TV Guide Eden Saturday

Scientists and wildlife film-makers led by Steve Backshall, George McGavin and Gordon Buchanan explore Mount Bosavi, a giant extinct volcano covered by thick and largely unexplored rainforest in New Guinea. With the help of trackers from a remote tribe, they search for rare creatures and species to find evidence that may help stop the area's trees being felled for timber. The nest of the world's smallest parrot, an unusual beetle and new types of frog, gecko and bat are among the team's first discoveries

The team pushes deeper into the rainforest on the tropical island of New Guinea, where cameraman Gordon Buchanan enlists the aid of local tribespeople to help him film birds of paradise performing their unusual courtship ritual. George McGavin has to contend with a giant crocodile, and Steve Backshall discovers a hidden network of caves never previously seen by humans

Alan Rabinowitz, Gordon Buchanan, George McGavin, Steve Backshall and Justine Evans travel to the far-flung corners of the Himalayas in search of tigers, snow leopards and clouded leopards, on an expedition aimed at helping the survival of these creatures. The team gets to work by tracking elusive tigers and setting up remote-controlled cameras to film the animals in action

Footage of animals that have unusual means of finding their way around. Dung beetles are able to navigate by the sky, using the position of the sun, moon and stars to determine which is the right direction to go in, while pigeons display remarkable powers of memory, able to recall complex travel routes and follow manmade roads and hedgerows

The naturalist explores the extremes of birth in the animal kingdom, explaining why the giant panda gives birth to the smallest babies of any existing mammal. He also looks at the kiwi, asking why the bird produces a single egg that is a quarter of its body mass - one of the largest in the world - and almost too big to lay

The naturalist investigates whether animals and plants have developed an awareness of mathematics, including bamboos that flower exactly the same around the world. Plus, the story of a German horse named Hans that was declared a mathematical genius, but all was not as it seemed

The veteran naturalist investigates two shells that have proved to be winners in evolution - the bird's egg shell and the hard shell of the tortoise. The ostrich egg is so strong it is possible for it to take a person's weight without breaking - so how does a chick manage break out of such a fortress? The evolution of the tortoise shell was for a long time a mystery, and this bony box offers a lot more than just protection

The evolutionary documentary concludes, as David Attenborough profiles the Siamese fighting fish, so aggressive it will fight its own reflection until it is exhausted. He also looks at the kangaroo - once pitted against humans in the boxing ring - which has a kick so strong it can kill

The explorer digs out his rucksack and heads for Windermere in the Lake District. The National Park attracts 18 million visitors each year, and is now a World Heritage site. Here, Paul finds out why the early tourists thought the Lakes was one of the most dangerous spots in the country. He also plunges into the world of long-distance swimming and helps the staff who run the boats on the lake and meets a Holocaust survivor who was airlifted to Windermere in 1945 as part of a mercy mission involving 300 orphans after the Second World War

The explorer heads to Derwentwater and Borrowdale, a region of England susceptible to extreme weather, where he meets some of the locals who have battled against flooding and learned to live with the conditions. Along the way, Paul tells the story of Millican Dalton, the 'Professor of Adventure', who ran his own expeditions in the Lake District more than 70 years ago. He also heads for the summit of Great Gable, one of the Lake's best-known peaks

Coniston Water isn't the biggest of Cumbria's lakes - but it's one of the most iconic and the place where Donald Campbell died trying to break the world water speed record. Paul meets Campbell's daughter Gina and crew member Robbie Robinson, who was there on the fateful day in January 1967 when Bluebird somersaulted and crashed on the water. The explorer also enters a Lakeland bike ride with a difference before ending his visit with a spot of rock climbing at Dow Crag before the ascent of one of the area's best known hills, The Old Man of Coniston

Remote Eskdale is the next destination in the explorer's trek through the Lake District, enjoying the landscapes and meeting its people. The corner of the western Lakes he focuses on is off the normal tourist track, yet boasts England's highest mountain. However, before making the tough climb to the summit of Scafell Pike, Paul meets the folk who run one of the country's most scenic railways, has a close encounter with a vulture, and gets to grips with the locals in a spot of Cumberland wrestling

Footage of animals that have unusual means of finding their way around. Dung beetles are able to navigate by the sky, using the position of the sun, moon and stars to determine which is the right direction to go in, while pigeons display remarkable powers of memory, able to recall complex travel routes and follow manmade roads and hedgerows

The naturalist explores the extremes of birth in the animal kingdom, explaining why the giant panda gives birth to the smallest babies of any existing mammal. He also looks at the kiwi, asking why the bird produces a single egg that is a quarter of its body mass - one of the largest in the world - and almost too big to lay

The naturalist investigates whether animals and plants have developed an awareness of mathematics, including bamboos that flower exactly the same around the world. Plus, the story of a German horse named Hans that was declared a mathematical genius, but all was not as it seemed

