Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise
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| Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise | |
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| Genre | Nature documentary |
| Narrated by | Santiago Cabrera |
| Composer | Will Slater |
| Country of origin | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Original language | Englisch |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Executive producer | James Honeybourne |
| Producer | Tuppence Stone |
| Production location | Patagonia |
| Running time | 59-60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two BBC Two HD |
| Release | 25 September – 9 October 2015 |
Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise is a nature documentary series exploring the landscapes and wildlife of Patagonia. The first episode "Fire and Ice" premiered on 25 September 2015 on BBC Two and BBC Two HD.
Episodes
| No. | Titel | Produced and directed by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Fire and Ice" | Tuppence Stone | 25 September 2015 | |
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A glimpse at the rarely seen South American wilderness, home to a range of creatures from terrain as varied as the Andes to Cape Horn. Cameras reveal the secret lives of pumas and hummingbirds, soar with condors over glacial peaks and explore monkey puzzle forests dating back to the time of the dinosaurs. The extreme kayakers who gain thrills and excitement from traversing the area's raging waterfalls are observed, as are the native cowboys, known as gauchos, as they round up wild horses. | ||||
| 2 | "Heat and Dust" | Nick Smith-Baker | 2 October 2015 | |
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This episode follows the path of the relentless wind sweeping east through Patagonia's dry desert from the Andes' peaks. The programme reveals a weird world of maras - a large relative of the guinea pig - and penguins, and witnesses the first faltering steps of baby guanacos - Patagonia's very own camels. Cameras also observe the people who have taken on this inhospitable environment and carved out a home for themselves. | ||||
| 3 | "Life on the Edge" | Evie Wright | 9 October 2015 | |
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The final instalment looks at the 4,000-mile coast that stretches from the cold waters of Cape Horn - where rockhopper penguins overcome huge challenges to raise their young - to the far north's much warmer climate, where huge elephant seals battle for position in the heat of the desert. Orcas ram-raid the beaches, grabbing seal pups to feed their young, and fishermen are also incentivised to gather the sea's bounty. | ||||