Maurice and Katja Krafft (two well known volcanologists) who despite their death in 1991 managed to capture some of the most beautiful and unique volcanic images ever seen. Jacques Durieux follows their discoveries and updates information where they left off, visiting volcanoes such as the Erta' Ale in Ethiopia and Katchmaka in Siberia - gathering scientific data, accounts about people, about the flora and fauna - to tell us more about the Eruptions on Earth.
Details
Running Time: 5 x 52 min or 3 x 52 min.
Year of Production: 1999/2000
Produced By: SZ Productions
Immediately recognisable by its bizarre shaped snout, the hammerhead shark is an amazing example of highly specialised adaptations. Unique among the 350 species of sharks, they are the only ones that display complex social behaviours. Hammerheads explores the world of these enigmatic predators through the eyes of a maverick scientist who has led a 15 year crusade to understand these creatures.
Details
Running Time: 1 x 55 min.
Year of Production: 1997
Produced By: Thomas Lucas in association with Cahoots, Inc.
Executive Producer: R. Bernard Macleod
Heaven's Breath is an exciting series that explores the wonderful and complicated nature of the wind - a fascinating journey of discovery into the hidden mysteries of the air in motion. This series examines the wind's importance to flora and fauna; its effects on people, the environment and the planet. Using spectacular cinematography from around the world and state-of-the-art computer animation, Heaven''s Breath will captivate and compel.
Details
Running Time: 4 x 50 min.
Year of Production: 1995/1996
Produced by: Full Circle Production
Executive Producer: Steve Amezdroz
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What exactly happens when the hunted turns into the hunter? These specials combine 3-D graphics and personal accounts to recreate with forensic detail the method and mechanics of four large animal attacks. We learn of Paul Templer, a guide on Africa’s Zambezi River who was savaged by a rogue Hippopotamus; the story of Bram Schaffer, a teenager attacked by a 300 kg Grizzly Bear; a crocodile attack in Far North Queensland and a cougar attack in the United States.
Details
Running Time : 2 x 60 min
Year Of Production : 2002/2003
Produced By : Beyond Productions Pty Ltd
At the heart of the Indonesian archipelago lies the Komodo region, a unique paradise where natural selection has run its course for millions of years, without the interference of humankind. This group of islands is one of the
last homes of reptile domination, and the ruler of this kingdom is the
Komodo dragon. ‘Komodo’ explores the magnificent bio-diversity found both above and below the waters of the Komodo National Park, and the growing threat of human encroachment into the dragon’s domain.
Details
Running Time: 1 X 1hr
Year of Production: 2001
Produced by: Telcast International GmbH & Co KG
