Barney's Barrier Reef

The crafty creatures of the Barrier Reef know that deep in the ocean depths they need some cool confidence tricks to stay alive. From the decorator crab to the sneaky snake eel, these conmen know they need to trick or be tricked. But how far do they go to stay alive?

Deep down in these watery depths there are hitmen around every corner. From boxing shrimps to chomping sharks, not to mention a deadly shell with a poisonous spear, it's hit or be hit with these creepy critters, so get ready for some horrible hitmen!

Barney Harwood and Gemma Hunt discover the world of Australia's Barrier Reef. Meet the veggies and meat eaters, lone diners and pack hunters, and find the weird and wonderful connections which link them all together into one fishy family. Imagine eating something 3 times bigger than you, sucking the food of your plate like a vacuum cleaner or even digesting your food in your hands instead of your stomach. From pernickety pickers to bottomless guts, nothings off the menu for these ocean greedy-guts and table manners are nowhere to be seen. The reef is one nosh-tastic place.

Barney Harwood and Gemma Hunt discover the world of Australia's Barrier Reef. The ocean world is full of fantastic fishy friendships, but just like our world some friends are better than others and some friends you could just do without. From the cosiest couples to the most peculiar pairings, these friendships are super strong because often these bezzy mates need each other to survive in the fish-eat-fish world of the Barrier Reef. Sea creatures have funny ideas of what makes a good friend. You might not be too impressed if your best mate dressed in exactly the same clothes as you, used you as a body guard or let you do all the hard work, but in the ocean depths things are a little different.

Barney Harwood and Gemma Hunt discover the world of Australia's Barrier Reef, home to some of the most beautiful, colourful and deadly animals on the planet, and certainly some of the strangest! Everyone has a freaky party trick and the ocean underwater world is no exception. Spewing up silly string, blowing up like a balloon and changing colour in the blink of an eye, are just the beginning. No party is complete without this freak-tastic lot. From the bizarre to the hair-raising to the downright disgusting, these underwater creatures really know how to shock.