| Inside Nature's Giants | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Created by | Mark Burnett |
| Developed by | 4International |
| Presented by | Mark Evans |
| Narrated by | Nick Jack |
| Theme music composer | Will Slater |
| Opening theme | Nature |
| Ending theme | Nature (Instrumental) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ed Forsdick Peter Gywn |
| Producer | Martin Dance |
| Camera setup | 3SIXTYMEDIA |
| Production companies | ITV Studios Lion Television Windfall Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | 29 June 2009 – 23 April 2012 |
Inside Nature's Giants is a British science documentary, first broadcast in June 2009 by Channel 4. The documentary shows experts performing dissection on some of nature's largest animals, including whales and elephants.
The programme is presented by Mark Evans. The series attempts to uncover the secrets of the animals examined. Mark is assisted by evolutionary biologists Richard Dawkins and Simon Watt, and comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg. [1] In 2012, it aired on PBS in the United States, and repeats occasionally air on Eden and Watch in the UK.
| Episode Number | Episode Name | Animal(s) | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Elephant | Asian elephant | 29 June 2009 |
| 2 | The Whale | Fin whale | 6 July 2009 |
| 3 | The Crocodile | Nile crocodile | 13 July 2009 |
| 4 | The Giraffe | Rothschild giraffe | 20 July 2009 |
Note: The season received the 2010 BAFTA Television Award for Best Specialist Factual. [2]
| Episode Number | Episode Name | Animal(s) | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Great White Shark | Great white shark | 8 June 2010 |
| 2 | The Monster Python | Burmese python | 15 June 2010 |
| 3 | The Big Cats | Lion and tiger | 22 June 2010 |
| Special | The Giant Squid | Giant squid | 14 October 2010 |
| Episode Number | Episode Name | Animal(s) | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special | The Polar Bear | Polar bear | 30 June 2011 |
| Special | The Sperm Whale | Sperm whale | 7 August 2011 |
| 1 | The Camel | Dromedary camel | 30 August 2011 |
| 2 | The Dinosaur Bird | Southern cassowary | 6 September 2011 |
| 3 | The Leatherback Turtle | Leatherback sea turtle | 13 September 2011 |
| 4 | The Racehorse | Thoroughbred horse | 20 September 2011 |
| Episode Number | Episode Name | Animal(s) | Broadcast Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special | Rogue Baboon | Chacma baboon (Fred) | 10 January 2012 |
| 1 | The Hippo | Hippopotamus | 9 April 2012 |
| 2 | The Kangaroo | Red kangaroo | 16 April 2012 |
| 3 | The Jungle | Borneo jungle | 23 April 2012 |
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