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Going It Alone

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Nature documentary. Dedicated single parents from seals to sea dragons go to jaw-dropping lengths to see their babies through to adulthood.

We reveal the weird and wonderful stories of some of the natural world's incredible single parents: their devotion, dedication and often jaw-dropping endeavour in order to see their babies through to adulthood.

From the slow loris covering her baby in toxic saliva to the Weddell seal putting her pup through winter boot camp, a weedy sea dragon cleverly camouflaging his eggs against his body and the female giant Pacific octopus sacrificing herself for her brood - we see how these parents are prepared to go the extra mile to arm the next generation with what they need to survive.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 3 Sep 2022 10:00

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Devendra Banhart

    I Feel Just Like a Child

  • Alpines

    Cocoon

  • Razorlight

    In the Morning

  • Gabrielle Aplin

    Home

  • Paloma Faith

    Smoke and Mirrors

  • Björk

    It's Oh So Quiet

  • Antipop Consortium

    Volcano (For Tet Remix)

  • Seinabo Sey

    Words

  • Richard Hawley

    Last Orders

  • Paloma Faith

    Upside Down

  • Paul McCartney

    We All Stand Together

  • KT Tunstall

    Black Horse and the Cherry Tree

  • Boards of Canada

    Everything You Do Is a Balloon

  • Kasabian

    Fire

  • KT Tunstall

    Invisible Empire

  • Sigur Rós

    Vidrar Vel Til Lofarasa

  • 00:06

    Alpines

    Cocoon

  • 00:20

    Razorlight

    In The Morning

  • 00:21

    Gabrielle Aplin

    Home

  • 00:22

    Paloma Faith

    Smoke & Mirrors

  • 00:26

    Damien Rice

    My Favourite Faded Fantasy

  • 00:36

    Richard Hawley

    Last Orders

  • 00:38

    Paloma Faith

    Upside Down

  • 00:43

    Paul McCartney And The Frog Chorus

    We All Stand Together

  • 00:45

    KT Tunstall

    Black Horse and the Cherry Tree

  • 00:51

    Gabrielle Aplin

    Please Don't Say You Love Me

  • 00:54

    Kasabian

    Fire

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Hugh Dennis
Series Producer Christina Nutter
Executive Producer Jo Shinner

Broadcasts

  • Fri 24 Jul 2015 19:00
  • Fri 4 Sep 2015 01:45
  • Sun 24 Jul 2016 15:00
  • Tue 23 Oct 2018 14:45
  • Wed 24 Oct 2018 13:45
  • Wed 24 Oct 2018 14:45
  • Fri 28 Aug 2020 16:15
  • Sat 3 Sep 2022 10:00

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Meet the super parents

Facts files on the animals featured in the series.