PLUS (MT)

8:00 pm 

Orangutan Diary   Meet Noddy, top of the class at nursery but nervous about his first day at school. Massive male Hercules, the hairiest orangutan you will ever meet, heads off for his annual leave on a river island. The confiscation team sets off on their most demanding rescue yet, and one of the technicians risks his life in a death-defying climb to get Bonny back where she belongs. D

9:00 pm 

Great African Balloon Adventure   Adventurer Stephen Tompkinson floats from northern Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park to Zambia where he visits Kafue National Park, home to Sport Beattie's elephant orphanage. Next it is on to the Victoria Falls and then Botswana where red tape requires that part of the journey must be made by helicopter. Part 2 of 3G

10:00 pm 

Wildflowers: Seeds of History   Discover the facts and legends behind the wildflowers that captivate us every spring. Why do we always see picturesque cattle among bluebonnets? Where did Indian blanket get its name? How did Native Americans and settling pioneers use wildflowers for food, medicinal cures, and to create distinctive tattoos? How are they being used today to cure cancer? Why are some years better than others? Go beyond the pretty faces to explore how wildflowers impact our food chain and their symbiosis to a healthy economy, wildlife, and ecological security. Interviews include horticulturists and botanists from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Matt Turner (author of Remarkable Plants of Texas), and tales from Luci Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson's granddaughter Jennifer Robb. D

11:00 pm 

Nature  "Superfish"  The billfish - marlin, sailfish, spearfish and swordfish - slice through the water's surface with explosive power. Their ocean journeys are epic, their life cycle, bizarre. Filmmaker and biologist Rick Rosenthal reveals the stories of these half-ton sea creatures.G