Episode Information

From thick forests to remote deserts, along wild mountain ranges and into colourful seas – the Middle East has a spectacular, but virtually unfilmed, natural history. This is where east meets west, where forests meet deserts and where, if you look a little harder, the wildlife will amaze.

This series visits vast and varied Turkey, Egypt, Turkmenistan and Jordan, from the howling deserts to the whispering forests. It’s a celebration of the Middle East’s secret, incredible locations and its mysterious wildlife. Nothing is as it seems, and the natural world is fighting a constant battle to survive in an ever changing world.