The Ark

The Ark

  • 1993
  • 1 Seasons
  • 4 Episodes
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A series of four documentaries filmed behind the scenes at London Zoo as it fights for its future.

The Ark
Seasons
Tooth and Claw
4. Tooth and Claw
February 09, 1993
A rebel group of keepers and Fellows calls a special general meeting, aiming to topple the present management. Director general David Jones and his leading opponent work out their plans while a keeper nurses a sick koala named Midgie, one of two at the zoo.
The Political Animal
3. The Political Animal
February 02, 1993
As visitors flock to see the new panda Ming Ming, the very fabric of the zoo is crumbling. Health and Safety may shutter part of the aquarium. Unprofitable animal breeding programmes are scrutinized. Meanwhile, an alliance of keepers and Zoological Society Fellows plan a coup.
Natural Selection
2. Natural Selection
January 26, 1993
Cost-cutting turns to the animals, one-third of whom must go.
Survival of the Fittest
1. Survival of the Fittest
January 19, 1993
Facing the worst crisis in the Zoological Society of London's 166-year history, a new management team believes it must cut costs drastically and somehow attract more visitors. Keepers who have worked devotedly with the animals all their lives apply for their own jobs.
Description
A series of four documentaries filmed behind the scenes at London Zoo as it fights for its future.
  • Premiere Date
    January 19, 1993
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