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Africa on the radio
Director Felicity Egerton, producerΜύSimon BlakeneyΜύand camera operatorsΜύAlex Lanchester andΜύJustine Evans have all been interviewed for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ radio.
Listen to the interviews here:Recording the Africa soundtrack
TheΜύmusic for Africa was recorded using a live orchestra.
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Bioluminescence: lighting up the natural world
A luminous fungus that illuminates the forest floor has been filmed for the first time, but why does nature put on this light show?
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'Monster' bird reveals dark side
'Prehistoric-looking' shoebill chicks demonstrate aggressive sibling behaviour for the first time on film.
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Getting the perfect wildlife shot
"Remotely operated HD cameras can go where we cannot. We used them with lions in the Serengeti, with shoebills in Zambia and with a massive five metre long python in Uganda."
African wildlife on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Nature
Africa straddles the equator which bestows a rich diversity of wildlife and landscapes on the world's second largest continent. Large predators roam the sweeping savannas among huge herds of grazing herbivores, while apes, monkeys and snakes inhabit its dark, dense forests.