Marguerite Smits van Oyen and Simon King headed off to South Africa in search of a troop of baboons who had developed a taste for seafood.

Whilst filming on the coast just outside Capetown, Marguerite and Simon found themselves caught up in a situation they were not expecting. Marguerite tells the story in this video.

Meanwhile, cameraman Martyn Colbeck had taken off for Morocco and the Atlas Mountains hoping to find his subjects frolicking in the snow.

The Jungles team set off on their first shoot to the depths of the West African rainforest and returned with a real treat for the birdwatchers amongst you. Assistant Producer Anna Mike could hardly contain her excitement. Watch this video of Picathartes oreas - the Gray-necked Rockfowl (or Red-headed Picathartes)

Assistant Producer Richard Chambers and cameraman Alastair MacEwen braved temperatures in excess of 45 degrees centigrade daily while filming in the Namib Desert. Find out why they were so determined by reading this diary extract of Richard's and watching a video clip of their footage.
This spider is also known as the "wheeling spider" - watch this video clip to find out why.

The following January found Marguerite and Simon off to the very intriguing location of Mauritania. People here see few tourists, let alone film makers. Listen to this drumming they recorded while filming the Imraguen fishing people of the Banc d'Arguin.

Not all filming trips go to plan. In fact most don't. Our Production Secretary Charlotte Cross had a particularly tricky time with our planned ascent up Mt Kenya.

Researcher Adam Chapman shares with us an extract from his trip diary.


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