Nicola Tremain
Director
Equator from the Air (2019)
Season 1
In a defining moment for the natural world, Gordon Buchanan makes an epic journey round the equator - taking to the skies with experts racing to protect both wildlife and people.
Released May 26, 2019
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.climate-change, tmdb.pacific, tmdb.south-america, tmdb.nature, tmdb.equator, tmdb.amazon-rainforest
Production Companies: Dragonfly Film and Television Productions
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Africa
In Africa, Gordon takes to the skies to see how a growing human population is affecting wildlife, from flamingos and elephants in Kenya to humpback whales off the coast of Gabon.
May 26, 2019, midnight
S1E2 - South America
In South America, Gordon flies over the Amazon in search of illegal loggers, and in the Andes he meets conservationists searching for new species before their habitat is destroyed.
June 2, 2019, midnight
S1E3 - Pacific
Crossing the Pacific, Gordon discovers how a view from above is helping protect hammerhead sharks and giant tortoises, and what it could reveal about the future of our coral reefs.
June 9, 2019, midnight
S1E4 - SE Asia
Gordon Buchanan discovers how eyes in the sky are helping protect endangered orangutans, elephants and people in south east Asia, where booming economies are taking a toll on the natural world.
June 16, 2019, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 240 min.
Released: May 26, 2019
Last Air Date: June 16, 2019, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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