Program Catalog
 | Equator 4: Reefs of Riches The Equator is not only the line that divides the Earth in two, it is also the climatic and evolutionary powerhouse of the world. The Indonesian archipelago in the Indo-Pacific Ocean comprises tho... |
 | Equator 5: Paradox of the Andes The Equator is not only the line that divides the Earth in two, it is also the climatic and evolutionary powerhouse of the world. Ecuador's Andes are mountains of paradox, where tropical species l... |
 | Equator 6: Challenge of Change The Equator is not only the line that divides the Earth in two, it is also the climatic and evolutionary powerhouse of the world. For much of the year the African Savannah bakes under the oppressive E... |
 | Equator 7: Power of the Sun The Equator is not only the line that divides the Earth in two, it is also the climatic and evolutionary powerhouse of the world. From dense tropical jungle to sun-baked plains to a vast flooded f... |
 | Equator 8: Challenge of the Cold The Equator is not only the line that divides the Earth in two, it is also the climatic and evolutionary powerhouse of the world. In three vastly different equatorial zones, the Andes mountain range, ... |
 | Mega Disaster 1: Volcano Using archive footage, computer animation, and expert interviews, we expose the killer characteristics of natural disasters, leading to an ultimate disaster - a hypothetical event of unparalleled ... |
 | Mega Disaster 2: Tsunami Using archive footage, computer animation, and expert interviews, we expose the killer characteristics of natural disasters, leading to an ultimate disaster - a hypothetical event of unparalleled ... |
 | Mega Disaster 3: Tornado Using archive footage, computer animation, and expert interviews, we expose the killer characteristics of natural disasters, leading to an ultimate disaster - a hypothetical event of unparalleled ... |
 | Mega Disaster 4: Earthquake Using archive footage, computer animation, and expert interviews, we expose the killer characteristics of natural disasters, leading to an ultimate disaster - a hypothetical event of unparalleled ... |
 | Nature's Greatest Moments: Latino Shorts A series of short films on South American wildlife, including: Caiman; Capybara; Rhea; Guanaco; Marine Iguana; Humbolt Penguin; Garuma Gull; Vampire Bats; Seabirds and Anchovy; Hummingbird; Howler Mon... |
 | Buggin' with Ruud 10: Hawaii - Moving Heaven and Earth Bugman Ruud Kleinpaste goes on a quest to discover how Hawaii, which is so far from anywhere else, managed to end up with 10,000 bug species including killer caterpillars, Happy Faced spiders and blin... |
 | Buggin' with Ruud 11: Bug - Cloud Nine In the cloud forest on the coastal mountains of Venezuela, a vine tangled mass of dense dripping jungle lies full of huge bugs... like the Giant Centipede, Giant Cockroach and Giant Tarantula. But it&... |
 | Buggin' with Ruud 12: Amazon Kill or Cure Travelling in the Amazon is not easy. If the climate and terrain don't get you, the bugs will. But for Bugman Ruud Kleinpaste it's all worth it because he's on a mission: to meet with a re... |
 | Buggin' with Ruud 13: Battlefield Bug They say the best defence is offense - but no need to tell the bugs that, they've always known it. Bugman Ruud Kleinpaste braves the bug combat zone to unveil their ruthless tricks: suits of a... |
 | Buggin' with Ruud 01: Papua New Guinea - Island of Giant Bugs Bugman Ruud Kleinpaste heads to Papua New Guinea in search of the world's biggest and maybe rarest butterfly: the Queen Alexandra birdwing. On his quest to find this beautiful creature Ruud encounters... |
 | Buggin' with Ruud 02: Aussie Attackers Australia is infamous for dangerous sharks, poisonous snakes and an array of biting stinging creatures. Ruud boldly sets off to find out how its bugs compare on the aggravation scale. Verdict: some ar... |
 | Buggin' with Ruud 03: Housemates Ruud takes viewers into some American homes, where insects rule. Life will never be the same again after you come face to face with centipedes, stable flies, cockroaches and a host of other bugs you s... |
 | Buggin' with Ruud 04: Entertaining Bugs Bugs have kept us amused for years. It began with flea circuses, but then bugs moved to Hollywood. Ruud shows why B-movie bugs can only ever be science fiction. He challenges the best stunt bugs in fr... |
 | Buggin' with Ruud 05: Madagascar - Out of this World When Madagascar split off from Africa 165 million years ago, it became a floating Noah's ark. Ruud hops aboard nature's own time machine and discovers a world of weird giants, nightmarish spiders, gho... |
 | Buggin' with Ruud 06: Namibia - Desert Survivors Ruud travels to Namibia, Africa, the hottest desert on earth, to discover how bugs cope in some of the toughest conditions on earth. Ruud scales dunes and trudges through an endless arid landscape to ... |
 | Buggin' with Ruud 07: Alaskan Bugs on Ice Insects have to live life hard and fast in Alaska. With only six weeks of summer, bugs have to make hay while the sun shines. Ruud celebrates summer solstice with the bugs before venturing over glacie... |
 | Buggin' with Ruud 08: Okefenokee - Bug Swamp Monsters The Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia is brimming with predatory insects, reptiles... and a legendary swamp monster. Here, in the dark, fresh-water swamp, underwater aquatic insects give the 12,000 alligato... |
 | Buggin' with Ruud 09: Bug Super Heroes We look to bugs to enhance our technological capabilities. From forensics to drug detection; painless injections to removing toxic waste, the bugs' strengths are being used by humans. Give a silk maki... |
 | Tribal Life - Bunlap Ambition, suspicion, romance, infidelity, conflict, celebration - this series follows the real lives of stone age tribes-people wearing penis sheaths and pigs tusks, living in a Vanuatu villag... |
 | What Lies Beneath 1: Signs of Tsunami The Boxing Day tsunami had many of us wondering 'could it happen here?' Geologists and archaeologists argue that it already has. Tonight they uncover evidence waves several times bigger than those tha... |
 | What Lies Beneath 2: Secrets of the Swamp Swamps and wetlands can be places of mystery, dense and forbidding. But these hidden corners can be treasure troves for archaeologists. Join Simon Dallow on an archaeological exploration deep into a B... |
 | What Lies Beneath 3: Mysteries of the Crypt Under Auckland's Bastion Point lies a labyrinth of tunnels built in the 1880s as part of the city's defences. It's also the last resting place of one of New Zealand's most revered Prime Ministers - or... |
 | What Lies Beneath 4: Secrets of the Gunfighter Pa On the outskirts of New Plymouth, archaeologists have unearthed a Maori pa that contains the foundations of the biggest meeting house ever excavated. But most surprising was the discovery of defensive... |
 | What Lies Beneath 5: The Missing Miners In the late 1800's thousands of Chinese gold seekers were lured to our shores, by the promise of easy pickings in the desolate claims of Central Otago. But today, there are very few physical signs of ... |
 | What Lies Beneath 6: Searching for the First Coasters At the mouth of the Buller River, archaeologist Richard Walter is excavating a site that dates from the archaic period of New Zealand's human history. This is a time when the artefacts they find still... |
