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Baboons with Bill Bailey

  • 2011
  • Ended
  • Documentary
  • ~22m / ep
  • 1 season

Baboons with Bill Bailey is a wildlife documentary series presented by Bill Bailey. The series follows Bill as he attempts to find out more about the lives of baboons who are living in several colonies in Cape Town, South Africa.

Latest: Season 1 · 2011

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  1. E1. Whale of a Time

    Apr 8, 2011 · 22m

    Comedian Bill Bailey presents a new series about the baboons which live just south of Cape Town in South Africa. In the first programme, Bill introduces the mischievous Smitz troop. Living on the coastline, they have their eyes on the food and belongings of unwary tourists. Lurking in the bushes is a criminal mastermind - Merlin, the Fagin of the roadside, plotting his next heist. When whale-watchers flock to view magnificent marine mammals from the lay-bys, the brainy baboons are quick to break into every car, checking for anything that will make a baboon-style picnic.

  2. E2. Attack of the Urbanites

    Apr 15, 2011 · 22m

  3. E3. Fatal Attraction

    Apr 22, 2011 · 22m

  4. E4. Load of Rubbish

    Apr 29, 2011 · 22m

    The Da Gama troop of baboons make live of their human neighbours by going through their dustbins and even take food from open windows. Wednesday is bin day and that is the day when the bins go out, the troop have an ultimate treasure hunt.

  5. E5. Catch of the Day

    May 6, 2011 · 22m

    After fishermen show up to unload their boats, they end up forgetting that they are in Smitz troop territory, and their cars are targeted by the baboons. A sports ground in the Tokai forest is taken over by the baboons.

  6. E6. Gate Crashers

    May 13, 2011 · 22m

    A male baboon called Merlin decides to break into a restaurant. The rest of the troop are chilling out in a paddling pool. Clint and Manni end up gate-crashing a children's birthday party.

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