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Big Cat Week

All Episodes 2004 - 2022
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  • 2004-01-05T19:00:00Z
  • 25m
  • 23h 6m (51 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Firecracker Films
  • Documentary, Drama
Big Cat Week is a documentary show that first aired in January 2004 on BBC television. It is a continuation of Big Cat Diary, a near identical show that aired in the 90s. The documentary is set in the Masai Mara and follows the adventures of big cats. Normally each year they have a lion pride, a cheetah and a leopard. The series is set in the Masai Mara. The reason the Mara is such a great place for a documentary is because of the great migration. This means there will be a lot of hunting for the animals they film and also a greater chance of survival.

64 episodes

2008-12-24T19:00:00Z

Special 1 What Happened Next

Special 1 What Happened Next

  • 2008-12-24T19:00:00Z25m

The Big Cat team revisit some of the most spell-binding scenes and breathtaking action from the programmes broadcast from Kenya's Masai Mara earlier in the year. Simon King, Jonathan Scott and Jackson Looseyia reveal more of the behind-the-scenes secrets of the series, and provide updates on some of the Big Cat characters, including feisty lioness Red and the rest of the Marsh Pride. There is also a look at how the Jackson Five leopards and their brave cheetah mum are getting on.

Series Premiere

2004-01-05T19:00:00Z

1x01 Day One

Series Premiere

1x01 Day One

  • 2004-01-05T19:00:00Z40m

Jonathan Scott, Simon King and Saba Douglas-Hamilton present the first ever wildlife soap, featuring the lives of lions, leopards and cheetahs. Saba searches for leopards, Jonathan watches a topi defend her calf from a cheetah, and Simon sees a male lion being chased off by rival males.

2004-01-06T19:00:00Z

1x02 Day Two

1x02 Day Two

  • 2004-01-06T19:00:00Z45m

The Big Cat soap presented by Jonathan Scott, Simon King and Saba Douglas-Hamilton continues. Simon discovers that the Marsh pride's dominant male is missing, and the lionesses have to defend their cubs from intruders. Saba watches leopard cubs learn to climb. Jonathan sees cheetahs hunting as the wildebeest migration continues.

2004-01-07T19:00:00Z

1x03 Day Three

1x03 Day Three

  • 2004-01-07T19:00:00Z43m

The Big Cat soap continues. We discover the fate of Bibi the lioness's cubs, which were trapped between a buffalo herd and two invading male lions. We join Kike the cheetah and her family on a warthog hunt and find Bella the leopard and her babies under attack from a mob of angry baboons.

2004-01-08T19:00:00Z

1x04 Day Four

1x04 Day Four

  • 2004-01-08T19:00:00Z45m

The Big Cat soap continues. A lion has a meal of ostrich eggs, a cheetah pees on Jonathan Scott, and we discover how lions deal with an elephant. Presented by Jonathan Scott, Simon King and Saba Douglas-Hamilton

2004-01-09T19:00:00Z

1x05 Day Five

1x05 Day Five

  • 2004-01-09T19:00:00Z46m

Kike the cheetah walks straight into lion territory - a bad move, as lions kill cheetahs! The leopard cubs impress their mum by chasing butterflies and Bibi the lioness searches for her lost cubs.

Season Premiere

2005-01-03T19:00:00Z

2x01 Day One

Season Premiere

2x01 Day One

  • 2005-01-03T19:00:00Z25m

The adventures of the lions, cheetahs and leopards of Kenya's Masai Mara game reserve. A Ridge pride lioness's hunt is spoiled by Cheza the cub. Bella the leopard kills a wildebeest calf. The cheetahs are chased off their kill by a baboon. Presented by Simon King, Jonathan Scott and Saba Douglas-Hamilton.

2005-01-04T19:00:00Z

2x02 Day Two

2x02 Day Two

  • 2005-01-04T19:00:00Z25m

Simon King is relieved as Sala the lion cub has survived an attack by a buffalo herd. The little female cheetah is still not managing to make a kill and is going hungry - she hasn't eaten for two days. Chui the leopard cub decides to investigate a crocodile, and fortunately escapes unscathed.

