TV Schedule

  • 00:10

    25 Dec

    Work On The Wild Side - Season 1

    Emily and Annie are working with a herd of roan antelope when one bolts and needs to be tracked down; Will and Rachael show the bond that can be built between rhinos as we meet Blossom and Maya.

  • 00:55

    25 Dec

    Wildest Survival - Season 2

    Nature's smartest prey species employ unique skills to avoid detection, outsmart their enemies, or when all else fails - retaliate - they have found a way to fight another day.

  • 01:45

    25 Dec

    Inside Taronga Zoo - Season 2

    The red kangaroo is a true Australian icon, but when keepers notice that the alpha male of the mob is having problems eating, it's time to call in the mobile hospital to set him right again.

  • 02:35

    25 Dec

    The Yorkshire Vet - Season 7

    Peter is called out to an emergency at Richard Todd's farm to help an ewe in distress; Julian is looking forward to an appointment with over 50 goat kids at Ben Ryder's Farm near Ripon.

  • 03:20

    25 Dec

    The Yorkshire Vet - Season 7

    Julian rushes to see Cheryl the cow; she's out of sorts and under the weather. In Thirsk, Peter helps a cocker spaniel who has gone into labour but is not progressing; what could be wrong?

  • 04:05

    25 Dec

    Wild Dogs: Running with the Pack - Season 1

    A future dispersal of young adult dogs in the Manzi pack looks inevitable, the dry season forces the Kakuli pack to take risks, and ecologist Henry identifies a new dog who has joined the Stork pack.

  • 04:30

    25 Dec

    Wild Dogs: Running with the Pack - Season 1

    It's Julz's last week; an encounter with lions scatters the Stork pack, Julz spots the Kakuli puppies feeding on a puku carcass, and the Manzi pack fight a warthog by the Luangwa River.

  • 04:55

    25 Dec

    Inside Taronga Zoo - Season 2

    Bilbies are an endangered species, which is why Taronga manages a much-needed breeding programme; they learn survival skills so they're comfortable in their natural habitat when they get released.

  • 05:40

    25 Dec

    Inside Taronga Zoo - Season 2

    Six common hippos call Western Plain Zoo in Dubbo home; we meet Mana, the zoo's breeding bull; when it comes to lemurs, not even their preferred treats can drag them away from their favourite pastime.

  • 06:10

    25 Dec

    Inside Taronga Zoo - Season 2

    Bilbies are an endangered species, which is why Taronga manages a much-needed breeding programme; they learn survival skills so they're comfortable in their natural habitat when they get released.

  • 07:05

    25 Dec

    Wild China with Ray Mears - Season 1

    Ray explores the land-locked province of Sichuan in southwest China, a region of mountains and bamboo forests that is home to China's wild giant pandas.

  • 07:35

    25 Dec

    The Yorkshire Vet - Season 7

    Julian rushes to an emergency on a local cattle farm - a mum-to-be is struggling. Obi the huge Dobie is no stranger to Skeldale; last time he visited, he had swallowed a pair of kitchen scissors!

  • 08:20

    25 Dec

    The Yorkshire Vet - Season 7

    Julian receives an emergency call and dashes to the scene of a freak accident, something he's never seen before; in Thirsk, Peter meets a badly-injured tawny owl.

  • 09:05

    25 Dec

    Evolve - Season 1

    Patrick explores the single most important driver of evolution: survival. He encounters animals that adapted over time and discovers how they are inspiring new technologies.

  • 10:00

    25 Dec

    Adapt to Survive - Season 1

    In many social animal groups, evicted males team up to form a single formidable force that can overthrow the alpha; these powerhouses are better known as male coalitions.

  • 10:45

    25 Dec

    Vanishing Kings - Lions of the Namib

  • 11:40

    25 Dec

    Wild Dogs: Pack vs Pride - Season 2

    Join Julz on a ZCP lion-collaring mission, go fishing with scout Simon, study mealtime pack hierarchy and witness a heartbreaking vigil for a badly-injured Kakumbi pup.

  • 12:10

    25 Dec

    Vanishing Kings - Lions of the Namib II

  • 13:00

    25 Dec

    Wild Dogs: Pack vs Pride - Season 2

    Head back to the den with the Kakumbi - who are mourning the loss of two pups - and chance upon a hyena lair and a lion pride trying to take down a buffalo.

  • 13:35

    25 Dec

    The Yorkshire Vet - Season 6

    Julian is called out to Gus, a llama with an excruciatingly painful problem. When Emmie gets into a skirmish, how will Julian cope when he is forced to treat his beloved companion?

  • 14:20

    25 Dec

    The Yorkshire Vet - Season 6

    Peter gets up close and personal with a pair of boisterous calves, while poorly bloodhound Daisy has developed a fast-growing lump that needs to be removed urgently.

  • 15:05

    25 Dec

    Alaska: A Year In The Wild - Season 1

    It's winter in Alaska and the animals must battle to survive; they must show ingenuity and resilience - and battle each other and the elements - for seven months just to stay alive.

  • 15:50

    25 Dec

    Alaska: A Year In The Wild - Season 1

    Animals are hard-wired to breed, give birth and create the next generation, but spring in Alaska is short; they have less than two months to start a family, all the time avoiding predators.

  • 16:35

    25 Dec

    Alaska: A Year In The Wild - Season 1

    Summer has arrived in Alaska; warm air has banished the snow, but this isn't the time for animals to take it easy. Many still have youngsters to care for, and now is the time to fill their bellies.

  • 17:20

    25 Dec

    River Monsters - Season 2

    Jeremy is on a quest to Africa's Rift Valley; it's a dangerous place, but at its heart is a worthy prize of the Nile Perch, Africa's largest freshwater fish.

  • 18:10

    25 Dec

    River Monsters - Season 2

    Bull sharks are the most aggressive and unpredictable of all the sharks; Jeremy travels to this river to see if last year's catch was a one-off or if there are more monsters out there.

  • 19:00

    25 Dec

    Santa's Wild Home New

  • 19:50

    25 Dec

    Winter Wonderland

  • 20:40

    25 Dec

    Weird Wonders of the World - Season 2

    We find out why Spain is under attack from spaceballs, how a penguin became a man's best friend, and discover prehistoric lions that could be brought back from the dead.

  • 21:30

    25 Dec

    Weird Wonders of the World - Season 2

    We examine the case of a mystery stinger in Australia, find out what poisoned a scientist on a jungle expedition, and why albatrosses are being planted in flowerpots off the coast of New Zealand.

  • 22:25

    25 Dec

    Genius Sea Hunters - Season 1

    Whales in Alaska organise co-operative hunting forays while others fight orcas for herring along the Norwegian coastline; orcas unite to loop around the shoals of fish and invent underwater boxing.

  • 23:20

    25 Dec

    Genius Sea Hunters - Season 1

    In Argentina, Jorge explains the orca beaching technique; in South Africa, a marine biologist studies the hunting techniques used by the Cape gannet diving 20m down to reach shoals of sardine.

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