BBC Knowledge
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Planet Earth Live
Premieres 16th May at 8.10pm (SIN/HK)Join the world’s best natural history film-makers for the most ambitious live wildlife series ever undertaken!
Experts and cameramen/women from the award winning BBC Natural History Unit combine the spectacular cinematography of Frozen Planet with the live techniques of Big Cat Live and Springwatch to follow real-life animal dramas from around the globe throughout May - a critical time for many of the Earth’s young animals.
From baby elephants in Kenya, black bears in Minnesota, macaque monkeys in Sri Lanka, meerkats in South Africa, grey whales in the Pacific to the lions of the Masaai Mara, the lives of many wild youngsters hang in the balance.
Expect the unexpected as nature writes the script.
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The Secret Life of Primates
Thursdays at 9:55pm (JKT/BKK); 10:55pm (SIN/HK); 11:55pm (KOR). Premieres 3rd May.In a spellbinding journey of discovery, renowned zoologist Charlotte Uhlenbroek undertakes a unique animal experience as she travels to the planet's jungles and mountains and infiltrates some of the greatest wild primate groups, attempting to get physically closer to them than anyone has tried before. Charlotte's adventure is not without its risks but the rewards are more than worth it, bringing the opportunity to witness rare moments of acceptance and kindness between human and primate.
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Louis Theroux: The Return Of America's Most Hated Family
Premieres 8th May at 10.55pm.Four years ago Louis Theroux spent a summer living with the community of the Westboro Baptist Church, famed for their hateful and offensive ministry. America hated them and they revelled in their notoriety. Now Louis returns to find a very different community. More like a cult than ever before, they are convinced the world is about to end. But as their behaviour becomes even more extreme, some of the younger members of the Church have fallen away, and Louis finds a family heading towards uncertain times.
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Louis Theroux: Ultra Zionists
Premieres 15th May at 10.55pm.Louis spends time with settlers in the occupied territories in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. He wants to understand the lives of people who both put themselves and their families in danger, and also seem ready to attract the criticism of the rest of the world in order to plant the flag for a bigger Israel that will encompass new lands. He joins pioneer settlers who claim new hilltops for Jewish occupation and also spends time with those who live cheek by jowl with Palestinians in Hebron and East Jerusalem.
