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Wildlife expert Liz Bonnin, actor Freida Pinto and mountaineer Jon Gupta reveal the hidden wonders of India's surprising natural world. This is a land where the tea comes with added elephants, gibbons sing to greet the morning, tigers dance and lions roam.
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Wed 20 May 2026
02:20
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Up close with the tiger dancers, and their bellies
Duration: 02:25
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Meet the gibbons
Duration: 01:13
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God’s confluence
Duration: 01:05
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Finding a pride
Duration: 01:39
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Liz Bonnin |
| Presenter | Freida Pinto |
| Presenter | Jon Gupta |
| Series Producer | Ben Southwell |
| Executive Producer | Julian Hector |
Broadcasts
Tue 1 Sep 2015 21:00- Thu 17 Sep 2015 00:15BBC Two except Scotland
- Thu 17 Sep 2015 00:45BBC Two Scotland
- Fri 18 Sep 2015 00:45BBC Two except Scotland & Wales
- Fri 18 Sep 2015 01:15BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 7 Oct 2017 15:00BBC Two Scotland
- Sat 7 Oct 2017 15:30BBC Two except Scotland
- Mon 26 Feb 2018 20:00
- Thu 22 Nov 2018 15:45
Sun 30 Jun 2019 17:00- Sun 23 Aug 2020 22:00
- Wed 13 Oct 2021 20:00
- Fri 15 Oct 2021 01:20
- Tue 25 Jan 2022 23:50
- Mon 31 Jan 2022 02:35
- Mon 8 Jan 2024 22:00
- Thu 11 Jan 2024 00:30
- Sat 21 Sep 2024 21:00
- Wed 25 Sep 2024 00:00
- Thu 26 Sep 2024 02:30
- Mon 10 Mar 2025 15:45BBC Two except Scotland
- Mon 18 May 2026 20:00
- Wed 20 May 2026 02:20
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Meet the presenters
Jon, Liz and Freida all have strong personal and family connections to India.