Year of the Jackal. Shot over 12 months in the Ngorongoro
Crater, Tanzania, this film counters the belief that jackals rely purely on carrion for food by capturing a family of these much-maligned beasts hunting for mushrooms, chasing flamingos and tackling lions. Narrated by Eleanor Bron. Producers Amanda Barrett and Owen Newman
Series editor Neil Nightingale BBC WILDLIFE MAGAZINE: monthly, price f2.80