Wild Madagascar

The BBC's 3-part Wild Madagascar , narrated by David Attenborough, begins at 8 pm tonight. Looking forward to close-up views of Madagascar's unique and beautiful wildlife - some filmed for the first time for this series.
Episode 1, 'Island of Marvels', is broadcast on BBC2 from 8 - 9pm tonight, followed by 'Lost Worlds' on 16 Feb and the final programme on 23 Feb. Find out more on  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ymh67.

If you want to be on the other side of the screen, Bridge & Wickers Africa will be glad to arrange it for you!

Chimps of the Lost Gorge

We were impressed by last night's 'Chimps of the Lost Gorge' in the BBC's Natural World series. The footage was amazing - particularly of the chimps hunting Colobus monkeys - and it was less simplistic than many wildlife programmes. It was a real pleasure to see a community project to restore forest corridor which appeared to be a Ugandan initiative, a project for which the community seems to be taking responsibility because it has come to understand that they depend of the integrity of the forest as much as the chimps.


You can watch 'Chimps of the Lost Gorge' on www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ykxq9/Natural_World_20102011_Chimps_of_the_Lost_Gorge/ until 8 March - and you can visit Kyumbara Gorge and Queen Elizabeth National Park with Bridge & Wickers Africa.

Manta Rays on ITV

ITV1 broadcasts its new documentart, Man to Mantas, this Thursday, 6 January at 9pm

Conceived by writer, Tim Ecott (associate producer), the programme will bring (filmed) sunshine to a dark evening in the chill of mid-winter, thrilling footage of manta rays and provoke thought.

Maybe we'll have to add Maldives after all...