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New Programmes


48 New Programmes.

Our new programming for Autumn/Winter 2011 features a wonderful range of titles that have recently delivered or are about to deliver over the next few weeks. Programmes cover all key factual genres and have been produced by National Geographic Television or by one of the leading independent producers with which NGTI now works. 

Further information on individual programmes and their availability can be obtained from your usual sales representative or by emailing info@natgeotv-int.com.

Alaska Wing Men 

3 x 48 mins 
Airplanes and bush pilots are critical to life in Alaska but the rugged terrain and extreme weather make flying a dangerous and sometimes deadly proposition. In Alaska Wing Men a group of climbers gets stranded on the mountain, a veteran pilot hits a dangerous cloud of ice and a chopper pilot races fog to extract a team of scientists. The men and women who risk their lives to fly in Alaska are pil..

Australia's Greatest Flood 

1 x 48 mins 
2011 has been a year of unprecedented natural disasters; from the killer tsunami in Japan to earthquakes in Christchurch and Thailand. But it all began in Australia, when weeks of torrential rain and cyclones battered much of the country. After a decade of crippling droughts, said to be the worst in a century, Australia’s climate switched. From September 2010, much of eastern Australia exper..

Border, The - Series 3 

8 x 48 mins 
Every day thousands of men, women and children attempt to enter the United States illegally – some looking for work, some seeking a new life and others trying to smuggle drugs or other contraband. Many will do whatever it takes, often risking their lives. Now, follow the officers and agents of the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for a third season as they scour the inhospitable landsc..

Camels that Race, The 

1 x 52 mins 
We’re in Oman – the place where camels were domesticated for the very first time. For 6000 years camels and humans have been completely inseparable. But with the discovery of oil, Oman underwent a massive transformation. With the introduction of the car, the camel’s main purpose was suddenly undermined. Luckily, just before this ancient relationship was completely destroyed, came..

Cave People of the Himalaya 

1 x 48 mins 
An archaeologist dangles from a rope spanning a cliff 500-feet tall. A dark cave opening looms 300-feet down and the only way inside is to rappel down from above. Dr Mark Aldenderfer, self-proclaimed land-lubber, is not happy performing aerial acrobatics, but he’s doing it for science, while seven-time Everest climber, Pete Athans, belays him. They’re on a mission, set within the world..

City of Ants 

1 x 48 mins 
Can a group of insects morph into a single creature? They can, when it’s a group of ants. Their colonies are so in sync that some scientists call them a “superorganism” – where individuals act more like cells in one huge body. City of Ants reveals ants as you’ve never seen them before. New science explores how ants communicate, organize and make decisions, all in the ..

Civil War Bomber 

1 x 48 mins 
March, 1865 – the US Civil War’s Siege of Petersburg has dragged on for nearly a year of vicious trench warfare. Just before dawn, the Confederate soldiers attack, and an odd roaring sound is heard overhead. Astonished soldiers from both sides stare, open-mouthed. A huge smoke-belching bird circles the batteries of Union siege guns and large objects tumble down. They hit the ground and..

Civil War Re-Enactors 

1 x 48 mins 
Three gruelling days… and two long nights. Two armies… in blue, the North… in grey, the South. With casualties estimated at 51,000, the Battle of Gettysburg remains one of the bloodiest in history. Considered the turning point of the American Civil War, the 1863 battle cemented the North’s advantage over the South. Devastated by its losses, the South would lack the stren..

Columbus' Lost Fleet 

1 x 48 mins 
In 1494, Christopher Columbus made a second journey to the Americas, this time with more ships, more men and a grander mission. He sailed with 17 ships, almost 1400 people and a goal of building the first European colony in the New World. But in just a few short years, the settlement would perish – one-fifth of its inhabitants dead and at least six ships sunk in the bay. What happened at thi..

