Sky Nature TV Guide — Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Browse the full Sky Nature TV guide for Tuesday, 19 May 2026. 28 programmes listed , including 7 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:00 1h

Rooted

S1 · E1 · Memoirs of Acacia

The unique hidden worlds to be found in Southern Africa's most iconic trees

The unique hidden worlds to be found in Southern Africa's most iconic trees. Trees are an invaluable resource in the windswept grasslands of Africa's southern Kalahari, providing huge numbers of animals with food and shelter

01:00 1h

Africa's Wild Horizons

S2 · E2 · Namib: Land of Extremes

Surviving in the Namib Desert

Surviving in the Namib Desert, a land of extremes where only the toughest creatures can cope with the icy oceans and baking sand

02:00 1h

Dawn to Dusk

S1 · E6

Australia's animals revel in the first day of the new season

Spring fever takes hold down under as Australia's animals revel in the first day of the new season. The rising temperatures inspire romance for the koalas, who are imbued with a spirit of rebirth and renewal, while kangaroos box for survival and a surprisingly fast perentie lizard hunts for its weekly meal

03:00 30m

Aussie Snake Wranglers: Deadly Pursuit

S2 · E1 · Three's a Crowd

The deadly world of snake catching Down Under

03:30 30m

Aussie Snake Wranglers: Deadly Pursuit

S2 · E2 · Double Trouble

The deadly world of snake catching Down Under

04:00 1h

Amazing Animal Friends

S1 · E6 · To the Rescue

A Great Dane with a talent for horse whispering

An introduction to Barkley the Great Dane, who works at a horse and donkey rescue ranch in California, and has a special skill as a horse whisperer

05:00 1h

Guardians of the Wild

S3 · E1 · Mission Black Rhino

The plan to save Zambia's black rhinos continues

It's a critical time for two black rhinos in Zambia. Female Apson and bull Kango are part of a grand plan to save a species

Morning

06:00 1h

Africa's Wild Horizons

S2 · E3 · The Last Desert Giants

Large mammals that have managed to adapt and survive in the Namib

The select few large mammals that have managed to overcome the gruelling conditions of the Namib and managed to adapt and survive

07:00 30m

Monkey Life

S17 · E9

Daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

07:30 30m

Monkey Life

S17 · E10

Daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

08:00 1h

America's Wild Seasons

S1 · E1 · Spring

Spring brings warmth and renewal across the continent

Four-part series documenting the remarkable seasonal changes of America, and the effect they have on its staggering and distinctive variety of wildlife. Across the continent, spring brings warmth and renewal. For some animals, courtship rituals begin to heat up as battles for dominance break out.

09:00 1h

Guardians of the Wild

S3 · E2 · Carnivore Rescue

Vets and biologists in Zambia race to save one of Africa's greatest predators

Vets and biologists in Zambia's Kafue National Park race against time to save and protect one of Africa's greatest apex predators

10:00 1h

New Kids in the Wild

S1 · E2

Lion cub Chiga must find her place in the pride

A look at the world's most endearing baby animals as they grow up. In South Africa's Greater Kruger Park, lion cub Chiga has been born into a family of hunters, and now she must find her place in the pride

11:00 1h

Patrick Aryee's Wild World

S1 · E1 · Bison

Patrick asks whether people's appetite for salmon is wiping out the lynx

Patrick takes a monumental adventure that explores the breathtaking wild world, beginning by asking whether people's appetite for salmon is wiping out the lynx

Daytime

12:00 1h

Nomads of the Serengeti

S1 · E2 · Return to the Mara

Jean Du Plessis witnesses the largest mass birth on the planet

Jean Du Plessis witnesses the largest mass birth on the planet, before the wildebeest herd moves north to take on the crocodile-filled waters of the Mara River

13:00 30m

Monkey Life

S17 · E9

Daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

13:30 30m

Monkey Life

S17 · E10

Daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

14:00 1h

America's Wild Seasons

S1 · E1 · Spring

Spring brings warmth and renewal across the continent

15:00 1h

Guardians of the Wild

S3 · E2 · Carnivore Rescue

Vets and biologists in Zambia race to save one of Africa's greatest predators

Vets and biologists in Zambia's Kafue National Park race against time to save and protect one of Africa's greatest apex predators

16:00 1h

New Kids in the Wild

S1 · E2

Lion cub Chiga must find her place in the pride

17:00 1h

Patrick Aryee's Wild World

S1 · E1 · Bison

Patrick asks whether people's appetite for salmon is wiping out the lynx

Patrick takes a monumental adventure that explores the breathtaking wild world, beginning by asking whether people's appetite for salmon is wiping out the lynx

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 1h

Nomads of the Serengeti

S1 · E2 · Return to the Mara

Jean Du Plessis witnesses the largest mass birth on the planet

Jean Du Plessis witnesses the largest mass birth on the planet, before the wildebeest herd moves north to take on the crocodile-filled waters of the Mara River

19:00 30m

Monkey Life

S17 · E9

Daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

19:30 30m

Monkey Life

S17 · E10

Daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset

Documentary following daily life at Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, where staff look after monkeys, chimps, orangutans and other primates

20:00 1h

Qatar: Pearls in the Sand

A look at Qatar and its transformation over time

The desert peninsula of Qatar, exploring its landscape and inhabitants, as well as its transformation from being a centre for pearls, to being known for oil and gas production

21:00 1h

Island of the Monsoon

S1 · E4 · Web of Life

An elephant on the cusp of adulthood must leave its herd

An elephant on the cusp of adulthood must leave one herd and join another - but gaining the acceptance of a new family will prove difficult

22:00 1h

Nomads of the Serengeti

S1 · E2 · Return to the Mara

Jean Du Plessis witnesses the largest mass birth on the planet

Jean Du Plessis witnesses the largest mass birth on the planet, before the wildebeest herd moves north to take on the crocodile-filled waters of the Mara River

23:00 1h

Patrick Aryee's Wild World

S1 · E1 · Bison

Patrick asks whether people's appetite for salmon is wiping out the lynx

Patrick takes a monumental adventure that explores the breathtaking wild world, beginning by asking whether people's appetite for salmon is wiping out the lynx

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