2005-01-05T19:00:00Z

2x03 Day Three

2x03 Day Three

  • 2005-01-05T19:00:00Z25m

Bella and Chui have survived the lion siege, but Chui is too nervous to come down from the trees. We also catch up with Kike, the famous car-jumping cheetah, and meet some new lion characters. Lion cubs Cheza and Sala are quite active this morning.

2005-01-06T19:00:00Z

2x04 Day Four

2x04 Day Four

  • 2005-01-06T19:00:00Z25m

Simon King reports on the terrifying lion fight between adolescents and a lone lioness. Saba thinks she may have found Bella the leopard's missing cub, Chui. The cheetah triplets are in trouble as they wander out of the reserve and head for a herd of livestock.

2005-01-07T19:00:00Z

2x05 Day Five

2x05 Day Five

  • 2005-01-07T19:00:00Z25m

Final programme in the series. The wildebeest herds are on the move, heading back to the plains of Tanzania, so it's the big cats' last chance to grab what they can. The cheetah cubs go ballistic in the wildebeest herd. Sala the tiny lion cub is still causing mischief and Chui the leopard looks as if he's finally ready to leave Bella and go it alone.

Season Premiere

3x01 Day One

Season Premiere

3x01 Day One

  • no air date25m

3x04 Day Four

  • no air date25m

3x05 Day Five

  • no air date25m

Season Premiere

2007-12-31T19:00:00Z

4x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

4x01 Episode 1

  • 2007-12-31T19:00:00Z25m

Saba is on the trail of Bella the leopard, a star from the last three series. Bella has just got rid of her overgrown son Chui and is now being courted by all the male leopards in the area. For single mums Tamu the lion and Honey the cheetah, life is a constant battle. Honey has to make some life-threatening decisions, while Tamu the lioness has to protect her family.

2008-01-01T19:00:00Z

4x02 Episode 2

4x02 Episode 2

  • 2008-01-01T19:00:00Z25m

Honey the cheetah mum now has only three cubs, what has happened to the fourth? Bella the leopard is in heat and attracting all the male leopards in the area. Tamu the lone lioness is struggling against incredible odds to keep her family alive.

2008-01-02T19:00:00Z

4x03 Episode 3

4x03 Episode 3

  • 2008-01-02T19:00:00Z25m

Tamu searches for her cubs. Bella is hungry and keen to hunt, but there are other cats in the area who want a slice of the action. As the Wildebeest migration arrives in Honey's home range the arrival of so much prey brings in other predators that Honey and her cubs could do without.

2008-01-03T19:00:00Z

4x04 Episode 4

4x04 Episode 4

  • 2008-01-03T19:00:00Z25m

Tamu the single lioness mum is still searching for her missing cubs. Bella the leopard is back to her elusive ways. Honey, the cheetah mum gives her three male cubs some lessons in how to be a successful cheetah.

Season Finale

2008-01-04T19:00:00Z

4x05 Episode 5

Season Finale

4x05 Episode 5

  • 2008-01-04T19:00:00Z25m

Tamu the lioness has once again lost one of her cubs. Bella the leopard is still trying to hunt, but must beware of other predators around her. Honey the cheetah mum and her cubs are confronted by lions.

Season Premiere

2008-10-05T18:00:00Z

5x01 Episode 1

Season Premiere

5x01 Episode 1

  • 2008-10-05T18:00:00Z25m

2008-10-06T18:00:00Z

5x02 Episode 2

5x02 Episode 2

  • 2008-10-06T18:00:00Z25m

2008-10-07T18:00:00Z

5x03 Episode 3

5x03 Episode 3

  • 2008-10-07T18:00:00Z25m

2008-10-08T18:00:00Z

5x04 Episode 4

5x04 Episode 4

  • 2008-10-08T18:00:00Z25m

2008-10-09T18:00:00Z

5x05 Episode 5

5x05 Episode 5

  • 2008-10-09T18:00:00Z25m

2008-10-10T18:00:00Z

5x06 Episode 6

5x06 Episode 6

  • 2008-10-10T18:00:00Z25m

2008-10-11T18:00:00Z

5x07 Episode 7

5x07 Episode 7

  • 2008-10-11T18:00:00Z25m

Season Finale

2008-10-12T18:00:00Z

5x08 Episode 8

Season Finale

5x08 Episode 8

  • 2008-10-12T18:00:00Z25m

2010-12-07T19:00:00Z

2010x02 Leopard Queen

2010x02 Leopard Queen

  • 2010-12-07T19:00:00Z25m

National Geographic reveals an extraordinary glimpse into the lives of Africa's most secretive big cats.

