND.

Baboons: Rules Of The Troop

Life on Earth is complex and diverse. Through the course of evolution, species have emerged that are adapted to constantly changing environments. There are few more resilient than the baboon. Over the course of the film we follow 4 families – the Beach, Mountain, River and Desert Troops and their dramatic stories of survival on the African continent. From the highlands of Ethiopia, down rivers in Botswana, through deserts to the southernmost beaches of Africa, the film beautifully depicts the adaptations baboons have made to survive under a myriad of harsh conditions.

Africa's Hunters

AFRICA’S HUNTERS is an engrossing, character-driven look at the lives of some of Zambia’s most formidable predators – lions, leopards and hyenas. From an audacious, three-year old leopard who has won her first territory but is mercilessly challenged by older rivals, to a misfit lion cub who has finally found his place in the pride, and a clan of hyenas struggling in the grip of drought, life for predators is tough and they must be bold, cunning and strong if they are to make it through harsh times. Using state-of-the-art thermal cameras, we follow characters by night and day, revealing their lives in intimate detail.

Chasing The Rains

In this dramatic series, we follow three animal matriarchs as they protect their families while surviving one of the worst droughts for twenty years. Samburu is home to the Royals - an elephant family struggling to survive in the face of a landscape turning to dust. In Laikipia, wild dog matriarch Phoenix introduces five new pups to the pack but faces competition from marauding hyenas, and in Naboisho first-time cheetah mother Kuleta struggles to keep her four cubs alive in a land full of dangerous predators.