Ella - a Meerkat's Tale. Two-year-old meerkat Ella is in big trouble. She has just given birth to three pups and their arrival brings Ella into conflict with her own mother, the group's tyrannical leader. If evicted from the family, she will be separated from her pups. Can she manage to survive - and protect her brood? Producer John Brown Shown last Wednesday Another episode of Natural World is on BBC4 at 8.15pm