Season 4

01 Land of the Tiger Episode 115th September 1985 Land of the Tiger looks at the protected species of the Kanha and Ranthambore National Parks, celebrating these elusive and endangered big cats and exploring the delicately balanced ecosystem they inhabit. Interweaving footage of monkeys, deer and the tiger’s main competitor, crocodiles, the couple’s impressive cinematography brings the private world of tigers to life, as these magnificent creatures swim, play, mate, suckle their young and stalk their prey. 02 Namaqualand - Diary of a Desert Garden Episode 222nd September 1985 In all Africa there is no stranger riddle than the flowering of the land of the Nama. Those bushmen were the first to see their desert land burgeon into a blaze of color. But this paradise was always short-lived; a spectacular bloom that quickly withered away, not to be seen again for many years. RODNEY BORLAND filmed the most recent of these stupendous and mystifying displays. To a landscape already weird with huge halfmens plants, elephant ears and baboons' fingers, suddenly came vast arrays of nodding daisies and wave upon wave of mesembryanthemums, wild geraniums, gladioli and amaryllis. The landscape was bathed in brilliant hues, a natural garden whose glory may not shine again before the end of this century. 03 Horns of Dilemma Episode 329th September 1985 Documentary on the illicit trade in Rhino horns, which is threatening the five kinds of rhinoceros with extinction. 04 On the Verge of Life Episode 46th October 1985 Documentary about wildlife which lives around Britain's motorways. 05 The Man Who Loves Frogs Episode 513th October 1985 06 Emas - The High Plains of Brazil Episode 620th October 1985 07 The Flight of the Whooping Crane Episode 727th October 1985 08 White Rock, Black Water Episode 83rd November 1985 09 Never Stay In One Place Episode 910th November 1985 10 City of Coral Episode 1017th November 1985 11 Kingdom of the Ice Bear: The Frozen Ocean Episode 1124th November 1985 First in a three part series examining Arctic ecology, The Frozen Ocean focuses on the spring to summer months, providing an intimate portrayal of life in a land of relentless ice and intense cold. 12 Kingdom of the Ice Bear: The Land of Beyond Episode 121st December 1985 Hywel Bennett narrates the second of an award-winning trilogy of films about the Arctic. The winter is long and harsh, but for eight weeks of the year the midnight sun warms the frozen earth, nurturing lush vegetation and a rich variety of flowers, and transforming the barren wastelands into fecund breeding grounds so the life of the Arctic can renew itself. 13 Kingdom of the Ice Bear: The Final Challenge Episode 138th December 1985 Documentary series about the Arctic and its inhabitants. 14 Aspen - A Dance of Leaves Episode 1422nd December 1985 The wild life of the prairies of Canada during the winter months. 15 The Plant Hunters Episode 1529th December 1985 16 Short Grass Country Episode 165th January 1986 17 The Forgotten Garden Episode 1712th January 1986 18 Inside Stories Episode 1819th January 1986 19 Masked Monkeys Episode 1926th January 1986 Documentary on Guenons, a species of African forest monkey, and their place in the evolutionary hierarchy. 20 Sky Hunters Episode 202nd February 1986