1996   UK Big Cat Diary
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Studio:BBC
IMDb Rating:8.7 (194 votes)
Genre:BigCats
Duration:185 min
IMDb:0768973
Amazon:B00262HLAC
  ...  (Director)
  ...  (Writer)
 
Saba Douglas-Hamilton  ...  Herself - Host
Simon King  ...  Himself
Jonathan Scott  ...  Himself
Toto The Cheetah  ...  (5 episodes, 2007-2009)
John Aitchison  ...  Cinematographer
Gordon Buchanan  ...  Cinematographer
Pete McCowen  ...  Cinematographer
Warren Samuels  ...  Cinematographer
Richard Slater-Jones  ...  Cinematographer
Gavin Thurston  ...  Cinematographer
Comments: Lots of big cat drama in this series but also a lot of human drama as the three presenters look on, acting for the camera. This is one of those that's as much about the people who are showing us the cats as it is about the cats. But it's big budget and the cats are a great show.

Summary: Big Cat Diary (known as Big Cat Week from 2004 - 2006) is a documentary film that has been running since July 1996 on BBC television. The documentary is set in the Masai Mara and follows the adventures of big cats. Normally each year they have a lion pride, a cheetah and a leopard.

The series is set in the Masai Mara. The reason the Mara is such a great place for a documentary is because of the great migration. This means there will be a lot of hunting for the animals they film and also a greater chance of survival.
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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


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