PREDATORS NARRATED BY TOM HARDY 5 x 60’ – SKY NATURE AND NETFLIX

BAFTA Craft Nominated for Factual Photography

In this compelling blue-chip nature series, five apex predators face the ultimate test to survive as their rapidly changing world impacts both their own lives and that of the wild kingdoms over which they rule. Those at the top are now being challenged. Territories are being redrawn and new relationships formed. 

In this ever-shifting landscape, each predator must overcome new challenges and grasp new opportunities. For Polar Bears in Canada, Wild Dogs in Zimbabwe, Pumas in Chile, Lions in Botswana, and Cheetahs in Tanzania, this is the ultimate power struggle. The stakes have never been higher - who will win and who will lose? 

We follow the stories of these five apex predators at a critical moment in their lives as they attempt to secure the future for the next generation. Grappling with multiple responsibilities these are deadly hunters, caring parents, and cunning survivors who hold secrets and thrilling stories in their quest to survive.

WHALE WITH STEVE BACKSHALL 4 x 60’ - SKY NATURE

Rockie Media Awards 2024 nominee in the Wildlife and Environmental category.

Following on from the success of Sky Nature’s Shark with Steve Backshall, Steve sets out to reveal that Whales are ‘mightier than myth’.

In this brand-new series, Steve takes us deeper and closer to the most iconic, mysterious and threatened whales and their dolphin cousins. As a naturalist, conservationist and Sky Ocean Hero Ambassador, Steve will free dive alongside whales in the world’s greatest oceans, in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. We’ll meet mighty sperm whales, intelligent caring humpback whales, deadly intelligent killer whales and ingenious bottlenose dolphins, exploring their complex social relationships, revealing their surprising hunting techniques, and discovering that just like us, many whales have close family units.

Teaming up with world-leading scientists and conservationists, Steve will uncover the secret lives of whales and dolphins, and confront the uncomfortable and urgent truths of overfishing and pollution and habitat destruction. Joining whale advocates across the globe, he will discover why whales are essential for the health of our oceans, and what we can do to ensure their survival, and tell the tale of the most remarkable conservation story of all.

SHARK WITH STEVE BACKSHALL 4 x 60’ - SKY NATURE & SKY STUDIOS

Shark with Steve Backshall is a revelatory series that celebrates the wonder of sharks and dispels the myth of sharks as cold blooded killers.  Steve Backshall, a naturalist and shark expert, gets us closer to sharks, revealing a diverse and incredible family of over 400 different types.  This global journey will travel from the freezing water of Alaska, to the tropics and down into the depths of our ocean.  Teaming up with cutting edge scientists, Steve will make discoveries, from glow in the dark sharks, to sharks that walk on land, to ancient sharks over 500 years old.  Now more than ever this incredible family needs our help.  Every hour we lose over 11,000 sharks to overfishing, shark finning and habitat destruction.  Steve will confront the uncomfortable truths and join shark advocates across the globe to help turn the tide for sharks.  Coming eye to eye with this feared yet misunderstood predator, Steve will reveal sharks in a brand new light.

ONE ZOO THREE | SERIES 4 | 10 x 22’ – CBBC AND BBC IPLAYER

Airs on CBBC at 5:35 PM, weekdays from Monday 11th March.

Every day is full of fun and surprises for brothers Cam, Tyler and Aaron caring for hundreds of animals at their family zoo.  Stacks of facts, exciting challenges and piles of poo are guaranteed as they strive to keep all the animals happy, healthy, and entertained!  

Across the series, there is a greater focus on the amazing conservation work being done both at the One Zoo Three Zoo here in the UK and other incredible zoos across the world.

At the world-famous San Diego Zoo and Safari Park in the USA, they come face to face with white rhinos, polar bears, condors, giraffes and incredible Komodo dragons.  Whilst also revealing what goes on behind closed doors in the Frozen Zoo and putting the spotlight on the inspiring work being done at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to support endangered species such as the Andean Condor and Southern White Rhino.   

