Planet Earth II TV Listings

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Islands Season 2 · Episode 1

Thursday, April 23 on U&Yesterday (27)

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  • Thu 23

    Islands
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    Season 2 · Episode 1

    Footage of wildlife that inhabit remote islands, revealing the advantages and disadvantages of the creatures' habitat. Three-toed sloths in the Caribbean and nesting albatross enjoy a peaceful existence untroubled by predators, but other animals are not so fortunate. Marine iguanas in the Galapagos Islands are preyed on by racer snakes from birth, while penguins on the Antarctic island of Zavodovski risk being battered against the rocks by fierce waves

    More details for Planet Earth II, Thu 23, 7:00 pm
  • Fri 24

    Mountains
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    Season 2 · Episode 2

    Rare footage of the elusive animals that live in the unforgiving environment of the world's mountain ranges. A female snow leopard with a cub ends up caught between two rival males, grizzly bears rub themselves up against trees in an attempt to shed their winter fur, and golden eagles hunt over snow-capped peaks

    More details for Planet Earth II, Fri 24, 6:00 pm
  • Fri 24

    Jungles
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    Season 2 · Episode 3

    Footage of plants and animals that live in jungles, one of the hardest environments to thrive in, including strange fungi and creatures that glow in the dark which have never been captured on film before. The programme also includes recordings of caimans and the jaguars that prey on them, freshwater dolphins that swim through flooded forests, undergrowth-dwelling frogs that have to defend themselves against wasps, and the Indri, the world's largest living lemur, which inhabits the forests of Madagascar

    More details for Planet Earth II, Fri 24, 7:00 pm
  • Sat 25

    Deserts
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    Season 2 · Episode 4

    Footage of animals that live in the desert, including a pride of desert lions that risks hunting a giraffe several times their size. The film also features an immense swarm of locusts, sand grouse flying for 120 miles to gather water for their offspring, and an unprecedented recording of a tiny bat defending itself against one of the world's deadliest scorpions

    More details for Planet Earth II, Sat 25, 6:00 pm
  • Sat 25

    Grasslands
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    Season 2 · Episode 5

    Wildlife that inhabit the world's grasslands, areas that are struck by some of the most dramatic seasonal changes seen in the world. The programme features footage of Brazil's giant anteaters and Asian saiga antelope, as well as lions engaging in ferocious battles with buffalo in the flooded Okavango, bee-eaters taking advantage of elephants to help them catch insects, and caribou embarking on migrations across the freezing northern tundra, stalked every step of the way by predatory Arctic wolves

    More details for Planet Earth II, Sat 25, 7:00 pm
  • Sun 26

    Cities
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    Season 2 · Episode 6

    Footage of wild animals that have made a home in cities, including leopards on the streets of Mumbai, peregrine falcons hunting among New York's skyscrapers, hyenas that live peacefully alongside the people of Harar, macaques in Jaipur, and langurs in Jodhpur, which are regarded as having great religious significance by the citizens. The programme also examines how some animals are struggling to survive in urban environments, and questions how cities can be built to serve their needs as well as those of the human inhabitants

    More details for Planet Earth II, Sun 26, 6:00 pm