Program Catalog
 | Shark Gordon 05: Hawaiian Tigers Although there were 33 attacks on humans in Hawaii during the 1990s, two of them fatal, Ian doesn't think the Tiger shark's biology means they could ever make a habit out of killing humans. He conclud... |
 | Shark Gordon 06: The Sailor's Nightmare Ian takes us to the deep ocean off the Hawaiian Islands to meet one of his favorite species, and the one that makes him the most nervous - the Oceanic White. He talks to a World War II survivor who wa... |
 | Shark Gordon 07: Port Jackson - The Gathering Ian travels to Jervis Bay, south of Sydney, for the Port Jackson shark breeding season where he hopes to clear up a long-held mystery surrounding their eggs. Do Port Jackson mums wedge their large, co... |
 | Shark Gordon 08: Grey Nurse - A Visit to the Nurse We go on a 1000-mile air-rescue mission flying a precious 8ft female Grey Nurse shark from Mooloolaba Seaworld on Australia's Sunshine Coast to the new Melbourne Aquarium. It is hoped that the shark w... |
 | Shark Gordon 09: White Tips of Osprey Ian takes his 16-year-old son, Lee, on a volunteer shark research mission to meet the White Tips of Osprey Reef... face to face. Lee braves his first shark encounter and even acts as underwater camera... |
 | Shark Gordon 10: Hammerheads We travel to El Bajo, an underwater seamount in Mexico's Sea of Cortez, to witness the legendary Scalloped Hammerhead school reunion. But before this amazing spectacle is revealed, Ian and his cre... |
 | Shark Gordon 11: Prickly Shark Ian and his crew brave dangerous depths, extreme cold and technically difficult diving conditions, to get up close and personal with the mysterious Prickly sharks. These sharks are rarely seen above d... |
 | Shark Gordon 12: Shark Attack Ian takes on one of his most daring experiments yet, testing the theories of shark behaviourist Dr Erich Rutter at Walkers Cay in the Bahamas. Ian drops in on Erich's unique ocean classroom where ... |
 | Shark Gordon 13: Thresher Shark Ian dodges dynamite blasts to check out an unusual gathering of Pelagic Thrasher sharks in waters off the island of Cebu in the Philippines. Normally ocean roamers, the sharks are found year round her... |
 | The Pirate Patrols Piracy isn't a fantasy of eye-patches, peg-plegs and parrots, it's a dirty, dangerous fact of life on today's oceans. The infamous Straits of Malacca, between Indonesia and Malaysi... |
 | The Year of the Locust A horde of locusts is about to descend on Australia's fertile southern farmlands. The defence line of scientists and farmers must bring technology to bear as a dramatic combination of climate and ... |
 | Twisted Tales 201: The Shark Twisted Tales journeys across time and space, following the evolution of our relationship with animals through different ages and cultures. Are sharks really as threatening as we like to believe? Very... |
 | Twisted Tales 202: The Whale Twisted Tales journeys across time and space, following the evolution of our relationship with animals through different ages and cultures. In the past, the great whales were regarded as ferocious sea... |
 | Twisted Tales 203: The Cat Twisted Tales journeys across time and space, following the evolution of our relationship with animals through different ages and cultures. The cat is a contradiction. As soon as it leaves the house, ... |
 | Twisted Tales 204: The Dog Twisted Tales journeys across time and space, following the evolution of our relationship with animals through different ages and cultures. Is the dog really man's best friend?; We think they are loya... |
 | Twisted Tales 205: The Ram Twisted Tales journeys across time and space, following the evolution of our relationship with animals through different ages and cultures. After thousands of years of domestication, have we really ma... |
 | Twisted Tales 206: The Cow Twisted Tales journeys across time and space, following the evolution of our relationship with animals through different ages and cultures. We tend to ignore the wonderful things that the cow does for... |
 | Twisted Tales 207: The Horse Twisted Tales journeys across time and space, following the evolution of our relationship with animals through different ages and cultures. Civilisations were built on the back of the horse. Their dom... |
 | Twisted Tales 208: The Worm Twisted Tales journeys across time and space, following the evolution of our relationship with animals through different ages and cultures. The life of a worm is not easy or glamorous. The hours are l... |
 | Twisted Tales 209: The Bee Twisted Tales journeys across time and space, following the evolution of our relationship with animals through different ages and cultures. Bees are bugs with a mean streak. They kill more people than... |
 | Twisted Tales 210: The Butterfly Twisted Tales journeys across time and space, following the evolution of our relationship with animals through different ages and cultures. It's easy to love a butterfly. But every beautiful butterfly... |
 | Twisted Tales 211: The Monkey Twisted Tales journeys across time and space, following the evolution of our relationship with animals through different ages and cultures. Since the ape is our closest cousin, is it time we stopped t... |
 | Twisted Tales 212: The Parrot Twisted Tales journeys across time and space, following the evolution of our relationship with animals through different ages and cultures. Is there more to the parrot than pop art colours and raucous... |
 | Twisted Tales 213: The Fish Twisted Tales journeys across time and space, following the evolution of our relationship with animals through different ages and cultures. Why is the scale, slimy, dim-witted beast we know as the fis... |
 | Menacing Waters Take a dip in the world's most deadly waters. At the height of summer, the sands of Northern Australia's beaches can resemble an ER, as some of the planet's most venomous creatures find their victims.... |
 | Southern Journeys Opus 97 Southern Journeys (2000) for orchestra and film, composed by Anthony Ritchie. The four movements of this visual symphony describe landscapes and wildlife in the deep south of New Zealand. Sout... |
 | Adventure Central Heroes Six young thrill seekers gather in Queenstown, New Zealand to take on spectacular and dangerous challenges. Each member has chosen one extreme activity to learn and master in three months - from b... |
 | Red Crabs Crazy Ants Two enemy armies are locked in a life and death struggle for Christmas Island, 360km south of Jakarta. During their spectacular annual migration millions of red crabs are under attack from yellow ants... |
 | Siberian Survivors - A Tale of Two Foxes How clever does a fox have to be to withstand the bitter Siberian winter? The tiny Arctic fox and the larger red fox have adopted very different strategies for survival. Amidst polar bears and caribou... |
 | Wild Asia 1: In the Realm of the Red Ape Asia's tropical rainforests are remarkable organisms that are home to a rich diversity of animals, including a unique group of orangutans who reveal fascinating newly discovered behaviour by skilf... |
