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Natural World

2011-2012

Episode 2: Empire of the Desert Ants

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC HD

Natural World visits the Arizona desert, where a new honey ant queen wages an intense battle for survival as she attempts to build and defend her empire. Show more

Wizards vs Aliens

Series 1

Episode 9: The Fall of the Nekross - Part One

on BBC HD

Available for 4 months

Benny launches an attack on the Nekross ship - a plan which has terrifying consequences for both wizards and aliens alike.

Contributors

Tom Clarke:
Scott Haran
Benny Sherwood:
Percelle Ascott
Ursula Crowe:
Annette Badland
Michael Clarke:
Michael Higgs
Voice of Nekross King:
Brian Blessed
Puppeteer:
Tim Rose
Randal Moon:
Dan Starkey
Jathro:
Tom Bell
Producer:
Brian Minchin
Director:
Joss Agnew

Wizards vs Aliens

Series 1

Episode 10: The Fall of the Nekross - Part Two

on BBC HD

Available for 4 months

Time is running out for the Nekross. But if helping Benny means saving his enemy, what choice will Tom make?

Contributors

Tom Clarke:
Scott Haran
Benny Sherwood:
Percelle Ascott
Ursula Crowe:
Annette Badland
Michael Clarke:
Michael Higgs
Voice of Nekross King:
Brian Blessed
Puppeteer:
Tim Rose
Randall Moon:
Dan Starkey
Jathro:
Tom Bell
Voice of the Stones:
Gabriel Woolf
Producer:
Brian Minchin
Director:
Joss Agnew

Africa

Episode 5: Sahara

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC HD

Available for years

David Attenborough's breathtaking journey through Africa. In the Sahara Desert, huge zebras battle for resources, camels seek water, and tiny swallows search for an oasis. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Michael Gunton
Series Producer:
James Honeyborne
Producer:
Verity White

Series

Africa

Film-maker David Malone explores the science behind metamorphosis, the amazing transformation of one creature into a totally different being. How does it happen and why? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Malone
Producer:
David Briggs
Director:
David Briggs
Executive Producer:
Marcus Herbert
Production Manager:
Lisa Moultrie

Best of Top Gear

Series 19

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC HD

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May star in a compilation of their finest moments from Series 19, featuring challenges, stunts and a small amount of bickering. Show more

Toughest Place to be a...

Series 4

Episode 2: Farmer

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC HD

Dairy farmer Richard Gibson swaps the damp surroundings of Devon to live and work with Samburu tribesmen in the parched and desolate mountains of northern Kenya. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Executive Producer:
Simon Watts-Davies
Executive Producer:
Simon Watts-Davies

In The Flesh

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC HD

Available for 3 months

Zombie drama series. Partially Deceased Syndrome sufferer Kieren Walker returns to his home village of Roarton, but receives a decidedly mixed reception upon his arrival. Show more

Contributors

Giles Weir:
Oliver Birch
Ken Burton:
Ricky Tomlinson
Duncan Lancaster:
Steve Garti
Lisa Lancaster:
Riann Steele
Jem Walker:
Harriet Cains
Amy Dyer:
Emily Bevan
Kieren Walker:
Luke Newberry
Treatment Assistant:
James Foster
Vicar Oddie:
Kenneth Cranham
Janet Macy:
Karen Henthorn
Patty Lancaster:
Juliet Ellis
Sue Walker:
Marie Critchley
Shirley Wilson:
Sandra Huggett
Steve Walker:
Steve Cooper
Pearl Pinder:
Gillian Waugh
Mrs Bennett:
Susan Twist
Maggie Burton:
Sue Wallace

World's Most Dangerous Roads

Series 3

Episode 3: Bolivia

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC HD

Phill Jupitus and Marcus Brigstocke head to Bolivia for a high-altitude road trip taking in the so-called Road of Death before findng themselves deep in bandit country. Show more

BBC HD

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