Episode 1
Series following British tiger expert Giles Clark as he hand-rears Sumatran tiger cubs at home. The cubs struggle through their first crucial weeks.
Series following British tiger expert Giles Clark as he hand-rears the most genetically important captive Sumatran tigers in the world. To ensure their survival, he takes them home to live with his boisterous family, where he gives them round-the-clock care. This is a unique look at the first six months of the most critically endangered tigers on earth, revealing the crucial early development of tiger cubs. Can Giles give the cubs the start they need, and can the cubs help save their species from the brink of extinction?
Spot and Stripe are Sumatran tiger cubs born at the Australia Zoo in Queensland, and are genetically the most important youngsters of their species in the world. To help give them the best start, the first four months of their lives are spent in the home of their keeper and tiger expert, Giles Clark.
Growing up in a suburban Australian family home, where they are completely reliant on their foster dad Giles, brings trials, tribulations and real hope for the future of their species. As these cubs struggle through their first crucial weeks, Giles embarks upon the toughest parenting job of his life.
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The family meet the cubs at home
Duration: 01:29
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What goes in must come out
Duration: 00:58
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The cubs get teeth
Duration: 01:22
Music Played
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Daughter
Youth
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Rae Morris
Way Back When
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Christina Perri
Distance
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Arlissa
Ghosts
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Brandon Flowers
On The Floor
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Gabrielle Aplin
Human
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Gabrielle Aplin
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
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Eliza Doolittle
Go Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
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Gabrielle Aplin
Panic Cord
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Coldplay
Reign of Love
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Eliza Doolittle
A Smokey Room
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Frank Turner
The Way I Tend To Be
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James Morrison
Love is Hard
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P!nk
Beam Me Up
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Paloma Faith
Agony
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Courteeners
Money
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Bastille
Things We Lost In The Fire
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Bastille
Pompeii
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Bastille
Pompeii
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Daughter
Youth
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Paloma Faith
Agony
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Eliza Doolittle
Go Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
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Eliza Doolittle
Go Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
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Frank Turner
The Way I Tend To Be
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Gabrielle Aplin
Panic Cord
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Bastille
Things We Lost In The Fire
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Bastille
Things We Lost In The Fire
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Coldplay
Lovers in Japan / Reign of Love
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Eliza Doolittle
A Smokey Room
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Courteeners
Money
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Participant | Giles Clark |
Producer | Tom Jarvis |
Director | Tom Jarvis |
Series Producer | Beth Brooks |
Executive Producer | Julian Hector |
Broadcasts
- Mon 16 Jun 2014 20:00
- Wed 9 Jul 2014 10:00
- Fri 21 Nov 2014 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Northern Ireland & Wales
- Mon 16 Apr 2018 16:15
- Wed 28 Aug 2019 16:15
- Tue 10 Nov 2020 16:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland & Wales
- Tue 10 Nov 2020 16:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Mon 15 Aug 2022 14:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Mon 14 Aug 2023 16:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Thu 17 Oct 2024 15:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
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