REALLY WILD SHOW - 2002

Really Wet Show: Beyond the Abyss
Michaela Strachan and Nick Baker go behind the scenes of 'The Abyss - Live', a series of BBC programmes exploring the strange flora and fauna living deep in the ocean. And in Monterey, California, Nick is given exclusive access to the spectacular Monterey Bay Aquarium.

The last show in the series features crocodiles, stag beetles, and bears in Slovakia.

Nick tracks down deadly scorpions in the desert, Michaela experiences life in the Australian rainforest, and Eils has an encounter with a starfish.

Michaela meets some tall rare wolves in a monastery in Brazil. And Nick looks at how animals survive in the desert.

Eils Hewitt plays crazy golf with some giraffes, hippos and crocodiles. Plus Nick Baker goes out and about in Whitby with a crab, and Michaela Strachan gets to the bottom of a poisoning epidemic threatening South Africa's wildlife.

Baker in the Oven
Documentary in which Nick Baker attempts to cross 150 miles of Saharan Desert in the Marathon D'Sables - the world's toughest footrace. Nick's efforts are targeted at raising money to help the endangered rhino and as if soaring temperatures, sand storms and a kit bag aren't enough to contend with, Nick also has to wear a rhino costume. Help Nick raise funds to protect the rhino by sponsoring him via the 'Just Giving' charity online link here.

Nick Baker goes in search of a rare British beetle, Michaela Strachan encounters a bizarre anteater, and Eils Hewitt finds out about the giant African land snail.

Nick Baker tracks down a little fish with a big reputation in Brazil. Eils Hewitt meets monkeys in France. And Michaela Strachan helps save the lives of flying foxes in Australia.

Michaela Strachan goes foraging for fungi, Eils Hewitt goes white-water rafting as she attempts to emulate the amazing fire ant, and Nick Baker has the lowdown on gorillas.

Nick Baker tracks down the world's deadliest frogs in the rainforest. Michaela Strachan meets some aggressive buffalo. And Eils Hewitt goes surfing with dolphins.

Nick Baker has his binoculars at the ready as he goes in search of the hyacinth macaw, one of the world's rarest birds. Meanwhile, Michaela Strachan meets some Brazilian monkeys, and Eils Hewitt tries her hand at paragliding.  

Nick Baker is on the trail of the elusive jaguar (click here to read his experience in filming this episode), Eils Hewitt meets a ferret, and Michaela Strachan finds out how a rare marsupial is being helped by some dogs.

Michaela Strachan bottle-feeds some kangaroos in Australia, Nick Baker milks venomous snakes for their poison in Brazil, and Eils Hewitt finds out how animals survive the heat of a forest fire.

Michaela Strachan nurses baby rhinos back to health, Nick Baker goes searching for great white sharks, and Elis Hewitt meets a South African family who live with hippos, deadly snakes and some really wild pets.

Antarctica Special
Children's wildlife magazine with Michaela Strachan. This edition visits Antarctica, the world's last great wilderness, where Michaela encounters the world's largest seabird, humpback whales and a nosey penguin.

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