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48 New Programmes.
Our new programming for Summer 2008 features a wonderful range of titles that have recently delivered or are about to deliver over the next few weeks. Programmes cover all key factual genres and have been produced by National Geographic Television or by one of the leading independent producers with which NGTI now works.
Further information on individual programmes and their availability can be obtained from your usual sales representative or by emailing info@natgeotv-int.com.
Alaska's Black Gold 
1 X 52 mins HDThe Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) - 'Alaskan Serengeti' - is a vast wilderness near the top of the world where an incredible pilgrimage of 100,000 caribou makes its way to the ocean and back every summer. This place is a national treasure.
Just under the surface is another kind of treasure - the promise of oil. Oil virtually runs the planet. And we use it in just about..
Just under the surface is another kind of treasure - the promise of oil. Oil virtually runs the planet. And we use it in just about..
Aliwal Shoal
1 X 52 minsAliwal Shoal. A strange name for a strange place – a magical place. A place where sharks congregate and where fish walk on the bottom of the ocean. The Aliwal Shoal sees the greatest congregation of sharks and rays anywhere on Earth. There are Ragged Toothed Sharks, Sand Sharks and Tiger Sharks. Tiger Sharks grow as big as Great White Sharks – the biggest of the shark family and have a..
Bejing Stadium
1 X 52 mins HDYou can’t host the Olympics without a world-class facility, and for 2008, China is gearing up to do the honours by building one of the world’s largest enclosed facilities - the Beijing National Stadium.
This iconic structure will hold 91,000 people - one of the biggest and most ambitious constructions projects ever attempted in modern China. Against the backdrop of C..
Burning Season The
1 X 52 mins HDFor environmental entrepreneur Dorjee Sun, it starts with orangutans. The endangered primates are fast losing their habitat due to the logging and burning of Indonesia’s rainforests. Dorjee sets out to find a solution. It’s not easy: Indonesia has the world’s fastest rate of forest destruction and new studies show that the decimation of Indonesia’s..
Cheetahs: Against The Odds
1 x 50 mins HDIn the Serengeti, cheetahs live uneasy lives. Females with cubs must hunt. Left alone, their offspring are exposed to the savagery of more powerful predators. Even scavengers can gain the upper hand over these slender felines built for speed. Cheetahs are the fastest, but also the most vulnerable of the big cats.
In this wonderful new film we follow two cheet..
In this wonderful new film we follow two cheet..
China's Mystery Mummies
1 X 52 mins HDMore than 1,000 years before any known contact between the East and West, hundreds of mummies, many with Caucasian features, were buried in a Chinese desert. China’s Mystery Mummies goes on a unique, forensic journey to determine who these people were and where they came from.
The Tarim Basin in Western China is an arid, forbidding landscape long though..
The Tarim Basin in Western China is an arid, forbidding landscape long though..
Constantinople Rescue
1 X 52 mins HDIt is one of the most ambitious construction projects of modern times: building the world’s deepest submarine tunnel beneath one of the busiest shipping lanes on the planet, just 12 miles north of one of the most active fault lines today. The Marmaray Project will stretch the length of three football fields underneath the Bosporus – linking Istanbul’s Asian..
Dead Tired!
2 X 52 mins HDIs the loss of sleep due to contemporary living doing us harm? Is tiredness the biggest health problem facing humanity? Many scientists believe so and now they’ve got the evidence to prove it. New medical studies reveal that sleep deprivation can trigger and exacerbate many diseases including heart disease, obesity, diabetes and depression. The problem is that on average each of us gets TWO ..
Death of the Iceman
1 X 52 mins HDEntombed in a glacier in the Alps for over 5000 years, the ‘Iceman’ is the oldest mummy ever found. Buried in the gritty details of his violent death is the bigger question of why he was killed. As three possible motives emerge - political assassination, clan warfare or ritual sacrifice - the story of the ‘Iceman’s’ violent death illuminates the..
