| I only update this when otter
programmes are scheduled on UK TV. |
Week Beginning Sunday 28th December
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Thursday 1st January 2009 |
UKTV People |
10:00 |
Animal Park - Two lion cubs face the daunting task of meeting their father, a litter of otter pups prepare to swim for the first time and five lucky keepers prepare to meet wild animals in Kenya. Ben Fogle and Kate Humble present |
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Friday 2nd January 2009 |
UKTV People |
10:00 |
Animal Park - Kate Humble and Ben Fogle present a special programme from Kenya. Keepers inoculate endangered zebra against an outbreak of anthrax and track two white rhino, while back at Longleat the otter pups learn to swim |
Week Beginning Sunday 4th January 2009
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Sunday 4th January 2009 |
Nat Geo Wild |
09:00 |
Hidden Worlds: India's Otter Paradise - The world of Indian smooth-coated otters, which live in a national park in the foothills of the Himalayas |
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Monday 5th January 2009 |
BBC2 |
18:00 |
Animal Park - New series. A family of otters plays with a bunch of coconuts, while one of Longleat's best-loved tigers fights for its life after falling ill. Ben Fogle and Kate Humble present behind-the-scenes coverage of life at Longleat House and Safari Par |
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Tuesday 6th January 2009 |
Fiver |
12:00 |
Jaguar Adventure with Nigel Marven - The naturalist sees caiman alligators hunting piranha, as he travels up Brazil's 350-mile Cuiaba River in the northern part of the Pantanal region. Also close-by are a family of 6ft otters with whom it has long been his wish to swim, and one of the very few species of fish-eating bulldog bats. There are few big cats, however, and it is not until the fifth day that the camera's crew's luck changes |
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UKTV Style Gardens |
19:30 |
Nature's Calendar Winter: Coast - Chris Packham and the team reveal the best winter wildlife hotspots along the UK's coastline. They visit Lincolnshire to see some grey seal pups, get up close to otters on the Morvern Peninsula and indulge in some winter rockpooling in Devon |
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Thursday 8th January 2009 |
UKTV People |
10:00 |
Animal Park - Kate Humble and Ben Fogle present an update on Samba the gorilla's health, and follow the keepers as they try to catch Romeo the otter so he can be taken to the vet. Ostriches Trevor and Honey also pose a problem when it appears they will need a bigger nest for their new family |
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Fiver |
12:00 |
Jaguar Adventure with Nigel Marven - The naturalist swims among Brazil's spectacular aquatic life, a paradise of tropical fish. After watching giant otters up to two metres in length hunt for food, he follows a female jaguar for a whole afternoon as she searches the riverbank for a meal and plays with a discarded beer bottle |
