Season 8
(1989)
Cast
Episodes
Gorillas In The Midst Of Man 0.0
October 1, 1989
An intimate and touching glimpse into the lives of these gentle, highly intelligent creatures, it follows a team of sci…
Ivory Wars 0.0
October 8, 1989
Report on the threat to the African elephant population from ivory poachers.
Gran Paradiso 0.0
October 15, 1989
Documentary on the national park of Gran Paradiso in the Italian Alps, focusing on the imbalance in the fauna which inh…
Fear Of The Wild 0.0
October 22, 1989
Documentary on the ways man has devised of coping with a fear of dangerous animals. Questioning whether this reaction i…
Splashdown: A Diver's Natural History 0.0
October 29, 1989
Splashdown is a diver's natural history of Britain and Eire - showing the amazing abundance and variety of our often th…
Island In The Air 0.0
November 5, 1989
Looks at the isolated Bale highlands in south-west Ethiopia, preserved as a National Park, considering some of the anim…
Amazon, the Flooded Forest (1) 0.0
November 19, 1989
The first of two films about the Amazon basin with its immense river system and vast rainforests. Every year for six mo…
Amazon, the Flooded Forest (2) 0.0
November 26, 1989
The second of two films about the Amazon Basin, with its immense river system and vast rainforests. Looks at the specie…
A Tramp In The Darien 0.0
December 3, 1989
Naturalist and writer Jonathan Maslow treks through one of South America's last great wildernesses, looking at the natu…
The Taming Of The Ewe 0.0
December 10, 1989
Explores how man has exploited the natural behaviour of the dog to control sheep, examining the dog's instincts and way…
Under The Ice 0.0
December 17, 1989
Program looking at the world and life forms found under the ice in the seas of the Antarctic.
The Sisterhood 0.0
January 7, 1990
Richard Goss spent 18 months in the isolated heart of the Okavango Delta in Botswana, sharing in the nocturnal lives of…
Erin Through The Mists Of Time 0.0
January 14, 1990
From the arrival of the first people 9,000 years ago through the coming of Christianity and beyond, myths and legends h…
The Serpent's Embrace 0.0
January 21, 1990
Snakes: a look at the facts and fiction.
Haida Gwai - Islands Of The People 0.0
January 28, 1990
An exploration of the seas, forests, and wildlife of Haida Gwai, the name given to the Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada,…
La Loire Sauvage 0.0
February 4, 1990
About the River Loire and the campaign for and against the government plans to build a dam across the Loire.