Program Category: Travel & Adventure

Spiky Gold Hunters reveals one of New Zealand’s most dangerous jobs and gets a unique insight into the sub culture of sea urchin fishermen. On the edge of the seaport town of Bluff is the notorious Foveaux Straight, a rugged channel prone to vicious storms, big swells and ever changing weather conditions. Spiky Gold Hunters follows six courageous, rough, tough, and charismatic characters as they battle the tempestuous elements of Southern New Zealand. Faced with freezing temperatures, inherent threat of shark attacks, and the perils of free diving, these real cowboys of the southern oceans take us on a wild ride both on and off the water as they look to get rich in the pursuit of Spiky Gold!

Wildcard is a one-hour documentary that follows four Australian junior female surfers selected during the Be the Influence Australian Boardriders Battle in Cronulla and who are given the chance of a lifetime to win one wildcard spot into the Hurley Australian Open of Surfing in Manly. The four surfers are Kara Durante (Elouera Boardriders), Eliza Greene (Yallingup Boardriders), Alysse Cooper (Queenscliff Boardriders) and Holly-Daze Coffey (Snapper Rocks Surfriders).

Immediately following the Be the Influence Australian Boardriders Battle, the four are flown to the Hurley Surfing Australia High Performance Centre (HPC) at Casuarina in northern NSW and put to the test during a four-day selection camp with seven-time World Champion Layne Beachley, ASP World Tour competitor Sally Fitzgibbons, Surfing Australia National Coach Andy King and Surfing Australia Sport Science Manager Dr Jeremy Sheppard to see who will win the coveted wildcard.

Just one week before his X Games debut, Sinclair’s life would hang in the balance. Whilst competing in Spain, Sinclair under-rotated the most dangerous stunt in action sports. TWICE will amaze, excite & inspire you to believe in your ability, follow your heart & chase your dreams.

The face of travel is changing as an increasing number of people go in search of destinations that remain in a pristine state. Free of crowds and off the beaten path, these places are visually spectacular, biologically diverse and of enduring value. In each episode of Travel Wild we transport the viewer to a different location in a far away corner of the world. Host Lin Sutherland takes eco-travel to the next level and embarks on nature-based adventures that don’t compromise on creature comforts, yet will appeal to the growing group of travellers who crave to get back to nature. The series is peppered with opportunities to leave a positive imprint on the world through activities such as the replanting of coral reefs, replenishing of endangered marine wildlife and rediscovering lost civilisations.

Lin camps out on an iceberg, swims in a lake filled with thousands of non-stinging jellyfish, and goes in search of the feared Anaconda. She trains as a Mahout, bicycles salt pans and hikes the peaks of ancient volcanoes. Her accommodations will include a Maharajah’s lake palace, a luxury bush camp and some of the most dreamy over-water villas you’re ever likely to see. These are all places that operate in a manner designed to preserve the planet and support host communities. Travel Wild captures a kaleidoscopic picture of life in a rapidly vanishing world.

Travel Wild is a positive exploration of our beautiful environment, the places and the animals that make eco-travel one of the fastest growing sectors in the leisure and travel industry. It features the best in eco-travel adventure. It takes the audience to places they have never dreamed of going, and once there, they can see how locals fight to keep their destination so special.

Travel Wild takes viewers on an exploration of some of the world’s most important environmental travel destinations. The series showcases each stunning destination and goes below the surface to meet eco-operators, locals and experts who all work together to keep that destination so special.

Eco-travel highlights our world’s wonderful natural assets. We show viewers that eco-travel is an important part of preserving the future of our environments. In the series the audience learns how to travel with minimal impact and learns about the world’s irreplaceable environments.

It is fun, fast paced and action packed, getting to the heart of eco-adventure and education.

This Time Tomorrow, follows an epic Pacific swell over 8 days and 18,000 miles. Two surfers tracked waves generated from this single storm in an exhausting attempt to surf the same wave twice as they pulsed eastward through the Pacific.

While people, places and travel evolve, the excitement and sense of adventure of a surf trip never changes. The Search represents the philosophy of all surfers – a spirit of adventure and a willingness to go beyond the boundaries. This four-part series, narrated by Mason Ho, takes us on the journey of seasonal discovery, where the oceans deliver waves and the mountains deliver powder for epic performances and unparalleled enjoyment on The Search that never ends. Join Mick Fanning and his friends as they ride untamed waves in untouched locations.

This series sees action sports athletes-­turned-­presenters Tim Warwood and Adam Gendle dropped randomly into different locations around the UK. Their task? To take inspiration from their surroundings and, using only the props given to them, dream up and execute epic and incredible stunts. With only £1,000 for each stunt and only three days to build and test their creations, they’ll need every ounce of their extreme sports experience to pull it off.