Big Cat Diary

Tuesday, 08 July
8.00pm

The magnificent Kenyan Masai Mara plain is the scene of daily drama and action for the majestic and playful big cats.

Under the watchful eye of the three presenters Jonathan Scott, Simon King and Saba Douglas-Hamilton, the antics of the cheetahs, lions and leopards inspire heart-stopping terror and real pathos.

The beautiful footage of their daily fight for food and survival against enemies and rivals for their territory is interspersed with affectionate and humorous commentary. Toto the tiny cheetah, goes missing for 24 hours. Never has a search and its conclusion been so heart-rending.

Tuesday, 01 July
8.00pm

The big cats' daily hunting and prowling dramas on the beautiful Masai Mara in Kenya continue to provide a fascinating panorama for the three presenters Jonathan Scott, Saba Douglas-Hamilton and Simon King.

Simon tracks the Marsh pride lionesses as they stalk desperately to feed their gang of hungry cubs and after a couple of misses, things start to look worrying.

Saba cheers as female leopard Bella defends her hard-won kill from the attentions of some passing angry lions. Jonathan is on the verge of panic as Toto the baby cheetah and his mother are in trouble again as a tropical storm hits the Mara.

Tuesday, 24 June
8.00pm

The beauty and drama of life on the magnificent Masai Mara in Kenya is presented with colour and pathos by the passionate adventurers Jonathan Scott, Saba Douglas-Hamilton and Simon King.

Can baby cheetah Toto survive a baboon pack raid when his mother inexplicably abandons him? Bella the hungry female leopard makes a dramatic ambush on the riverbank.

The Marsh lion pride moves its young across the waterholes, but one cub falls into the deep.

Tuesday, 17 June
8.00pm

Action and drama on the magnificent Masai Mara in Kenya when presenters Jonathan Scott, Saba Douglas-Hamilton and Simon King follow the big cats through their daily travails.

There is a tense stand-off as Notch, the male lion ruler, faces a challenge from two younger male lions sniffing around the Marsh pride and then is lured away by a flirty female.

Saba is concerned that Bella the leopard seems to missing out on nourishment while her freeloading adult son, Chui, takes the spoils of the hunt. Meanwhile, Toto the tiny cheetah cub, looks perilously close to death as his mother runs off while killer baboons circle.

Tuesday, 10 June
8.00pm

Big Cat Diary returns to the Masai Mara for another dramatic season following the lives of these remarkable lions, leopards and cheetahs known to millions all over the world.

Presenters Jonathan Scott, Saba Douglas-Hamilton and Simon King revisit the big cats viewers have come to know and love, and tell their stories with an engaging spontaneity and intimacy.
Among the familiar there are some new stars. Simon introduces Notch, the lone male ruler of the Marsh pride of lions. He is looking vulnerable to a violent takeover. Saba is amazed to find Bella the leopard still has her grown-up son Chui in tow. And Jonathan is fearful for the survival of Toto, the baby cheetah, a tiny bundle of fluff, left alone on the plains crawling with predators.

The seventh series is again driven by three carefully woven storylines that play out to powerful cliffhanger endings.