Series synopsis
Panda Adventure with Nigel Marven is an American drama television series that premiered on 5 on May 1, 2011. It ended on May 29, 2011. It stars Nigel Marven.
Nigel heads to China to learn about giant pandas for his latest adventure. He visits the beautiful reserves the pandas inhabit, before heading into the wild to achieve his ambition of being the first presenter to be filmed with a giant panda in its native habitat. He is also astonished to witness a brown panda cub, one of only five known to science. Along his journey Nigel meets the other amazing creatures that live in the bamboo forest, including naughty macaques, golden snub-nosed monkeys and ...
Premise
Nigel heads to China to learn about giant pandas for his latest adventure. He visits the beautiful reserves the pandas inhabit, before heading into the wild to achieve his ambition of being the first presenter to be filmed with a giant panda in its native habitat. He is also astonished to witness a brown panda cub, one of only five known to science. Along his journey Nigel meets the other amazing creatures that live in the bamboo forest, including naughty macaques, golden snub-nosed monkeys and fluffy bamboo rats. He also feeds adorable red pandas, distant relatives of the giant panda.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Nigel Marven as Self - Presenter
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 5 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 5 | May 1, 2011 | May 29, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Nigel Marven meets panda cubs during a visit to a breeding center and fishes for a giant salamander in a freezing-cold river in the opener of this series, which follows the wildlife presenter to China to study pandas in sanctuaries and in the wild |
May 1, 2011 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Nigel finds golden monkeys and a flying squirrel while searching for wild pandas in the Foping Reserve |
May 8, 2011 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Nigel films pandas at the San Diego Zoo and goes on a night safari in China. |
May 15, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | 5 |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 1, 2011 |
| Last aired | May 29, 2011 |
| Status | ended |