Lost Land of the Tiger

2010 - 2010

Episode 1

21st September 2010

Episode 1

Explorer Steve Backshall is joined by sniffer dog Bruiser - together, they hunt for tigers through the dense forest undergrowth. High in the mountains, wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan drives himself to exhaustion tracking tigers that seem as elusive as the yeti. And in a jungle base camp, scientist George McGavin organises a firefly disco, while camerawoman Justine Evans is stuck at the top of a tree during a tropical lightning storm. For the final team member, big-cat biologist Alan Rabinowitz, time to save the tiger is running out, as he has been diagnosed with incurable leukaemia. Alan bugs the forest with remote cameras to capture whatever secretive creatures are lurking there, but ultimately he needs to find tigers if his ambitious plan to protect them across the Himalayas is to succeed. We follow the expedition every emotional step of the way as they strive to find evidence that could help to bring wild tigers back from the brink of extinction and safeguard their future.

Episode 2

22nd September 2010

Episode 2

The second part of the BBC Natural History Unit's wildlife adventure series following an expedition to search for tigers in the Himalayas. The team strikes out from base camp to track down tigers throughout Bhutan. Kayaker Steve Backshall heads to the eastern jungles and is pushed to the absolute limit when he takes on a mighty white-water river. Big cat cameraman Gordon Buchanan deploys remote cameras far and wide, and he uses a clever fingerprinting technique to identify individual tigers from their unique stripe patterns. Meanwhile, biologist Dr George McGavin is on a mission to India, where he finally comes face to face with the king of the jungle.

Episode 3

23rd September 2010

Episode 3

The climax to the BBC Natural History Unit's wildlife adventure series searching for tigers in the Himalayas. Following extraordinary rumours of tigers living in the mountains of Bhutan, the expedition shifts to high altitude. Cameraman Gordon Buchanan captures remarkable footage of a snow leopard cub at over 5,000 metres. Along the Tibetan border, explorer Steve Backshall treks to the mystical Tiger Mountain. Helped by a remote tribe, he has a very close encounter with the world's most elusive predator. The plight of the endangered tiger brings biologist Dr. George McGavin to tears, and the team present their findings to the Bhutanese prime minister. As the expedition culminates, Gordon makes the discovery of a lifetime.

Top Cast

Alan Rabinowitz•Steve Backshall•Gordon Buchanan

Director

Annie Backhouse

Documentary

Documentary following a team of big cat experts and wildlife filmmakers as they embark upon a dramatic expedition searching for tigers hidden in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan.

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Alan Rabinowitz

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Steve Backshall

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Gordon Buchanan

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Justine Evans

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George McGavin

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Richard Armitage

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Annie Backhouse

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Susanna Handslip

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Rowan Musgrave

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Jonathan Keeling

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Tim Martin

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Annie Backhouse

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Susanna Handslip

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Rowan Musgrave

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Jonathan Gunton

Music

Peter Brownlee

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Gary Skipton

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John Wigger

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Annie De Serville

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Nick Allinson

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Matt Coster

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Mark Roberts

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Ben Wood

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Christina Karliczek

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David McKay

Aerial Camera

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Luke Barnett

Additional Photography

Henry M. Mix

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Jed Weingarten

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Tim Bolt

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Sue Western

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Caroline Cox

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Anna Forrester

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Sinead Gogarty

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Theo Webb

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Graham MacFarlane

Director of Photography

Max Hug Williams

Director of Photography

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