The veteran naturalist investigates two shells that have proved to be winners in evolution - the bird's egg shell and the hard shell of the tortoise. The ostrich egg is so strong it is possible for it to take a person's weight without breaking - so how does a chick manage break out of such a fortress? The evolution of the tortoise shell was for a long time a mystery, and this bony box offers a lot more than just protection

The evolutionary documentary concludes, as David Attenborough profiles the Siamese fighting fish, so aggressive it will fight its own reflection until it is exhausted. He also looks at the kangaroo - once pitted against humans in the boxing ring - which has a kick so strong it can kill

Footage of animals that have unusual means of finding their way around. Dung beetles are able to navigate by the sky, using the position of the sun, moon and stars to determine which is the right direction to go in, while pigeons display remarkable powers of memory, able to recall complex travel routes and follow manmade roads and hedgerows

The naturalist explores the extremes of birth in the animal kingdom, explaining why the giant panda gives birth to the smallest babies of any existing mammal. He also looks at the kiwi, asking why the bird produces a single egg that is a quarter of its body mass - one of the largest in the world - and almost too big to lay

The naturalist investigates whether animals and plants have developed an awareness of mathematics, including bamboos that flower exactly the same around the world. Plus, the story of a German horse named Hans that was declared a mathematical genius, but all was not as it seemed

The veteran naturalist investigates two shells that have proved to be winners in evolution - the bird's egg shell and the hard shell of the tortoise. The ostrich egg is so strong it is possible for it to take a person's weight without breaking - so how does a chick manage break out of such a fortress? The evolution of the tortoise shell was for a long time a mystery, and this bony box offers a lot more than just protection

The naturalist investigates whether animals and plants have developed an awareness of mathematics, including bamboos that flower exactly the same around the world. Plus, the story of a German horse named Hans that was declared a mathematical genius, but all was not as it seemed

The explorer heads to Derwentwater and Borrowdale, a region of England susceptible to extreme weather, where he meets some of the locals who have battled against flooding and learned to live with the conditions. Along the way, Paul tells the story of Millican Dalton, the 'Professor of Adventure', who ran his own expeditions in the Lake District more than 70 years ago. He also heads for the summit of Great Gable, one of the Lake's best-known peaks

Coniston Water isn't the biggest of Cumbria's lakes - but it's one of the most iconic and the place where Donald Campbell died trying to break the world water speed record. Paul meets Campbell's daughter Gina and crew member Robbie Robinson, who was there on the fateful day in January 1967 when Bluebird somersaulted and crashed on the water. The explorer also enters a Lakeland bike ride with a difference before ending his visit with a spot of rock climbing at Dow Crag before the ascent of one of the area's best known hills, The Old Man of Coniston

Remote Eskdale is the next destination in the explorer's trek through the Lake District, enjoying the landscapes and meeting its people. The corner of the western Lakes he focuses on is off the normal tourist track, yet boasts England's highest mountain. However, before making the tough climb to the summit of Scafell Pike, Paul meets the folk who run one of the country's most scenic railways, has a close encounter with a vulture, and gets to grips with the locals in a spot of Cumberland wrestling

The veteran naturalist investigates two shells that have proved to be winners in evolution - the bird's egg shell and the hard shell of the tortoise. The ostrich egg is so strong it is possible for it to take a person's weight without breaking - so how does a chick manage break out of such a fortress? The evolution of the tortoise shell was for a long time a mystery, and this bony box offers a lot more than just protection

The evolutionary documentary concludes, as David Attenborough profiles the Siamese fighting fish, so aggressive it will fight its own reflection until it is exhausted. He also looks at the kangaroo - once pitted against humans in the boxing ring - which has a kick so strong it can kill

The explorer digs out his rucksack and heads for Windermere in the Lake District. The National Park attracts 18 million visitors each year, and is now a World Heritage site. Here, Paul finds out why the early tourists thought the Lakes was one of the most dangerous spots in the country. He also plunges into the world of long-distance swimming and helps the staff who run the boats on the lake and meets a Holocaust survivor who was airlifted to Windermere in 1945 as part of a mercy mission involving 300 orphans after the Second World War

The explorer heads to Derwentwater and Borrowdale, a region of England susceptible to extreme weather, where he meets some of the locals who have battled against flooding and learned to live with the conditions. Along the way, Paul tells the story of Millican Dalton, the 'Professor of Adventure', who ran his own expeditions in the Lake District more than 70 years ago. He also heads for the summit of Great Gable, one of the Lake's best-known peaks

Coniston Water isn't the biggest of Cumbria's lakes - but it's one of the most iconic and the place where Donald Campbell died trying to break the world water speed record. Paul meets Campbell's daughter Gina and crew member Robbie Robinson, who was there on the fateful day in January 1967 when Bluebird somersaulted and crashed on the water. The explorer also enters a Lakeland bike ride with a difference before ending his visit with a spot of rock climbing at Dow Crag before the ascent of one of the area's best known hills, The Old Man of Coniston