Secret Migrations: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Every year, the pipistrelle bat, the painted lady butterfly, the Eleonora's falcon and the Blackcap undertake mysterious migrations. From North to South and East to West, from Scandinavia to South Africa and from the Baltic to the Atlantic, these animals' journeys have crisscrossed all of Europe and Africa for thousands of years. These discreet journeys cover thousands of kilometres, and trigger puzzles that scientists are still trying to understand today. Just over our heads, or a few miles from our coasts, some of these migrations bear witness to the species' extraordinary ability to adapt, incorporating changes that have been slowly forged through evolution.

Others testify to the ever-increasing influence of man's impact on the environment. With the help of field experts and state-of-the-art technology, we will track these astonishing species and hope to reveal the mysteries and secret pathways of their migrations Thanks to miniature transmitters, satellite monitoring and DNA analysis, this series uncovers incredible journeys, unsuspected behaviour and habits that are crucial to the survival of these great migrators.

Series details

• Title: Secret Migrations
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2019-05-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-05-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: CuriosityStream
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 42277
• IMDb ID: tt10971578
• TVDB ID: 364159

Cast and credited roles

• Oliver Houlmann — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-05-08; final listed air date 2019-05-08; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Secret Migrations on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.