London Zoo: An Extraordinary Year

London Zoo: An Extraordinary Year

Documentary 2020

Available on ITVX

It's business as not-quite-normal at the world-famous and historic London Zoo. The world may have gone into lockdown, but the skeleton staff of zoo keepers cannot stay at home when there are over 20,000 hungry mouths to feed. The pandemic has brought about some unprecedented challenges for both the zoo's animal residents and their keepers.

Documentary 2020

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Gemma and Meg must ensure that pregnancy care for Oni the okapi isn't blown off track by the unavailability of staff. Jamie must continue the zoo's arachnid breeding programme and introduce a couple of venomous Huntsman spiders to each other.

46 min · 24 Sept 2020
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

London Zoo is usually open every day except Christmas Day. It closed for two weeks during the Blitz, but now it's been shut for months. The animals need huge amounts of money to pay for their food and care, and without any visitors, the zoo is suddenly facing a £25 million shortfall. While the battle to find a way to reopen continues, some animals are taking advantage of the quiet period, and others are missing their interaction with the public.

45 min · 1 Oct 2020

Barnaby Peel

Director
Martin Long

Producer
Matt Smith

Producer
Emma Goddard

Producer

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London Zoo: An Extraordinary Year

DOCUMENTARY

It's business as not-quite-normal at the world-famous and historic London Zoo. The world may have gone into lockdown, but the skeleton staff of zoo keepers cannot stay at home when there are over 20,000 hungry mouths to feed. The pandemic has brought about some unprecedented challenges for both the zoo's animal residents and their keepers.

Information

Studio: ITV
Released: 2020

Languages

Subtitles: English (United Kingdom)