Big Cat Diary

Big Cat Diary, also known as Big Cat Week or Big Cat Live, is a long-running nature documentary series on BBC television which follows the lives of African big cats in Kenya's Maasai Mara. The first series, broadcast on BBC One in 1996, was developed and jointly produced by Keith Scholey, who would go on to become Head of the BBC's Natural History Unit. Eight further series have followed, most recently Big Cat Live, a live broadcast from the Mara in 2008. The original presenters, Jonathan Scott and Simon King, were joined by Saba Douglas-Hamilton from 2002 onwards. Kate Silverton and Jackson Looseyia were added to the presenting team for Big Cat Live.

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: 0h 25m

Release:

Rating: 9.0

Season 1 - Big Cat Diary
11 Sep 1996
"As the plains dry out following the rains, over a million wildebeest charge into the reserve. For the predators, it is a bonanza. They include two prides of lions: the Marsh and the Ridge. ..."
18 Sep 1996
"Torrential storms have turned 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 sun-down."
25 Sep 1996
"The cheetah and her two cubs have gone missing while the leopard and her cub are less elusive. One pride of lions has dispersed, but two new males have moved in. A nearby herd of zebras could mean a lion hunt."
02 Oct 1996
"Simon King, Jonathan Scott and the \"Big Cat Diary\" team have now been tracking the cheetahs, lions and leopards of the Masai Mara for four weeks."
09 Oct 1996
"The cheetah and her cubs finally reappear and presenters Simon King and Jonathan Scott spend day and night tracking the big cats."
16 Oct 1996
"In the final program, presenters Simon King and Jonathan Scott say a sad farewell to the big cats they have grown to know and love over the last six weeks in the Masai Mara."
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