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Great Migrations

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  • 78   Metascore
  • 2010-2010
  • 1 Season
  • National Geographic Television
  • Documentary
  • TV-PG
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Three years in the making, Great Migrations is a landmark series featuring the epic struggles of animal migrations around the planet, and the groundbreaking science behind these life-or-death marathons. It's a chronicle of inspiring, often harrowing journeys, unforgiving odds, and what it really means to move as though your life depends on it.

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Alec Baldwin
Self - Narrator
Stephen Fry
Self
Thomas Fritsch
Narrator

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Born to Move

Sun, Nov 7, 201050 mins

Every day, millions of creatures are born into a life on the march, on the wing, on the run. They are migrants. Born to move. From the tiniest butterflies to the largest wildebeest, life itself hinges on these travelers' ability to get up and go. Born to Move spans the globe, revealing four of the most remarkable animal movements: Sperm Whales travelling over a million miles in a lifetime; Red Crabs overcoming horrific obstacles on a daily basis; Monarch Butterflies taking four generations to cross a continent; and Wildebeest, every year rising above the gaping jaws of ravenous crocodiles. National Geographics GREAT MIGRATIONS reveals these spectacular, surprising and inspiring stories in unprecedented fashion. This 3 year production, filmed around the globe with cutting-edge technology delivers gripping stories of birth, death, struggle and renewal. Truly the most moving stories on earth.

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Great Migrations: Abandoned Foal
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Awards

  • 2011 - Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing - nominated
  • 2011 - Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Music and Sound - winner
  • 2011 - Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography - Nature - winner
  • 2011 - Gold Panda - Best Documentary, Feature - Nature/Enviroment - winner

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Tonight's TV Hot List: Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010

Saturday Night Live11:29/10:29c NBC Hot off the heels of last week's host, Scarlett Johansson, comes another solid film actress taking on hosting duties. Anne Hathaway, a player in 2005's Brokeback Mountain, 2006's The Devil Wears Prada and the upcoming Love and Other Drugs, presides over tonight's lampooning bits and skits. She welcomes musical guest Florence and the Machine, Brit-based alt-rock practitioners headed by vocalist Florence Welch and orchestrators of the 2009 CD Lungs. — Dean MaurerRead on for previews of College Football, The Night Before the Night Before Christmas, America's Most Wanted, Great Migrations, Suze Orman Show and Crossroads.

Sat, Nov 20, 2010
Tonight's TV Hot List: Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010

Tonight's TV Hot List: Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010

Desperate Housewives9/8c ABC We know that Paul Young has been keeping secrets from Beth, and that Beth hasn't been entirely open with Paul. Their marital difficulties were Topic A last week, and there'll be more developments tonight. Meanwhile, Lynette's looking for a new nanny and Susan's looking for a new job. Expect a convergence. But Lynette gets a job offer as well — from old friend Renee. Here's a flash — a hot one — from the suddenly menopausal Bree. And is Carlos gay? Honestly, that's one of the story lines: Gaby's worried that he and Bob might become an item. — Paul Droesch Read on for previews of Hannah Montana Forever, Undercover Boss, Sunday Night Football, The Simpsons, Great Migrations and Eastbound & Down.

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Great Migrations Make Their Move

To produce Great Migrations, a seven-hour documentary about animals in transit, filmmakers spent two and a half years in the field on 83 different shoots, covering 420,000 miles in 20 countries, on all seven continents...

Fri, Nov 5, 2010
Great Migrations Make Their Move

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