Wild Arabia

Season 1

The crossroads of three continents, Arabia is a land of dramatic landscape, rich with extraordinary wildlife, wrapped up in ancient cultures and a remarkable history. Much of this vast region has remained unknown to the outside world until now. With unique, extensive and privileged access, this ground-breaking documentary series visits the vast scale of Arabia's astonishing terrain.

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Unscripted·Documentary

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S1 E1 - Sand, Wind and Stars
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February 21, 2013
49min
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Few places on earth evoke more mystery and romance than Arabia. Entering the forbidding wilderness reveals a magical cast of characters, as this extraordinary documentary reveals. From the snow-white oryx that inspired the myth of the unicorn, to the long-legged jerboa leaping ten times its own body length. Horned vipers hunt glow-in-the-dark scorpions, while Bedouin nomads race their camels.
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S1 E2 - The Jewel of Arabia
February 28, 2013
49min
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In a remote corner of southern Arabia, one mountain range holds a remarkable secret. The Dhofar mountains are a magical world of waterfalls and cloud forests filled with chameleons and honey-badgers. This stunning documentary reveals green sea turtles coming ashore in their thousands, shadowed by egg-stealing foxes. Heat-seeking cameras reveal striped hyenas battling with Arabian wolves.
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S1 E3 - Shifting Sands
March 7, 2013
49min
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Huge changes have swept across Arabia since the discovery of oil and the Arab relationship with nature has changed too. This is summed up by evolution of camel racing, now a hi-tech sport. This fascinating documentary reveals the world's first carbon-neutral city is being built in oil country, plus dugongs fitted with satellite transmitters and falcons chasing down radio-controlled planes.
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