Week Beginning Sunday 22nd August 2010
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Friday 27th August 2010 |
Eden |
17:00 |
The Blue Planet: Seasonal Seas - David Attenborough explores the world's most densely inhabited seas. Variations in temperature due to the year-long cycle of the sun mean there is a vast array of marine life which changes according to the season, from seals, sea otters and sharks in the winter, to lobster and salmon in the summer, dolphins in the autumn and the walking handfish in spring |
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Nat Geo Wild |
22:00 |
California's Wild Coast - Documentary exploring California's Big Sur coast, where sea otters, cougars and condors thrive in the rugged and unspoilt habitat |
Week Beginning Sunday 29th August 2010
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Sunday 29th August 2010 |
BBC1 |
17:40 |
Halcyon River Diaries: Late Summer - Charlie Hamilton James tests theories about the local wildlife that he developed during the summer. He sets up a camera to confirm whether otters can smell under water, and counts how many fish it takes to feed the family of kingfishers over the season. He also helps son Fred with an experiment to count the number of times a dragonfly beats its wings in a second |
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Tuesday 31st August 2010 |
BBC2 |
10:30 |
Deadly 60: UK - Steve Backshall joins Terry Nutkins to learn how dangerous the otter is, before he sets out to locate the UK's largest spider and track down a peregrine falcon |
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Friday 3rd September 2010 |
Eden |
17:00 |
Jungle: Waterworld - Charlotte Uhlenbroek explores the Amazon rainforests. Along the way, she feeds piranhas, meets a family of river otters and goes in search of the elusive freshwater dolphin. The forests are the most diverse ecosystem on the planet, and Charlotte examines how the river makes them the perfect environment for so many plant and animal species |
