Brilliant Creatures (1998)Brilliant Creatures

Brilliant Creatures is a children's wildlife TV show which produced six series and aired in the UK on ITV's children's slot CITV between 1998 and 2003. It was produced by The Foundation.

The original presenters were Terry Nutkins and Gail McKenna. Presenters in later series included Chris Rogers in series 2 and from series 4, the show continued to be presented by Gail McKenna who was joined by Stephen Mulhern.

Where to Watch Brilliant Creatures (1998) • Brilliant Creatures

10 Episodes

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    Aflevering 1On today's show Stephen hatches a fantastic baby shark from a Mermaid's purse. There are some brilliant spotty babies in the studio. Two Jaguar cubs, discover why they are one of the least known but most impressive of the big cats. Find out how Stephen gets on capturing a wild and very snappy opossum and in Little and Large you can meet the mini Merlin and the magnificent Golden Eagle.
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    Aflevering 2In the second of our American films find out how Stephen gets on trapping a very cross 2-meter alligator which has made his home in a Miami garden. In the Brilliant But Deadly Top 5 creature countdown discover a whole host of creatures that could kill you in a matter of minutes, today it's the Fat tailed Scorpion there is no antivenom for its sting and death follows in under two hours!
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    Aflevering 3Don't know your stoats from your weasels or your frogs from your toads? Well we'll give you the knowledge to Spot the Difference in an all-new section of the show today its fearsome crocodiles and alligators. In Do it Yourself we'll show you how to build a home for some prickly creatures, the brilliant hedgehog tepee!
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    Aflevering 4The studio is overflowing with puppy power when we meet some of the littlest and largest (and cutest) pups in the world. Gail and Stephen travel to America to track down the biggest cat in the world, he weighs half a tonne, stands 4-meters on his back legs, his dad was a lion and his mum was a tiger it's the magnificent Liger!
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    Aflevering 5In the latest of our American films Gail and Stephen go swimming with the biggest land animal in the world the brilliant and very surprising African elephant. Don't know your frogs from your toads or your crocodiles from your alligators; Well we'll give you the know how to spot the difference, today it's the turn of stoats and weasels.
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    Aflevering 6We'll show you how to Do It Yourself and create a Sunflower Shower Feeder to attract fantastic birds to your bedroom window. Gail and Stephen travel to Florida to meet a boy who was bitten by one of America's most deadly snakes on the tongue!
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    Aflevering 7Who do you think would win in a fight between a lion and a porcupine, a meerkat and a scorpion, and a kookaburra and a deadly snake? Find out if you're right in today's show also meet Sweetpea the bike riding owl.
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    Aflevering 8We put the Egyptian Vulture to the test to see if he can crack into the biggest egg in the world an ostrich egg that is strong enough to support the weight of two adults! Find out how Gail and Stephen get on in the second part of their challenge with their training complete they now have to compete in a national sled dog event against 80 of the top teams in the country.
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    Aflevering 9In today's show meet the beautiful bouncing beast of the cat world the incredible caracal can jump 4-meters into the air in a single bound and we've got a whole family of them in the studio. In the Brilliant But Deadly Top 5 creature countdown discover a whole host of creatures that could kill you in a matter of minutes, today it's the tiny blue ring octopus.
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    Aflevering 10In today's programme we'll show you how to Do It Yourself and build a Creepy Crawly Catcher so you never have to pick up a spider again. Gail and Stephen face a new challenge and this time its camel racing. In the Brilliant But Deadly Top 5 creature countdown discover creatures that could kill you in a matter of minutes, today it's the man eating tiger.

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