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- A look at the inhabitants of Monkey World, Wareham near Dorset, owned by Jim and Alison Cronin. Monkey World rescues apes from cruelty and neglect and gives them a home for life. It is a unique sanctuary which houses the largest group of Chimpanzees outside of Africa.
- Steve Backshall's presents this documentary mini-series exploring the world of foxes - an animal that is often vilified and misunderstood.
- A farewell series of 3 programmes celebrating the last 10 years of the phenomenally successful 'Monkey Business'. The series has followed the day -to -day lives of apes and monkeys at one of the largest primate rescue centres in the world. In today's programme we look back at the Monkey Business rescues.
- Embracing the country's historic environment, 'Heritage' will dispel the myths surrounding the work of English Heritage to reveal a very modern organization that is thriving in the 21st century. As a celebration of specific English Heritage locations, properties and projects, we will explore the challenges faced by the organization. Through a mixture of archive and narrative, we reveal how English Heritage both preserves and promotes the country's natural, architectural and cultural heritage making it accessible to young and old.
- Creating amazing lawns of all different types, our contributors give tips and tricks with a sprinkler full of fanaticism.
- "Dolphin Days" follows two pods of dolphins; one wild in the warm and clear waters off the coast of the Bahamas, and the other in the semi-captive environment of a research center in the Florida Keys. This series will uncover the real personalities of dolphins and promises to uncover a few surprises along the way.
- A first in the series investigating the ingenuity of the private owners of Stately Homes and Historic houses. They battle against the odds, and escalating costs, to keep the houses running as going concerns. In today's program, presenter Chris Serle visits Highclere Castle and the Carnarvon family in Berkshire
- Two special programmes set at Monkey World in Dorset - a farewell tribute to Jim Cronin, founder of one of the largest ape and monkey rescue centres in the world. We look back at Jim's conservation dream, how he fought to build the park and how he devoted his live to rescuing and rehabilitating primates.
- Compelling and fascinating insights into the relationships between death row prisoners and British women. In Britain today, over 100 women are married or engaged to prisoners on America's Death Row.
- The third woolly monkey is born at the park, but its mum rejects it. We also meet heavily pregnant orangutan RoRo who is pregnant for the second time.
- There is a shock when a court order means a capuchin family have to leave the park. Preparations begin for the rescue of chimp Bryan, who has been living as a photographer's prop in Mexico. Julio joins his woolly monkey family full-time.
- Jim and Alison have travelled 5000 miles to collect lively three-year-old chimp Bryan, who has been mistreated and needs a home with his own kind. Alison is frustrated in her efforts to rescue adult chimp Coco from the same cruel owner.
- Toddler chimp Bryan recovers from his long journey and settles in to his new home with a hearty breakfast from Lee. There's a medical crisis for chimp Joline when her loss of hair, stiff joints and lack of appetite cause great concern.
- The vets examine 17-year-old chimp Freddie who is not his usual boisterous self, and the staff wait to see if Joline will recover from her mystery illness. In the nursery, youngsters Pip and Ben venture outside to play for the first time.
- Bryan meets his chimp foster mum Sally, but no one is certain how he will react to her. The park faces an irreplaceable loss when Jim Cronin passes away after a short cancer battle. Will Alison and the team manage to keep his legacy alive?
- The keepers face a challenge when 4 chimps move groups.We meet Rodders and Ash, two chimps who are being hand-reared by keepers who have their breakfast at home.
- Keeper Mike travels to Moscow to meet an orphaned baby orangutan named Joly who needs a new home. Meanwhile chimpanzee Eddi has a tantrum.
- Joly arrives at the park, but someone isn't pleased to see her. Orangutan Roro gives birth to her second daughter and all the signs look good that the baby will be cared for by mum.
- Chimpanzee Charlie needs dental surgery. Roro's baby has to be taken away to be hand-reared. And Seamus moves back to the nursery as he didn't make any friends in Hananya's group.
- Jim and Alison are on a rescue mission to Hungary to collect stump-tailed macaque Koko. She has been living in a pet-shop cage for 20 years and the team gets a feisty greeting. At home, Carli and Gypsy have joined the boisterous bachelors.
- The orang-utan nursery mob love spending time in their new outside enclosure, and stubborn Hsiao-Ning is even starting to enjoy life. And in Hananya's group, Patricia is being pursued by the alpha male.
- There is concern when chimp Joline is struck down by a mystery illness. Elsewhere, stump-tailed macaque Koko is introduced to the great outdoors after 20 years in a cage, and baby woolly monkey Julio is introduced to his family.
- Koko the stump-tailed macaque meets her first companion in years. Dinda is about to embark on a new life with her orang family. We meet Gismo, a capuchin with a tragic past. Golden-cheeked gibbons Peanut and Pung-Yo welcome a new arrival.
