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Big Cat Diary

Following the lives of big cat families in Kenya's Masai Mara

Big Cat Diary: Series 2: Episode 4

01/11/1998

Episode 4

Series 2

BBC One - Big Cat Diary, Series 2, Episode 4

A glimpse of Half-Tail's new cubs, some servals and a face off between lions and buffalo.

Vultures, buffalo and a rival pride cause trouble for the Marsh pride lions. Amber the cheetah reappears after three days' absence, and Half-Tail the leopard has new cubs.

Simon King watches a male lion as he attempts to guard two wildebeest kills against a flock of marauding vultures, and enjoys the antics of the Marsh pride's lion cubs, who use a meal as an excuse to play with their food and their mother's tail. He discovers a family of small cats - servals - whose enormous ears enable them to hear the rustles of their rodent prey. Finally, after a frustrating few days searching for Amber the cheetah and her three cubs, he finally catches up with the family, who immediately climb over the bonnet of his car!Jonathan Scott gets his first ever view of Half-Tail the leopard's two young cubs, but they are a long way away from where he expected to find them. Half-Tail has never managed to raise a litter of two cubs - perhaps this will be the first time. Jonathan also discovers a new pride of lions who seem to be encroaching on the Marsh pride's territory, and witnesses a stand-off between the lions and a herd of buffalo - considered by many to be Africa's most dangerous animal. Finally, he watches Half-Tail's daughter, Shadow, stalking an impala, without success.

Big Cat Diary: Series 2

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The big cat soap opera continues, as we follow families of lions, leopards and cheetahs.

Simon King and Jonathan Scott return to the Masai Mara in Kenya to follow the daily lives of lions, leopards and cheetahs.

Earth Story: Episode 1: The Time Travellers

Episode 1

Episode 1: The Time Travellers

Earth Story

The Time Travellers

BBC Two - Earth Story, The Time Travellers

Aubrey Manning finds out what our planet looked like when it was newly formed.

Aubrey Manning finds out how old our planet is and what it looked like when it was newly formed.

Knowledge, drama, comedy and the arts for a broad adult audience.

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Aubrey Manning explores our understanding of the planet.

Nazis: A Warning from History

Nazis: A Warning from History: Episode 6: Fighting to the End

Episode 6

Episode 6: Fighting to the End

Fighting to the End

BBC Two - Nazis: A Warning from History, Fighting to the End

Fear and hatred of Bolshevism drove many Germans to fight to the bitter end.

Examining the rise of the Nazis and their impact. Fear and hatred of Bolshevism drove many Germans to fight to the bitter end, despite continued suffering.

After the Battle of Stalingrad in the autumn of 1942 and the winter of 1943, the German people experienced nothing but disaster. So why, when the war seemed lost, did the Nazis fight on?

This programme examines why Germany had to suffer so much, and in her suffering inflict destruction on countless others. Between July 1944 and May 1945 more Germans would perish than in the previous four years of the war put together. 

The film shows how fear and hatred of Bolshevism drove many Germans to fight to the bitter end. The extent to which Germany had also become a dramatically racist country also played a part. A former member of the Hitler Youth reveals why he approved of the brutal treatment of Polish forced workers in Geramny, and a former slave worker at the IG Farben concentration camp at Auschwitz tells his dramatic story. 

Germans who lived in the former Eastern bloc also talk openly about the whirlwind of death and destruction unleashed by the collapse of the Nazi regime. Their stories include a dramatic eye-witness account of when more than 900 inhabitants of a German village committed suicide by drowning rather than risk facing the occupying Soviet army.

Series examining how a cultured nation allowed Hitler to come to power

Documentary series examining how a cultured nation at the heart of Europe allowed Hitler to come to power

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