Life Force
Evolution Never Ends
A co-production between NHK, NHNZ, France Télévisions, Science Channel and Animal Planet.
75% of the mammals, birds, and amphibians that currently face extinction are found in a small number of places that account for just 3% of all the land on Earth. These locations are called biodiversity hotspots.
THE WORLD AFTER DINOSAURS
Expected Completion: October, 2010
A co-production between NHK, NGC US, and FTD/F5
In the shadow of dinosaurs, our small mammalian ancestors developed many important features through their struggle for survival. And once the dinosaurs were extinct, the evolution of life entered a new phase. Competition between the earth's survivors to fill the large void left by the dinosaurs led to the appearance of new kinds of mammals...
THE FIRST DINOSAURS
Expected Completion: September, 2010
Over the years, people's fascination with dinosaurs has always centered around its cause for extinction. However, there is another alluring mystery about these creatures. It is about their roots. Who is the direct ancestor of the dinosaurs? What did it look like? The program goes on an investigative journey in search of the origin of the dinosaurs.
MEGAQUAKE
JAPAN, Earthquake Central
Expected completion: May 2010
A co-production between NHK and National Geographic Channels International
Focusing on Japan - the world's Earthquake Central - this documentary series explores the anatomy of earthquakes as revealed by the latest advances in seismology, and employs very realistic computer graphics to depict that threat posed by megaquakes already in the making.
