Journeys into the Wild: Africa: Our Wild Adventures

In this episode, our presenters share memories of their wild adventures across Africa.

Gordon Buchanan reminisces about his career beginnings in Africa, when he was only seventeen. Camerawoman Sue Gibson remembers the time she spent filming a baby elephant called Safina. Steve Backshall shares a story about one of his most terrifying encounters: diving with Nile crocodiles in the Okavango delta of Botswana.

In a very personal story, wildlife cameraman Vianet Djenguet looks back on his time filming in his beloved homeland of Congo. Chris Packham remembers his adventures in Kenya, when he came nose-to-tusk with a group of rhino on the savannah. And finally, Liz Bonnin remembers the time she tracked zebra as they embarked on Africa’s longest land migration.

Take a trip back through the natural history archives with some of the BBC’s favourite wildlife presenters, as they share a few of their most memorable wild adventures.

Season 1 Episode 1
Runtime: 60 minutes
Time: 20:00
Airdate: 9 May 2021
Network: BBC Two

Bargain Loving Brits in Blackpool: Episode 3

DJ Jason Fubar is hanging up his headphones to overhaul a bar on Blackpool prom, but his tight £10,000 budget means calling in favours and doing lots of the work himself. In Skegness, 1960s-themed B&B owner Lorraine’s hopes of impressing first-time visitors from Filey hang in the balance when her matching linen is stolen.

Bargain Loving Brits in Blackpool is a series about Blackpool’s residents and visitors, who are taking advantage of the resort’s budget prices and business or showbusiness opportunities.

Season 2 Episode 3
Runtime: 60 minutes
Time: 20:00
Airdate: 9 May 2021
Network: Channel 5

The Pursuit of Love: Episode 1

Linda dreams of a life of adventure, while Fanny is more concerned with stability after being abandoned by her mother. When a glamorous local aristocrat invites a charming stranger to a ball, Linda is instantly smitten, but Fanny’s disapproval threatens to tear the inseparable friends apart.

The Pursuit of Love follows the travails of the Radlett family, focusing on Linda, the most beautiful and wayward Radlett daughter, who falls first for a stuffy Tory politician, then an ardent Communist, and finally a French duke named Fabrice, and her cousin Fanny Logan. Consumed by a desire for love and marriage, the two women are on the hunt for the ideal lover. Their friendship will be put to the test as Fanny settles for a steady life and Linda decides to follow her heart, to increasingly wild and outrageous places.

Season 1 Episode 1
Runtime: 60 minutes
Time: 21:00
Airdate: 9 May 2021
Network: BBC One