November 4, 1984 • 50m
As a child Jane Goodall dreamt of going to Africa and living with the animals. In 1960 her dream became reality: she began a study...Read more
November 11, 1984 • 50m
Documentary programme on Keith Brockle who spent twelve months painting and drawing the bird life on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth.
November 18, 1984 • 50m
Truk Lagoon in the western Pacific is a peaceful tropical atoll. In 1944 its tranquillity was shattered when the US Navy surprised...Read more
November 25, 1984 • 50m
The largest known moth in the world has wings the size of a dove, the smallest lives inside a leaf. Although they are creatures of...Read more
December 2, 1984 • 50m
Five hundred miles above the parched African landscape a satellite seeks clues to the problem of space on the ground. In Kenya, fu...Read more
December 9, 1984 • 50m
What's the purpose of sex? To protect us from disease! Brian Leith unravels the intricate puzzle of sex and finds that: Males seem...Read more
December 16, 1984 • 50m
The first explorers to penetrate beyond the headwaters of the Missouri brought back tales of a strange land. They spoke of valleys...Read more
December 23, 1984 • 50m
On a remote Pacific island a mysterious lake lies hidden by dense jungle. Below the surface a gigantic shimmering phantom swims, t...Read more
January 6, 1985 • 50m
The highest peak in south-east Asia, Kinabalu, was once a mountain of legend and fable. To Chinese adventurers it was the abode of...Read more
January 13, 1985 • 50m
Time, climate and the needs of the Irish have fashioned a magical island. Cast free when the ancient bridge from Britain sank, it ...Read more
January 20, 1985 • 50m
Shooting rapids without a kayak, playing with some hefty manatees and feeding piranhas by hand! These are the extraordinary activi...Read more
January 27, 1985 • 50m
Leaves are nature's pacifists -or so it seems. Leaves hang there green and uncomplaining, while animals chew them to death, birds ...Read more
February 3, 1985 • 50m
Rats - should we like them? Some people hate and despise these rodents. As the Chinese Year of the Rat draws to a close, down on t...Read more
February 10, 1985 • 50m
Is your dog color blind? How do cats and owls see so much at night and high-flying kestrels spot tiny mice scuttling in the grass ...Read more
February 17, 1985 • 50m
A Cotswold dry-stone wall, built 400 years ago, is a haven for wildlife. The cracks, crevices and man-made crags of a Cotswold dry...Read more