- New boy Bryan is about to meet one of the park's naughtiest residents, Seamus. Baby orang-utan Dinda is growing up fast, and it's time for her to move into the nursery full time, and the adult orang-utans have fun with giant ice-lollies.
- Jeremy is in Paris, collecting a baby orang-utan called Lingga who will be joining the crèche. In Paddy's group, all hell breaks loose over a giant fruity freeze. Alison says goodbye to woolly monkey Julio, who she hand-reared from birth.
- Confident young orang-utan Lingga has arrived from Paris. An operation on chimp Bryan's teeth reveals the damage caused by his traumatic past life. Stump-tailed macaque Koko needs a helping hand from animal manager Jeremy.
- New orang-utan Lingga meets her housemates, but young Joly is consumed by jealousy. In the chimp bachelor pad, a pile of blankets brings out Buxom's greedy side. And chimpanzee Jimmy has a very serious leg wound.
- Young orang-utan Hsiao-Ning goes crazy on too much sugary fruit. Animal manager Jeremy prepares to take a huge risk to help adult male chimpanzee Jimmy with his leg wound.
- We travel to Vietnam, where Monkey World is embarking on an exciting new project - its first foreign sanctuary for endangered primates. A new gibbon rescue centre is being built to protect these rare animals for the future.
- Chimpanzee Bryan learns a painful lesson when he goes outside for the first time. Will woolly monkey Julio be brave enough to take his first steps outdoors? And, in Paddy's chimp group, Lee gets hands-on with Susie.
- There is a new baby in the woolly-monkey house, but the team is worried about its health. Elsewhere, baby orang-utan Dinda gets to grips with her outside enclosure. And stump-tailed macaque Koko struggles with her living space.
- The life of the new woolly monkey baby hangs in the balance just 24 hours after its birth. In the chimp nursery, young Bryan is hassled by lovable hooligan Seamus. Chimp Charlie is also being picked on in the bachelor group.
- Chimp toddler Bryan finally makes friends with the bad boy of his group, Seamus. Unfortunately, it is not long before they fall out again. Elsewhere, it is moving day for the gibbons as the park arranges a 'wife swap'.
- Work begins on the new gibbon rescue centre in Vietnam - as the first primates are already arriving to begin their rehabilitation. Back on home soil, there is the patter of tiny feet in Paddy's chimpanzee group.
- It is a day of tense introductions for the chimpanzees and the gibbons; and the team begins work on its biggest mission to date - the rescue of almost 100 primates from Chile.
- The new baby woolly monkey meets its own kind for the very first time. Orang-utan Aris graduates from the nursery and meets Gordon. There is a surprise in the chimp nursery as cheeky Seamus seems to have learned to control his wild side.
- Seamus' brief period of calm comes to an abrupt end. Elsewhere, chimp Susie takes her new baby outside for the first time; and there are problems with the travel arrangements for the Chile trip.
- Vet John Lewis checks up on the leg that chimp Jimmy nearly lost, baby chimp Rodders must have a tooth removed after sustaining an injury during a play session, and there is a serious problem with the park's biggest-ever rescue mission.
- Mischievous chimpanzee Seamus is moved from the chimp nursery into the bachelor pad, and meets his old partner-in-crime Carli. Toddler orang-utan Aris is in recovery, and one of his new housemates has decided to pick a fight with him.
- Orang-utan Aris needs surgery as his knee injury is worse than expected. Chimp Patricia finally relaxes in the company of alpha male, Hananya. And chimpanzee Seamus is in for a shock when he meets big male, Paco.
- In Chile, the team has joined forces with the military to fly 88 Capuchin monkeys to Monkey World. It will be the park's biggest and most challenging rescue ever, and a huge shock for the four capuchins already living at the park.
- The Chilean capuchins finally arrive in the UK, and there is bad news in the orang-utan house. Something has gone seriously wrong for Aris since his knee operation.
- Aris is still poorly; the baby woolly monkey finally gets a name; and the alpha male chimps exert their authority. But could there be a coup brewing?
- 88 capuchins rescued from a research laboratory in Chile wake up to their first morning at Monkey World. In the Chimp nursery, Rodders has a run-in with a sticky melon, and Seamus comes face to face with alpha Butch in the bachelor pad.
- Chimps Ben and Pip need to be sedated for their move from the nursery to Hananya's group, but they give vet John Lewis the run around. Alison is worried about how the rescued male capuchins will react when they are moved in together.
- The team is forced to step in when the chimp introduction goes wrong and Ben is injured by the alpha male. Orang-utan Hsiao-Quai struggles with her ever-growing son Kai. The staff prepare to welcome another baby orang-utan into the fold.
- Hananya shows that he isn't so tough when it comes to needles. The other chimps enjoy some 'banana-fishing'. Alison and Jeremy are in Hertfordshire to re-home two more capuchins, and there's an exciting development among the gibbons.