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Episode 5

Orangutan DiarySeries 1
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Michaela Strachan and Steve Leonard present a series featuring orphaned and rescued orangutans in Borneo. Steve rescues a female who has dislocated her ankle fleeing her captors.

Michaela Strachan and Steve Leonard present a series featuring orphaned and rescued orangutans in Borneo. All over the island, their forest homes are being cleared to create space for palm oil plantations - sterile places where orangutans just cannot live.

Steve rescues a big female who has dislocated her ankle fleeing from her captors. Back at the centre, there is better news for Michaela when she sees her favourite little orphan Lomon finally learn to climb a tree. There is also a moving conclusion to the story of Zorro, a huge male orangutan who spent 13 years in a tiny cage before being released on to a forested island.

30 minutes

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Wed 3 May 201719:30
BBC Four

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Credits

PresenterMichaela Strachan
PresenterSteve Leonard
Executive ProducerSara Ford
Series ProducerNigel Pope

Broadcasts

  • Fri 6 Apr 200719:00
    BBC One except London
  • Fri 27 Apr 200701:55
    BBC One except London
  • Sun 22 Feb 200917:35
    BBC Two England, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Scotland only
  • Fri 13 Dec 201315:15
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Tue 14 Jan 201419:30
    BBC Four
  • Mon 27 Jun 201619:30
    BBC Four
  • Wed 3 May 201719:30
    BBC Four

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