Episode 2
Wildlife series. The team push deeper into the rainforest, enlisting the help of a tribe to find and film the birds of paradise as they perform their courtship displays.
The second part of this exploration series combining stunning wildlife with high energy adventure.
A team of scientists and wildlife film-makers have made base camp on a remote extinct volcano at the heart of the tropical island of New Guinea. Their aim is to search the thick jungle for the weird and endangered animals that hide there. Now they are pushing deeper into the rainforest, and cameraman Gordon Buchanan enlists the help of a tribe to find and film the extraordinary birds of paradise as they perform their bizarre courtship displays.
George McGavin has to manhandle a giant crocodile, and Steve Backshall is living deep underground where he discovers a new cave system never seen by humans.
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Clips
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King courtship
Duration: 02:36
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Logging dilemma
Duration: 01:16
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King of birds
Duration: 02:01
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Flying foxes
Duration: 00:42
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | George McGavin |
Presenter | Steve Backshall |
Presenter | Gordon Buchanan |
Director | Jonny Young |
Producer | Jonny Young |
Executive Producer | Tim Martin |
Broadcasts
- Tue 15 Sep 2009 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Sun 20 Sep 2009 18:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Wales & Yorkshire
- Mon 21 Sep 2009 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Sat 14 Nov 2009 02:25
- Wed 31 Mar 2010 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Fri 6 Aug 2010 00:10Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Wed 12 Jan 2011 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Sat 15 Jan 2011 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Tue 16 Aug 2011 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Thu 18 Aug 2011 01:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Sun 15 Apr 2012 17:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Tue 10 Jul 2012 23:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Yorkshire
- Sat 2 Feb 2013 19:00
- Thu 16 Jan 2014 22:00
- Fri 17 Jan 2014 01:40
- Sat 10 Jan 2015 19:00
- Sun 11 Jan 2015 02:25
- Sat 15 Aug 2015 20:00
- Sun 16 Aug 2015 01:50
- Thu 20 Aug 2015 23:00
- Sat 24 Sep 2016 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Yorkshire
- Wed 22 Mar 2017 20:00
- Thu 18 Jan 2018 23:00
- Tue 4 Sep 2018 16:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Yorkshire
- Sat 17 Aug 2019 19:00
- Sun 18 Aug 2019 02:00
- Thu 6 Aug 2020 09:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland & Yorkshire
- Sat 9 Sep 2023 19:00
- Sun 10 Sep 2023 02:40