Dino Autopsy
1 X 52 mins HDThey call him Dakota, one of the most complete dinosaur mummies ever discovered, and after 67 million years of rest, National Geographic brings him to life in Dino Autopsy. This rare find is one of the most important dinosaur discoveries in recent times. “It makes every other dinosaur we’ve seen look like road kill,” according to Dr. Phil Manning, the pa..
Dino Death Trap
1 X 52 mins HDImagine the creatures of Jurassic Park - tyrannosaurs, raptors, stegosaurs, flying reptiles and ancient armoured crocodilians - suddenly engulfed in a Pompeii-like volcanic eruption. Wet ash rains down, entombing the terrible lizards in contorted death poses. Some of the monsters are killed instantly - even in mid-lunge as predator dino attacks crocodilian prey. Others run for their live..
Eden at the End of the World
1 X 52 mins HDIt is the last great wilderness of its kind. A rare and precious haven for some of earth's most indestructible creatures. Covering more than a quarter of a million square miles of Chile and Argentina, this wild place is known as Patagonia. At its crown tip, a grand island - Tierra del Fuego - a land as harsh as it is beautiful. Carved by ice and wind, this wild place ..
Elephant: Return To The Wild
1 X 52 mins HDNorthern Thailand is a mountainous wilderness of unspoilt forest and with its unbeatable scenery, gorgeous waterfalls and rural way of life it is truly a beautiful and mystical place. Located here is Elephant Haven, a place where some of the few Asian elephants that are left roam free after years of hard labour in the cities or woods.
Elephants, like humans, are..
Final Report (The) Series 2
8 X 47 minsThe Final Report is an exceptional strand of programming that deconstructs some of the most high-profile and iconic events of recent times and looks at the stories behind the story to explain why events occurred as they did.
EPISODES
1. TWA Flight 800: This programme will examine and answer key questions central to the explosion and recovery of TW..
Ghosts of the Black Sea
1 X 52 mins HDThere is a mysterious sea where history set sail and never made it to port – and now, centuries later, lies perfectly preserved in poison. The Black Sea is a treasure trove of sunken ships – lying frozen in time - and marine archaeologists have barely scratched the surface of what might be uncovered beneath its lifeless waters. How is it possible that a 1,500-year-old shipwreck is i..
Gone To Save The Planet
10 x 26 minsGone to Save the Planet is a new magazine series from NGT which investigates a range of conservation and environmental stories in each episode.
Featured stories include:
World Wildlife Fund - Elephants: Villagers in India have a jumbo-sized problem: shrinking habitats are forcing wild elephants onto their land, destroying crops and homes, sometimes resulting in death for elep..
Green Blooded Giants
1 x 52 minsOf all the species that exist on our planet today, the Giant Australian Cuttlefish is perhaps the most alien of all. Possessing three hearts, green blood and eight arms, the cuttlefish has remarkable skin and a uniquely high standard of intelligence.
In Southern Australia, a quarter of a million of these giants migrate to a specific rocky coastline, with one goal in mind; to mate and l..
In Southern Australia, a quarter of a million of these giants migrate to a specific rocky coastline, with one goal in mind; to mate and l..
Hammerhead Highway
1 X 52 mins HDSharks have thrived in the oceans for over 350 million years, but around 20 million years ago a new species emerged in the fossil records in a form unlike ever seen before… the Hammerhead shark. With one of the most bizarre looking heads found in nature, the Hammerhead shark has proven to be a remarkably successful predator. Around 30,000 fish species are alive today and only eight or ..
History's Secrets: George Washington
1 X 52 mins HDOf all the legendary figures in American history, George Washington is in a class by himself. Founding father, Commander of the Continental Army, and America’s first president – his face is as familiar as the dollar bill. Many assume they know this great man, or at least think they do. But we’re starting to learn that much of what we thought of as fact, is actually fiction. ..
Human Footprint USA (The)
1 X 94 mins HDHave you ever stopped to think how your actions add up over a lifetime? Just think of all the things you produce and consume. Imagine seeing all the food you eat piled up in front of you; all the cans of soda you drink; all the water you flush down the drain; all the clothes you buy, the amount of fuel you use; all the waste you generate – all the things you depend on every single day. Th..