AUSTRALIA STUNT
Sundays at 18:00 during June
Australia is one of the most biologically diverse countries on the planet. It is home to more than one million species of plants and animals, many of which had be found nowhere else in the world, and less than half have been described scientifically. Australia’s surprising and beloved nature is the focus of this stunt. We show known habitats surprisingly new so that the audience will experience Australia and its iconic wildlife, as they have never seen it before.
Wild Australia: Will To Survive – Sunday 6 June at 18:00
From scorching deserts to predator-filled forests, Australia is home to some of the harshest environments on the planet. Here, animals have carved out extraordinary adaptations to survive and thrive.
The Kangaroo King – Sunday 13 June at 18:00
Big Red – one kangaroo’s epic battle against the outback. The parched central deserts of the red heartland of Australia are home to the toughest kangaroo on the planet – the mighty Red. Above all, this is a story of survival against the odds and what it takes to endure drought, heatwave, and bushfire. Red struggles to prove his strength, not only against others of his kind, but against the very land itself.
Sky Safari: Australia – Sunday 20 June at 18:00
Take an aerial odyssey across Australia, a dramatic continent full of strange and unique creatures and places. Experience powerful natural forces as we soar over Australia’s iconic landmarks of Uluru, the Great Barrier Reef, and Lake Eyre. In each location we descend to reveal how topography, climate and geographic isolation continue to challenge and shape the creatures that live here, and how those creatures interact with each other.
Wild Australia: Kangaroo King – Sunday 27 June at 18:00
It might be one of the most famous continents on the planet, but the story of Australia hasn’t been told quite like this before. Come face-to-face with Australia’s most iconic – and most mysterious – animals including the cassowary, tree-kangaroo, dingo, echidna and platypus as they soar, swim and stalk through the unspoiled and spectacular environment.
ALASKA ANIMAL RESCUE S2 (8 x 60)
Wednesdays at 16:25 from 21 June
Alaska Animal Rescue is back for another season of excitement as Alaska’s conservation heroes return to rescue, rehabilitate, research and release the wild animals of America’s last frontier. Whether it’s preparing for the long-awaited birth of a Steller sea lion, rehabilitating of baby Western screech owls, or raising two orphaned moose calves – the adventures never cease on the Last Frontier!
YUKON VET S7 (10 x 60)
Mondays at 16:25 from 5 June (ends 7 August)
Every day is a unique challenge for Dr. Michelle Oakley, the only all-species vet for hundreds of miles in the Yukon. Whether wrestling bison, tracking ibex in the mountains, performing surgery on a wolverine, or braving fierce landscapes to return moose calves to the wild, Dr. Oakley will do whatever it takes to keep the animals in her charge safe and healthy.
THE INCREDIBLE DR POL S10 (10 x 60)
Mondays at 16:25 from 10 May (ends 12 July)
On this rip-roaring season of The Incredible Dr. Pol, the docs are off to the races zooming from critical clinic visits to urgent farm calls. Strap in for a wild ride when the crew of Pol Veterinary Services works seven-days-a-week pulling calves, pushing prolapses and more. It’s sure to be a wild ride on this abscess-draining, bull-wrangling, baby-snuggling, season of The Incredible Dr. Pol!