 The brothers visit more conservation partners in Africa, India, Cambodia, and Southeast Asia where they help the survival of many animals including Chouuk the orphaned Asian elephant with an artificial foot.

We get to meet the incredible keepers devoted to caring for some well-known One Zoo Three favourites like Tilly the Red Panda and cub Tashi, Kumal and Kedera the Jaguars, and Tim and Tam the Tapirs. We also welcome many new, endangered animals to the zoo including Asiatic lions, sun bears, a family of capybaras and even cute snow leopard cubs.  Some of the zoo’s top experts featuring in the new series include Steve the vet, Claudia the big cat eye doctor and Dr Wong the sun bear specialist who ensure the animals stay fit and healthy.

PREDATOR V PREY – 6 x 60’ – NAT GEO WILD UK

Wednesday at 9pm from 3rd April

Predator v Prey follows the fortunes of the world’s most formidable apex predators, including lions, wolves, and crocodiles as they pit themselves against fearsome opponents such as bison, wildebeest and elephants in the ultimate battle for survival.  

Focusing on their high-stake hunts, the series offers a forensic look at these predation events. Combining premium specialist archive footage and innovative new VFX techniques, each episode features a different species and reveals ‘moment by moment’ the predatory features that are essential to overcoming the challenges to survive within their world as they take on their worthy adversaries. 

CROC WATCH WITH STEVE BACKSHALL 2 x 60’ - CHANNEL 5

Steve Backshall is headed for the waterways of South Africa’s Ndumo Game Reserve, home to the third largest population of Niles crocodiles. Over two episodes he takes us deep into their world to uncover how they have survived for millions of years and find out just what makes them such lethal predators. Steve is joined by a team of crocodile scientists and learns there is far more to these cold bloodied killers than first thought. He comes face to face with man-eaters and monster crocs and finds out how one of nature’s greatest survivors is adapting.  

HIPPO WATCH WITH STEVE BACKSHALL 2 x 60’ - CHANNEL 5

In this two-part series Steve Backshall is in search of the only wild animal that fills him with fear - the hippo. Known for their lethal aggression Steve heads to South Africa’s Ndumo game reserve to find out just what fuels this behaviour and to uncover some of their surprising traits. He walks their pathways, dives into their waterways and uses the latest high tech to let us glimpse into their secret world. In one unusual town he has an encounter that’s not for the faint hearted as he comes face to face with these mega herbivores as they wander the streets and gardens.  

Series 1  10 x 60’ | Expedition Unpacked 4 x 60’ | Series 2 6 x 60’- UKTV & DAVE

Broadcast Digital Awards 2022 nominee for Gamechanger of the Year.

Explorer and naturalist Steve Backshall has dedicated his life to exploring some of the most remote locations on earth and venturing into places never before seen by human eyes, but he has only scratched the surface. Expedition series 2 sees Steve venture even deeper into the unknown to shine a light on unexplored corners of the planet. On a mission to discover fresh insights that could help to secure a future for the world’s wildlife, Steve and his hand-picked team of experts dive with sharks in Mexico’s Eastern Pacific, head deep into Africa’s unexplored jungles in search of apes, paddle the white-water of the Russian Far East into the heart of brown bear territory, abseil into the depths of Saudi Arabia’s ancient deserts to explore an unmapped, uncharted volcanic underworld and climb the Djangart mountains of Kyrgyzstan in search of endangered snow leopards. The ambition is big and – on this rapidly changing planet – the stakes have never been higher.

UKTV Original, Expedition with Steve Backshall, was UKTV's first commission to be certified as a CarbonNeutral production.

LIVING VOLCANOES 1 x 60’ - PBS/WNET THIRTEEN

At the heart of this story is a ground-breaking expedition to one of the world’s most active volcanoes. Biologist Dr Jeffrey Marlow wants to find out how extremophiles, the toughest life forms on Earth, can survive next to a boiling lake of lava in Vanuatu. Along with a team of adventurers and mountaineers, Jeff descends into the volcano’s crater to collect rock samples in one of the most inhospitable environments on Earth. He hopes to find life forms living inside the volcano that can tell us more about the origins of life on Earth as well as the likelihood of finding life elsewhere in our universe.

