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Series combining stunning wildlife with adventure. Explorers search the depths of the Guyanan wilderness, the last great unspoilt jungle. George McGavin hunts for whip spiders.

Series combining stunning wildlife with high octane adventure as a team of explorers search the depths of the last great unspoilt jungle on the planet.

Cameras follow the team every sweaty step of the way as they explore the beautiful wilderness of Guyana, from abseiling down one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world to climbing to the very top of the rainforest trees. Known as the land of giants, Guyana is home to the huge anaconda, the world's largest tarantula and giant otters

Gordon Buchanan goes in search of the elusive jaguar, while Steve Backshall abseils down one of the most powerful waterfalls in the world to see the creatures living there. Meanwhile, Justine Evans climbs to the top of the rainforest trees in search of monkeys and macaws and George McGavin explores rotten logs for whip spiders.

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Wed 7 Jun 2023 15:15

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter George McGavin
Presenter Steve Backshall
Presenter Justine Evans
Presenter Gordon Buchanan
Executive Producer Tim Martin
Series Producer Steve Greenwood

Broadcasts

  • Wed 30 Jul 2008 20:00
  • Thu 31 Jul 2008 20:00
  • Sun 3 Aug 2008 21:30
  • Mon 11 Aug 2008 01:40
  • Thu 28 Aug 2008 22:00
  • Mon 29 Dec 2008 18:00
  • Sun 29 Mar 2009 18:00
  • Wed 15 Jul 2009 20:00
  • Wed 3 Mar 2010 22:50
  • Fri 14 Jan 2011 19:00
  • Mon 18 Jul 2011 20:00
  • Tue 19 Jul 2011 00:15
  • Fri 22 Jul 2011 23:00
  • Tue 4 Feb 2014 16:15
  • Sat 8 Oct 2016 11:00
  • Mon 27 Aug 2018 16:15
  • Thu 30 Jul 2020 09:00
  • Wed 7 Jun 2023 15:15

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