Brilliant Creatures

The first of a brand new series featuring Stephen Mulhern and Gail McKenna introducing some of the worlds Brilliant Creatures. From giant cats to spitting cobras, cuddly puppies and stampeding elephants, this show will introduce you to the most bizarre and brilliant animals from across the globe.

In todays show a raccoon and a red fox who both love rubbish! There's something to try at home in todays DIY how make a metamorphosis chamber and watch as one creature turns into another! Meet the boy who had a close encounter with a group of gorillas and lived to tell the tale. Plus, the incredibly squishy octopus is put to the test; find out how flexible he can be.

In today's show a raccoon and a red fox who both love rubbish! There's something to try at home in todays DIY how make a metamorphosis chamber and watch as one creature turns into another! Meet the boy who had a close encounter with a group of gorillas and lived to tell the tale. Plus, the incredibly squishy octopus is put to the test; find out how flexible he can be.

Gail meets a boy who had a close encounter with one of the UK's mystery big cats and managed to survive. There are more extremes from the animal kingdom this time meet the little and large of the horse world. Plus is Stephens's fear of snakes something he was born with? We put it to the test and find out.

Find out if black and white stripes work as clever camouflage? Stephen and Gail use lion vision to make a zebra disappear from sight! Stephen faces his terror of snakes and spends a day in a house with more than 750 of them. Plus in Put it to the Test the shocking electric eel that produces enough electricity to power your house!

In todays show meet the kangaroo that could kill you with just one kick and Stephen gets to grips with one of the most dangerous predators on earth when he takes blood from a killer whale. In todays DIY how webcams can take you around the world to meet more Brilliant Creatures. There are also more animal extremes this time it's the little and large of the donkey world.

In todays show the incredible edible crab that can break a finger as easily as it can a pencil. In DIY make a slowworm home to attract some strange looking legless lizards. Gail discovers how to blow the nose and clean the teeth of a top predator when she helps zoo vet David Taylor give a six tonne killer whale a health check.

In todays challenge what happens when Stephen meets a pack of wolves and a wolf man and tries talking to the animals Dr Doolittle style? In DIY we show you how to race homing snails. Gails goes diving with dolphins during a routine health check and in the studio meet a crab that can grow to the size of a car!

In today's show Stephen and Gail meet the cannibals of the deep sharks! Find out how Stephen copes during a shark capture and with feeding time at the shark pool. In DIY find out how to challenge clever garden birds by making a brain teaser. Also in todays show is a creature that can glide more than 100m through the air, it's not a bird or a bat so what is it?

The last in the series featuring Stephen Mulhern and Gail McKenna. In todays show we meet the ferocious crocodile and recreate the death roll in the studio. In DIY we show you how to make a spider ladder for your bath so you never have to pull the plug on one again. Also find out why silvery marmasets need to eat envelope glue and in a final act of madness Stephen and Gail hyptonise chickens.