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Pet Rescue
17.00 Channel 4 |
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Real-life stories of rescued animals. A young stray cat arrives at the veterinary clinic in Thorne near Doncaster. It is in a bad way after being used for target practice. |
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| Tuesday
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Dog and Duck
15.20 ITV |
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Pet Rescue
17.00 Channel 4 |
Land Lovers. Preschool fun. Dog feels that, being a land-based animal, he should stay out of the water. But a trip to the beach changes his mind. |
Real-life stories of rescued animals. A lurcher puppy is found abandoned in a house with two other adult lurchers. RSPCA Inspector Jo Daniel is very concerned about the health of the pup, which is in need of urgent veterinary care. |
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| Wednesday
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The Really Wild Show
08.00 BBC2 |
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Pet Rescue
17.00 Channel 4 |
Exploring nature, with Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Howie Watkins. |
Real-life tales of animals in need. The staff at the RSPCA Hospital in Birmingham treat a traumatised stray little owl with an injured eye, which needs special care if it is ever to live in the wild again. |
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Wildwatch with Chris Packham
17.35 ITV |
California Bay
19.30 Channel 5 |
Wildlife series. This edition looks at fast pets and a sniffer dog at Gatwick Airport. |
Documentary series examining the diverse marine life of Monterey Bay, California. Scientists from MBARI use a remotely operated submarine to explore the mile-deep Monterey Canyon. And one of the aquarium's three sea otters has arthritis in her hips.
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| Thursday
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Rotten Ralph
16.10 BBC1 |
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Pet Rescue
17.00 Channel 4 |
Animation featuring a tearaway pet cat. Sarah and the family prepare for their holiday to Los Fabulous - but Ralph is not keen. |
Real-life tales of animals in need. An aggressive, badly behaved, one-footed seagull proves a handful for RSPCA staff in Bawtry who may face difficulty in releasing it. |
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| Friday
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Seal Secrets
06.00 BBC2 |
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Havakazoo
07.30 |
Examining the physiology behind the diving abilities and feeding habits of grey, common and elephant seals. |
Preschool fun. Plum gets a splinter in her paw, and Watchdog tells her that the cake is for the animal rescue centre. Patricia and Messy demonstrate how to make pom pom animal pegs. |
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Pet Rescue
17.00 Channel 4 |
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Real-life tales of animals in need. This edition focuses on a busy husband-and-wife team who run a veterinary practice in Blackwood, Gwent. |
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| Saturday
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Fishbelly White
02.50 Channel 4 |
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Tickle, Patch and Friends
07.35 |
Short drama about a farm boy who is ridiculed for keeping a chicken as a pet. |
Puppet series for children. Tickle plays a practical joke on Patch, who thinks he has fleas. Plus a viewer's picture in the Woodland Gallery, and a phone-in on the farmyard radio station, Patch FM. Inlcuding 'Little Antics', 'Mr Men', 'Animal Antics', 'Plonsters' and 'Why?'. |
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Pet Project
09.25 |
Gremlins
21.00 |
Kate McIntyre and Eddie Matthews present a series all about people and their pets. Kevin loses Daisy and then learns how it could have been prevented. Plus a Hollywood dog spa, pet parrots, and how to banish doggie breath. |
Comedy horror about a placid town brought to its knees by an infestation of destructive small creatures with a vicious sense of humour. The unusual pet a boy receives for Christmas is cuddly and adorable, but when he accidentally breaks one of the rules for the animal's care, all hell breaks loose. |
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| Sunday
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Kangaroo - a Road Movie
17.00 BBC2 |
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Planet for the Apes
17.30 BBC2 |
Mark Little narrates amazing stories of kangaroo antics from deep in the Australian outback. Including a look at the dangers facing kangaroos on the road. |
Charlotte Uhlenbroek explores the world of gorillas to find out what the future holds for them throughout Africa. Although the mountain gorillas of Uganda and Rwanda are protected and their numbers are on the increase, other African apes are not so fortunate. As logging and hunting puts increasing pressure on gorillas, the race is on to find alternatives which will benefit both huimans and beasts, such as ecotourism. |
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The Natural World
17.40 BBC2 |
Rolf's Amazing World of Animals
18.15 BBC1 |
Documentary on the coyote, cousin to the wolf and one of America's most charismatic animals. The film explores how this elusive and intelligent creature with a spine-chilling call remains an icon of the Wild West - revered by native Americans, yet hated by white ranchers - and tell its remarkable story of survival, from its stronghold in Yellowstone Park right into the heart of modern cities. |
Rolf Harris with animal stories from around the world. Rolf and a surprise guest help move a family of gorillas from Howlett's Wild Animal Park to a new purpose-built home. Plus, Kate Humble meets a man who spends six months-a-year alone on a remote Scottish island monitoring sea birds. And Rhodri Williams is on the Campaign Trail investigating the appalling neglect of horses in Israel.
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