When is Big Little Journeys on television?
Big Little Journeys starts on Sunday 8 October, 8pm, on BBC Two and iPlayer
How many episodes are there?
There are three episodes - each one is an hour long
What is Big Little Journeys about?
Big Little Journeys follows six tiny animals as they travel across rainforests, mountains and wetlands.
Episode one features a tiny turtle hatchling emerging from her egg and onto the side of Highway 60. She is searching for a wetland pond to call home, but must navigate the dangers of this busy road. We also meet a tiny male bushbaby who is seeking his own territory.
Other cast members include a family of endangered golden-headed lion tamarins in Brazil’s Atlantic rainforest, the peculiar Madagascan Labord’s chameleon with an extremely short life span of only six months, and in Taiwan, the rare Formosan pangolin – the world’s most trafficked animal.
Against the odds, these animals overcome huge obstacles, giant predators, and natural disasters in their quest for food, family and survival.
Working with scientists and conservationists around the world, Big Little Journeys captures the dramatic adventures faced by these tiny but mighty creatures. The series uses immersive camera systems, surveillance technology, and probe and borescope lenses that shrink the lens down to give a small animal’s view of the world, enabling the little heroes to be filmed in the same style as big animals as they embark upon their journeys in the wild.
Big Little Journeys, a 3 x 60’ series for BBC Two and iPlayer, is made by BBC Studios Natural History Unit and co-produced by PBS.
Main image © Paul Williams / NHU / BBC Pictures