2010-12-08T19:00:00Z

2010x03 Lion Warriors

2010x03 Lion Warriors

  • 2010-12-08T19:00:00Z25m

National Geographic chronicles the struggle of the Massai warriors, as they reinvent their traditions to help save the lions they once prided themselves on killing.

2010-12-09T19:00:00Z

2010x04 Lions on the Edge

2010x04 Lions on the Edge

  • 2010-12-09T19:00:00Z25m

National Geographic chronicles the dangerous game of predator vs. prey during the worst drought Tanzania's Ruaha Park has experienced in decades.

2010x05 Stalking the Mountain Lion

  • 2011-12-11T19:00:00Z25m

Naturalist Casey Anderson and his longtime friend and cat expert, Tyler Johnerson, set out to track one of North America's most elusive ghosts: the mountain lion. This Episode is being listed under Season 2010 and 2011 due to the fact the only place there is a listing for all these episodes seems to be on Amazon, where they have 2 items with separate episode listings in them: Season 2010 and Season 2013. This item will be duplicated in Season 2011 simply due to the fact that it is obvious that this episode aired in 2011 and not 2010 based on the first aired date.

2010x12 Snow Leopard of Afghanistan

  • 2012-12-09T19:00:00Z25m

Afghanistan, one of the most dangerous places on earth, is home to a population of endangered and elusive snow leopards. This Episode is being listed under Season 2010 and 2012 due to the fact the only place there is a listing for all these episodes seems to be on Amazon, where they have 2 items with separate episode listings in them: Season 2010 and Season 2013. This item will be duplicated in Season 2012 simply due to the fact that it is obvious that this episode aired in 2012 and not 2010 based on the first aired date.

Season Premiere

2011-12-11T19:00:00Z

2011x01 Stalking the Mountain Lion

Season Premiere

2011x01 Stalking the Mountain Lion

  • 2011-12-11T19:00:00Z25m

Naturalist Casey Anderson and his longtime friend and cat expert, Tyler Johnerson, set out to track one of North America's most elusive ghosts: the mountain lion. This Episode is being listed under Season 2010 and 2011 due to the fact the only place there is a listing for all these episodes seems to be on Amazon, where they have 2 items with separate episode listings in them: Season 2010 and Season 2013. This item will be duplicated in Season 2011 simply due to the fact that it is obvious that this episode aired in 2011 and not 2010 based on the first aired date.

2011-12-11T19:00:00Z

2011x02 American Cougar

2011x02 American Cougar

  • 2011-12-11T19:00:00Z25m

American Cougar tells a unique story of a community of cougars whose skills are illustrated and tested as they struggle to survive in the severe landscape of the Northern Rocky Mountains. This Episode is being listed under Season 2010 and 2011 due to the fact the only place there is a listing for all these episodes seems to be on Amazon, where they have 2 items with separate episode listings in them: Season 2010 and Season 2013. This item will be duplicated in Season 2011 simply due to the fact that it is obvious that this episode aired in 2011 and not 2010 based on the first aired date.

2011x04 Hunt for the Shadow Cat

  • 2011-12-12T19:00:00Z25m

To reveal the secrets of the most mysterious of all big cats, a team of conservationists hire one of the U.S.'s finest trackers to locate, capture and film wild jaguars using all means necessary. This Episode is being listed under Season 2010 and 2011 due to the fact the only place there is a listing for all these episodes seems to be on Amazon, where they have 2 items with separate episode listings in them: Season 2010 and Season 2013. This item will be duplicated in Season 2011 simply due to the fact that it is obvious that this episode aired in 2011 and not 2010 based on the first aired date.