GANGS OF BABOON FALLS 5 x 60’- SKY NATURE

Gangs of Baboon Falls is a five-part wildlife docu-drama, following the fortunes of rival chacma baboon gangs, living in the shadow of the spectacular Victoria Falls in southern Africa. Set within the turbulent months of the dry season, four very different baboon troops compete across ravines, rainforest and rooftops to find food and successfully raise the next generation. Fronted by charismatic leaders and a diverse cast of baboons young and old, the series is both a character driven documentary and a high-stakes drama, featuring tales of romance, rivalries, teenage troubles and family-feuds. A celebration of the natural world, the show’s stunning cinematography captures not only the intimate details of baboon life within their beautiful natural habitats, but also reveals how this intelligent and resourceful species has adapted to survive in the encroaching urban world. Five eventful episodes track the gangs through drought, leadership challenges and territorial disputes, as the baboons raise their young, compete for status and await the arrival of much-needed rainfall. A wildlife soap-opera for all the family, Gangs of Baboon Falls is a thrilling and compelling portrait of chacma baboon life, to be enjoyed by viewers of all ages.

GANGS OF LEMUR ISLAND 5 x 60’ - BAM, LOVE NATURE, SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL & ARTE

A Character-lead docu-soap, following the machiavellian fortunes of two rival gangs of Ring-tailed lemurs living in a small reserve, along with half of the entire world’s wild population.  Each gang is lead by a Queen who rules supreme; on one side fiery Crystal and the other chilled out Katy. The gangs are separated by a single white wall and  just to step over this can be an act of war. Both Queens must wield power and play politics to protect their own status and lead their gangs through the challenges of life. At a time when new pups are growing up, they might be the last hope for their species.

ONE ZOO THREE | SERIES 1 5 x 15’ | SERIES 2 15 x 22’ | SERIES 3 11 x 22’ - CBBC

Join us behind the scenes at Paradise Wildlife Park as we follow the extraordinary and often hilarious daily lives of Aaron, Tyler and Cam, three young brothers who live and work in their family zoo. 35 years ago, their grandad bought what the papers described as ‘the worst zoo in Britain’, but after years of blood, sweat and tears, their family have transformed it into one of the best zoos in Europe. Now it’s the brothers turn to take the reins and they’ve got big plans. With more than 700 endangered animals to look after, there is never a dull day and these boys always go the extra mile to make sure their rare and exotic residents are always entertained. 

True to Nature made a series of short films as part of Botanica and WWFs Bring Nature Back campaign. Air Wick have pledged to donate £300,000 per year from 2021 to 2023 WWF-UK to fund the restoration of 20 million square feet of precious wildflower habitats in the UK. The advert premiered on Channel 4 in April 2021.

 DINO CLUB 20 x 7’ - SKY KIDS

Available to stream on Sky Kids.

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of the Dino Club. On this virtual journey into the land of the dinosaurs, Dino Club reveals the coolest “Dino File” facts about these prehistoric giants, brought to life in an ‘emoji’ inspired visual language. Filmed on green screen, our two dynamic, intrepid Dino experts will be dropped into an animated dino world, with relatable and engaging emojis plastered on top. A poppy, surprising and fast-paced series to keep you hooked, these snack-sized 7 -minute Dino Club episodes will keep viewers coming back for more. 

We are delighted that Dino Club was chosen to be part of the day one launch of the brand new Sky Kids linear channel in February 2023.

