Summary for : National Geographic: Wild Surviving The Jungle
Normally, they are too fast, too slow, or too hidden for us to see. Now, with new camera technologies and cutting edge animation, we reveal how these hard to believe moments actually occur– the “inside story” revealing the brilliance behind behaviour. Rising hundreds of feet from the dark depths of the tropical forest floor, through layers of twisting branch and canopy- the jungle’s vertical landscape pushes the limits of animal engineering.source:Tv.com
Summary for : National Geographic: Wild Search For The Giant Octopus
The waters of the North Pacific around Canada’s Vancouver Island are a strange and little known world. The ocean is incredibly clean, the location is isolated and huge thermal vents heat the otherwise cold surrounding – these factors combined have led to animals and plants that can grow to huge proportions. Humpback Whales, Orcas, Wolf Eels and Bald Eagles all thrive here. A team of experts goes in search of the elusive Pacific Giant Octopus. Growing to nine metres across with the power to kill sharks, it is a formidable creature, but also intelligent and incredibly shy. Navigating ghostly mushroom fields, enormous forests of kelp, and sulphurous thermal vents the dive team explores an alien world, where persistence is rewarded with encounters with three of these magnificent creatures.source:natgeowildtv.com.au
Summary for : WAGs, Kids And World Cup Dreams – Episode 3
Chantelle Tagoe, Ellie Darby, Elen Rivas, Amii Grove and Imogen Thomas work with two charities in Johannesburg to help get homeless children into shelters rather than living on the streets. Elen has a tough start to the job when some of the youths ask difficult questions about her split from England footballer Frank Lampard, but a charismatic outreach worker helps her to focus on the task. Meanwhile, Chantelle gets 65 children at the Twilight shelter get ready for school, and Imogen learns to put her own fears aside when she sees how difficult life is for the city’s street children.source:Tv.com
Summary for : The Genius of Britain – Defying Gravity: The beginnings of British science
A celebration of British scientists’ contributions to the modern world, beginning with discoveries that were made in the 17th century. Stephen Hawking and Jim Al-Khalili explain how Isaac Newton saw mathematics as being at the heart of everything in the world, and James Dyson demonstrates Robert Boyle’s revolutionary air pump. Kathy Sykes praises Edmond Halley’s exploration of the stars, David Attenborough investigates some of architect Christopher Wren’s lesser-known interests, and Richard Dawkins tells the story of Robert Hooke – a scientist whose name was almost wiped from history by his enemies.source:Tv.com
Summary for : Britain’s Got More Talent – Episode 7
Stephen Mulhern gets to know the semi-finalists better and presents previously unseen footage from the auditions. Plus, Ant and Dec play the finale of Partners in Rhyme and judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and Piers Morgan make their predictions about who will win this year’s show.source:Tv.com