Expedition leader and wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn leads an expert team of night filming specialists into the jungles of Costa Rica on the hunt for Central America's big cats. This Episode is being listed under Season 2010 and 2011 due to the fact the only place there is a listing for all these episodes seems to be on Amazon, where they have 2 items with separate episode listings in them: Season 2010 and Season 2013. This item will be duplicated in Season 2011 simply due to the fact that it is obvious that this episode aired in 2011 and not 2010 based on the first aired date.

2011-12-13T19:00:00Z

2011x06 Swamp Lions

2011x06 Swamp Lions

  • 2011-12-13T19:00:00Z25m

After the death of their mighty male, the swamp pride is being hunted by two young male lions seeking to kill the pride's cubs. Their mothers must fight tooth and claw to ensure that doesn't happen. This Episode is being listed under Season 2010 and 2011 due to the fact the only place there is a listing for all these episodes seems to be on Amazon, where they have 2 items with separate episode listings in them: Season 2010 and Season 2013. This item will be duplicated in Season 2011 simply due to the fact that it is obvious that this episode aired in 2011 and not 2010 based on the first aired date.

Return of the Clouded Leopards follows the unique rehabilitation of two orphaned clouded leopard cubs to their natural jungle habitat. This Episode is being listed under Season 2010 and 2011 due to the fact the only place there is a listing for all these episodes seems to be on Amazon, where they have 2 items with separate episode listings in them: Season 2010 and Season 2013. This item will be duplicated in Season 2011 simply due to the fact that it is obvious that this episode aired in 2011 and not 2010 based on the first aired date.

Season Premiere

2012-12-09T19:00:00Z

2012x01 Snow Leopard of Afghanistan

Season Premiere

2012x01 Snow Leopard of Afghanistan

  • 2012-12-09T19:00:00Z25m

Afghanistan, one of the most dangerous places on earth, is home to a population of endangered and elusive snow leopards. This Episode is being listed under Season 2010 and 2012 due to the fact the only place there is a listing for all these episodes seems to be on Amazon, where they have 2 items with separate episode listings in them: Season 2010 and Season 2013. This item will be duplicated in Season 2012 simply due to the fact that it is obvious that this episode aired in 2012 and not 2010 based on the first aired date.

2012-12-13T19:00:00Z

2012x03 The Unlikely Leopard

2012x03 The Unlikely Leopard

  • 2012-12-13T19:00:00Z25m

From acclaimed filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert, The Unlikely Leopard is the coming of age story of a young male leopard with a distinct personality. Join National Geographic as we follow this leopard through his life stages, from clumsy cub and stubborn teenager to independent adult. This Episode is being listed under Season 2010 and 2012 due to the fact the only place there is a listing for all these episodes seems to be on Amazon, where they have 2 items with separate episode listings in them: Season 2010 and Season 2013. This item will be duplicated in Season 2012 simply due to the fact that it is obvious that this episode aired in 2012 and not 2010 based on the first aired date.

Season Premiere

2013-11-29T19:00:00Z

2013x01 Man v. Cheetah

Season Premiere

2013x01 Man v. Cheetah

  • 2013-11-29T19:00:00Z25m

Chris Johnson and Devin Hester challenge the cheetah in an extraordinary race of a lifetime.

2013-11-29T19:00:00Z

2013x02 Super Cat

2013x02 Super Cat

  • 2013-11-29T19:00:00Z25m

National Geographic puts feline superpowers of strength, endurance and stealth to the ultimate test.

2013-11-30T19:00:00Z

2013x03 Cougar v. Wolf

2013x03 Cougar v. Wolf

  • 2013-11-30T19:00:00Z25m

National Geographic unravels the truth about what happens in a fierce cougar vs. wolf face-off.

2013-12-01T19:00:00Z

2013x04 Game of Lions

2013x04 Game of Lions

  • 2013-12-01T19:00:00Z25m

National Geographic follows the lives of young male lions and their potential to be king.

2013-11-01T19:00:00Z

2013x06 Killer Queen

2013x06 Killer Queen

  • 2013-11-01T19:00:00Z25m

2014-11-14T19:00:00Z

2014x03 Future Cat

2014x03 Future Cat

  • 2014-11-14T19:00:00Z25m

Using cutting-edge visual effects, Future Cat showcases a new approach to big cats, visualizing how they would change and adapt to new worlds.