DREAMFLIGHT 60 x 5’ - SKY KIDS

Available on the brand new Sky Kids linear channel at 18:45

Experience Earth’s natural wonders with this series of mood enhancing films which combine stunning wildlife and landscapes with mindful narration to promote happiness and wellbeing in children and carers alike. Each carefully crafted episode explores a different wild location, using animal behaviour and geographical features to introduce young viewers to mindful exercises, aimed at reducing stress and encouraging positive mental health. Featuring a star studded array of vocal talents: Anna Friel, David Harewood, Sophie Okonedo, Sacha Dhawan, Julie Walters, Layton Williams, Mandip Gill, Russel Tovey, Dervla Kirwan, Dominic Cooper, Nina Sosanya and Rakie Ayola, let Dreamflight carry you away on a serene and calming journey, to some of the planet’s most magical places.​

We are delighted that Dreamflight was chosen to be part of the day one launch of the brand new Sky Kids linear channel in February 2023.

26 x 7’ - BBC CBEEBIES

This brand-new, pre-school, wildlife soap-opera follows the animal residents of a secret country garden on their exciting daily escapades. Featuring a huge cast of adorable characters, from Harry & Henry the hedgehogs and superstar singer Jago robin, to fearless frog Freya and Betty the mouse with her unruly children; this series combines magical storytelling with gorgeous natural history footage to create an enchanting wild world of fun, frolics and adventure. Set across the sprawling woodlands, meadows and waterways of a classic English rural estate, Garden Tales will take its young audience on a journey through ever-changing seasonal landscapes, to share in the antics of familiar and friendly animal companions, entertaining, delighting and informing viewers about the beauty and importance of our wonderful native wildlife all brought to life by story teller and character voice over artist, Morgana Robinson.

OZT GOES WILD IN BRITAIN 5 X 22’ - CBBC

Following on from the successful second series of ‘One Zoo Three’ on CBBC, and as part of the BBC’s ‘Wilder Britain’ season set to premiere in spring 2023, brothers Cam, Tyler and Aaron set out on a cross country mission to discover how we can help make Britain wonderfully wild again!

From an all new OZT Goes Wild HQ, this 5 x 22-minute factual entertainment series showcases some of the UK’s amazing conservation success stories and reveals how we can all help to restore, re-wild and replenish Britain.   

With a studio audience, Cam, Tyler and Aaron are joined by special guests and live animals with fun quizzes and crazy challenges while showing their exciting wildlife encounters from across the UK. Joining conservation projects all around the country they came face to face with blockbusting animals from bears and beavers to sharks and snakes. They got stuck into a mind-boggling bog, were blown away by Britain’s largest bird of prey and encountered our most endangered mammal. Teaming up with conservation champions and helpful heroes working to save our species, they reveal how everyone can do their bit to bring back Britain’s wildlife and help make the world a healthier place for us all. 

As part of their wild mission, packed with action and adventure, Cam snorkelled with grey seals on the Farne Islands and helped relocate red squirrels in Scotland, Tyler met bears and wolves in an ancient UK forest and tracked elusive venomous adders, while Aaron witnessed an incredible red kite spectacle in Wales and gave a helping hand to a hedgehog. 

With bags of take-home advice to motivate and arm the audience with the knowledge and tools to get involved in conservation wherever they live, this inspiring new 5-part series is an invitation to join Cam, Tyler, Aaron and a collective movement to shape Britain’s wild future.  

SHARK UP CLOSE 10 x 10’ - SKY KIDS

Steve Backshall gets us closer than ever before to bring the mysterious world of these misunderstood predators to life.

20 x 3’ - BBC/CBBC

Steve Backshall explores the amazing world of sharks, revealing the surprising secrets that allow them to hold their own at the top of the food chain. Getting under their skin, he reveals their inner workings like never before...

In this original, premium content series, shark nut Steve Backshall unpicks the crazy characteristics and unimaginable skills that allow sharks to rule the oceans. Using a combination of bold graphics and the most stunning and unique shark footage, each episode will showcase one of the world’s 400 shark species; from the epaulette shark that can walk on land, to the super-speedy mako that can swim faster than 50kph, these extraordinary creatures have a seriously impressive skillset!