BBC Wildlife Specials

BAFTA TV AWARDS® 1X nominee in 2002

Season 1

Taking natural-world filmmaking to another level, this award-winning team of director and cameraman employs remote-control buggy-cameras, buried periscopes and state-of-the-art night vision technology to truly enter the lion's den. When a lion charges, the viewers charge with it, when it rests, we lie alongside. In what is a new achievement for lion specialists, the programme is able to examine the fragile alliances between pride males and their relationships with neighbouring rivals.

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S1 E1 - Wildlife Specials: Lion - Spy in the Den
December 3, 2000
49min
TV-PG
Produced by award winning film maker John Downer and narrated by Sir David Attenborough, 'Lion Spy - In the Den' uses the state of the art bouldercam and other pioneering techniques to transport us right to the heart of a pride of lions. When a lion charges, the viewers charge with it, when it rests, we lie alongside. This ground breaking production elevates the genre of natural history film making by pulling the viewer into the heart of the experience.
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S1 E2 - Grizzly - Nature's Entrepreneur
April 8, 2001
49min
TV-PG
Filming 14,000 feet high in the Himalayas, in the Gobi desert and of course in North America, 'Grizzly - Nature's Entrepreneur' meets the most intelligent and adaptable of the worlds eight species of bear. This epic production, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, reveals the bears curiosity, playfulness and fighting prowess and its important role in the survival of their environment.
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