2014x05 Lion Gangland

  • no air date25m

Renowned National Geographic photographer Michael "Nick" Nichols and cinematographer Nathan Williamson capture the intimate story of Serengeti intrepid lions.

2014x06 Tiger Wars

  • no air date25m

In the heart of India, a tiger family battles for dominance in the ruins of a lost empire.

2014-12-31T19:00:00Z

2014x07 The Lakeshore Killers

2014x07 The Lakeshore Killers

  • 2014-12-31T19:00:00Z42m

Lions at the lakeshore

2015-11-28T19:00:00Z

2015x02 Cat Fight

2015x02 Cat Fight

  • 2015-11-28T19:00:00Z25m

Big cats have an arsenal of weapons, and when these tough predators go to war the fur always flies.

Season Premiere

2016-02-22T19:00:00Z

2016x01 Pride Rulers At Risk - part 1

Season Premiere

2016x01 Pride Rulers At Risk - part 1

  • 2016-02-22T19:00:00Z25m

Symbols of courage and power, lions have been intensively researched for many decades. While hardly a single facet of their lives has gone unnoticed, certain things have remained hidden. Thanks to thermal imaging cameras, this two-part series reveals the last secrets of Africa’s largest wild cats. We follow two prides in Southern Kenya and their respective females by day and by night, discovering astonishing behavioural patterns. Lean times face the animals as the huge wildebeest herds, which, until now have supplied the young families with ample food, are migrating south to the Serengeti. We will watch the daily struggle for survival as these mothers risk everything in order to rear their young. Protecting their youngsters from threats such as pythons, African buffalo, and elephants. However, it is the other lions that are the greatest threat. We will observe as the fate of the young lions is decided during the next few weeks and when a group of young male lions arrives with ambitions of wresting the territory from its current rulers, the situation escalates in this dramatic family saga.

Season Premiere

2017-02-19T19:00:00Z

2017x01 Battle for the Pride

Season Premiere

2017x01 Battle for the Pride

  • 2017-02-19T19:00:00Z25m

Follow a pride of lions in Botswana to discover the brutal realities of family life in the wild.

2017-02-19T19:00:00Z

2017x02 Storm Cats

2017x02 Storm Cats

  • 2017-02-19T19:00:00Z25m

In arid Botswana, water is life. Witness the incredible stories of the region’s iconic big cats as they fight for survival in the dry landscape before the rains bring new life.

2017x03 Ultimate Rivals: Cat v. Dog

  • 2017-02-21T19:00:00Z25m

Avoidance might be the only way to stay alive. Cats, dogs and the wild-card hyena, all jousting in a free for all for survival.

Season Premiere

2020-09-07T18:00:00Z

2020x01 Jade Eyed Leopard

Season Premiere

2020x01 Jade Eyed Leopard

  • 2020-09-07T18:00:00Z25m

In Jade Eyed Leopard, big-cat filmmakers and National Geographic Explorers Beverly and Dereck Joubert follow Toto, a leopard with unusually bright aquamarine eyes, as she learns fundamental survival skills. Narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Jeremy Irons, this special films Toto during the first three years of her life as she experiences the challenges and triumphs on her way to becoming an adult. documentary also uses the thermal-night-vision cameras to capture the seldom-seen night time activities of a young leopard.

Season Premiere

2022-01-30T19:00:00Z

2022x01 Russia's Wild Tiger

Season Premiere

2022x01 Russia's Wild Tiger

  • 2022-01-30T19:00:00Z25m

RUSSIA'S WILD TIGER records the battle for survival of the big cats and reveals intimate details of their lives. The animals they prey on are also in the film: tigers couldn’t survive without sika deer, Altai wapiti, wild boars and Asian black bears. A young tiger, born in a conservation area, will guide the viewer through the film. RUSSIA'S WILD TIGER accompanies him throughout the year after he leaves his mother. His search for a territory reveals the problems facing tigers in Russia‘s Far East, and the conflicts that arise when he strays into human settlements. The young tiger takes the viewer to places where the fate of Siberian tigers will be decided: vast forests, remote villages and the cities at the edge of the wilderness.

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