Big Cat Diary (1996-2008) - Specials Episodes and Ratings

The Big Cat team revisit some of the most spell-binding scenes and breathtaking action from the programmes broadcast from Kenya's Masai Mara earlier in the year. Simon King, Jonathan Scott and Jackson Looseyia reveal more of the behind-the-scenes secrets of the series, and provide updates on some of the Big Cat characters, including feisty lioness Red and the rest of the Marsh Pride. There is also a look at how the Jackson Five leopards and their brave cheetah mum are getting on.

The lion is the biggest of Africa's big cats. But sometimes even the King of the Beasts can fall on hard times. We follow the fortunes of the Marsh pride and the Big pride.

Over six weeks we follow the fortunes of two adult female cheetahs, Kidogo and Fundi. Cheetahs are high-specification hunters designed for performance, unrivalled for elegance and sheer speed.

The leopard is Africa's shyest and and most elusive big cat. Simon King narrates the story of Half-Tail and her cub, leopards in the Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya. The programme follows them as they stalk prey and are stalked by larger predators such as lions.