Untamed China

Episode 01

Kingdom of Animals

Feb 28, 2011 · 45 min

Nigel Marven explores the country's wildlife, beginning in Yunnan province, where he finds its endangered snubbed-nose monkeys, and goes on an unusual fishing trip.

Episode 02

Deserts of the North

Mar 7, 2011 · 45 min

Nigel explores three of the country's deserts, where he encounters gekkos, sand-swimming snakes and Bactrian camels. He also searches for a Xinjiang Ground-jay.

Episode 03

Land of Giants

Mar 14, 2011 · 45 min

Nigel explores the jungles of southern China, where he finds white-cheeked gibbon, rare Asian elephants, pythons, enormous rats, and the world's largest species of moth.

Episode 04

Heavenly Mountains

Mar 21, 2011 · 45 min

Nigel visits the Sichuan Mountains where he sees blue sheep and yak. Plus, he searches the bamboo forests for unique breeds of frogs.

Episode 05

Grasslands of Mongolia

Mar 28, 2011 · 45 min

Nigel visits the far north of China, where he explores the grass for micro mammals and Mongolia's deadliest snake, and he also hopes to spot a demoiselle crane.

Episode 06

Tibet's High Plateau

Apr 4, 2011 · 45 min

Nigel visits the Tibetan plateau where he sees shaggy yak, high flying bar-headed geese, kiang, Tibetan foxes, pocket-sized pica hares and antelope.