Big Cat Diary

Documentary 1996

The acclaimed wildlife soap-opera continues. From a camp in the heart of Kenya's Masaai Mara, three dedicated, specialist teams from the BBC's award-winning Natural History Unit file reports on the family life of Africa's big cats.

Documentary 1996

14+

Starring Simon King, Saba Douglas-Hamilton, Jonathan Scott

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Filmmakers follow a pride of lions, a cheetah with her cub, and a leopard family in Kenya's Masai Mara.

29 min · Sep 11, 1996 14+
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Torrential storms turn the short grass plains into a quagmire, and the Big Cat Diary team can only hope that the rains will stop so that they can continue their vigil after sundown.

28 min · Sep 18, 1996 14+
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Kidogo, the cheetah, and her cubs groom themselves; Kidogo hunts while the cubs play; how Half-Tail, the leopard, lost her tail.

28 min · Sep 25, 1996 14+
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Fundi and her cubs return; cranes identify the cats' whereabouts; Half-Tail protects her cub.

29 min · Oct 2, 1996 14+
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

Simon and Jonathan study the cats' habits; Half-Tail and her cubs become more mobile; the lion pride reappears.

28 min · Oct 9, 1996 14+
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

The heavy rains disperse the prey on the Masai Mara; hungry lionesses and their cubs face uncertainty.

28 min · Oct 16, 1996 14+

Simon King

Host
Saba Douglas-Hamilton

Host
Jonathan Scott

Host

About

Big Cat Diary

DOCUMENTARY

The acclaimed wildlife soap-opera continues. From a camp in the heart of Kenya's Masaai Mara, three dedicated, specialist teams from the BBC's award-winning Natural History Unit file reports on the family life of Africa's big cats.

Information

Studio: BBC1
Released: 1996
Rated: 14+

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (United Kingdom) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.