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Hidden Kingdoms: Under Open Skies

Hidden Kingdoms (2014)

Documentary | UK

Director: Simon Bell

BBC2 | Wednesday, 27 January 2021 | 15:45

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Wednesday, 27 January 2021 15:45

Wednesday, 22 July 2020 09:00

Monday, 21 October 2019 15:15

Sunday, 6 January 2019 02:30

Saturday, 5 January 2019 19:00

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Rating: 7.9/10

User rating: 10/10

SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 1 - Under Open Skies

SYNOPSIS

Under Open Skies. In Africa's Savannah, a baby elephant shrew learns how speed is its secret to survival. In America, a young grasshopper mouse confronts the Wild West's deadliest creatures to stake a claim of his own.

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Simon Bell

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Producer: Simon Bell, Mark Brownlow

Narrator: Stephen Fry

RUNTIME: 58 min

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