Coyote Mystery 

1 x 48 mins 
October 27, 2009. A talented young folk singer, Taylor Mitchell, is killed as she hikes alone in a Canadian national park. By coyotes. It’s the first fatal coyote attack on an adult human ever recorded and it shocks not only the surrounding community but coyote experts as well. Generally timid around people, coyotes have traditionally not been considered a threat to human communities. But th..

Crimes Against Nature 

4 x 48 mins 
Follow an international taskforce of police and environmental activists from the US, Thailand and Australia on their mission to investigate and bust into the illegal animal trade. Southeast Asia is a real hotspot for wildlife trafficking. It’s at the centre of a perfect storm of pervasive corruption and huge demand for ivory, prized animal parts and pets. EPISODES1. IvorySteve Galster leads ..

Crocodile King 

1 x 48 mins 
The largest reptile on Earth, the saltwater crocodile, rules the rivers and estuaries of Australia’s Northern Territory. But each year this cunning, ferocious predator is tested by the harsh extremes of nature and by battles for dominance with its own kind. National Geographic takes you deep into the salties’ territory, using high-speed cameras and infrared technology, to reveal the li..

Dangerous Encounters - Series 6 

5 x 48 mins 
Join the adventure – by land, sea and air – as Dr Brady Barr returns for a sixth season, travelling to some of the wildest places on earth and facing some of his toughest challenges yet! EPISODES 1. Snakebot Brady travels to South Africa to put the latest technology to the test as he searches for the ultimate snake-catching robot. First, Brady uses a small robot, disguised as a jackal,..

Diary of a War Correspondent 

1 x 52 mins 
Charles Bean was born in 1879, in the colony of New South Wales, Australia. It was a world powered only by steam and lit only by fire. Australia was a collection of colonies. There was no Australian flag.He was a lawyer of no success, a writer of no great promise, and a journalist of no great talent. It was to be the greatest war the world had seen that made him. He was a war correspondent and he ..

Dinos - True Colours 

1 x 52 mins 
For hundreds of years, we thought dinosaurs ruled the planet as scaley, reptilian beasts.  Huge lizards that terrorized early Earth.  But new scientific advances are proving us wrong, and painting an entirely new picture of the dinosaur world.  From the discovery of one—and then hundreds—of feathered, meat-eating dinosaurs in China, to a revolutionary new method of recon..

Disaster Earth 

2 x 48 mins 
In each episode of Disaster Earth, cutting edge CGI will reveal a ‘clear’ Earth that allows us to look inside as we investigate the next great disasters our planet is likely to face – the devastation they’ll unleash, and the efforts we’ve made – or haven’t made – to protect ourselves. We investigate the disasters that scientists believe have the pote..

Expedition Venom 

1 x 52 mins 
Bryan Fry has always been intrigued with things that can kill you. Even before surviving a near fatal rattlesnake bite this scientist, turned venom hunter, has made it his mission to seek out the world’s deadliest creatures. Each venom he collects may hold the secret to creating life-saving medicines. Now Bryan targets North America and three of its most toxic species. Bite victims of the So..

Extreme Exposures - Series 2 

10 x 25 mins 
Step into the shoes of some of the most daring photographers in the world – those who continue to make National Geographic magazine a household word for vivid, amazing, world-shaping photography. Just as adventurous as the stories they cover, these men and women usually work alone. But this time, while they focus in on their subjects, our cameras are aimed at them. Ride along in the field wh..

Finding Atlantis 

1 x 52 mins 
They say it was the most advanced society in the world, with the most powerful army and navy and the most incredible architecture and riches beyond imagination.  And, they say it vanished in a single day and a single night.  The most extraordinary civilization, lost forever.  What if it’s true?  What if the most astonishing tale ever told was true?The discovery of Atlanti..

First Flood, The 

1 x 48 mins 
We are often powerless against the forces of nature. Tsunamis, floods, monsoons – every year we see tragedies unfold as water wreaks havoc across the globe. These catastrophes prey on our most basic human fears. Archaeologist Jeff Rose is on a journey to understand how the power of water might have become the inspiration for one of the greatest stories known to man: the story of Noah’s..
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