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Saving Planet Earth UK

2007
1 season
14 episodes
Documentary

A look at endangered species in the regions around the UK

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  • Ep 1

    1.Scotland

    04-07-200730m

    Actor Tom Conti goes in search of some of Scotland's most endangered species. With the help of local experts Tom's encounters with wildlife are richly diverse.

  • Ep 2

    2.Wales

    04-07-200730m

    Maggot (of Goldie Lookin Chain fame) tracks down some of Wales' rarest wildlife, including leatherback turtles, red squirrels, grass snakes and lesser horshoe bats, and finds out w...

  • Ep 3

    3.Northern Ireland

    04-07-200730m

    Snooker supremo Dennis Taylor returns to his native Northern Ireland seeking out endangered wildlife, including the exotic Kingfisher, the elusive Pine Marten and the majestic Iris...

  • Ep 4

    4.East

    04-07-200730m

    Myleene Klass finds out about the plight of endangered wildlife in the East. She tracks down red deer, the bittern and the great raft spider and meets the local people who are stri...

  • Ep 5

    5.London

    04-07-200730m

    Comedian and animal lover Sean Hughes goes hunting for London's wildlife, including endangered bats in Hammersmith and otters in the East End.

  • Ep 6

    6.North East and Cumbria

    04-07-200730m

    Survival specialist Chris Ryan tracks down three of the North East and Cumbria's most endangered species, and tells us why we should make sure they have a future.

  • Ep 7

    7.South

    04-07-200730m

    Comedian Rory McGrath tracks down three of the South's most endangered species, and meets the local people who are striving to prevent some of our rarest animals from becoming exti...

  • Ep 8

    8.Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

    04-07-200730m

    Wildlife fanatic Brian Blessed gets up close to some of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire's rarest and most endangered species, including marsh harriers, great crested newts, red kites an...

  • Ep 9

    9.West Midlands

    04-07-200730m

    Toyah Wilcox finds out about conservation projects set up to help struggling local wildlife, including the water vole, the slow worm, the salmon and even the common swan.

  • Ep 10

    10.South West

    04-07-200730m

    Dick Strawbridge goes on the trail of the south west's most endangered species.

  • Ep 11

    11.North West

    04-07-200730m

    Shobna Gulati looks at how wildlife in the north west is being protected, particularly the twite, the polecat and the grey seal.

  • Ep 12

    12.West

    04-07-200730m

    Josie D'Arby explores how barn owls have come back from the verge of extinction in the region after two decades thanks to the work of a local hawk specialist.

  • Ep 13

    13.South East

    04-07-200730m

    Cheryl Baker tracks down three of our most elusive wild animals - the beaver, hazel dormouse and Adonis Blue butterfly - and shows how we can all help our local endangered species.

  • Ep 14

    14.East Midlands

    04-07-200730m

    Jonathan Agnew leaves the commentary box to find out what local people are doing to protect wildlife in the East Midlands. On his travels he discovers why mountain hares, marsh mot...

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