All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Beijing and the Great Wall

    • July 13, 2021
    • ITV1

    Ray visits the Beijing Raptor Rescue Centre, learns about unusual-looking deer, and joins world expert Dr Lindesay on the Great Wall of China.

  • S01E02 Walking with Elephants

    • July 20, 2021
    • ITV1

    Ray explores plants and wildlife in China's tropical rainforest. He also meets elephant conservationist Dr Bao Mingwei, and goes in search of China's Asian elephant.

  • S01E03 China's Pandas

    • July 27, 2021
    • ITV1

    Ray explores the Sichuan Province in southwest China, a region of mountains and bamboo forests which are home to China's giant pandas. Throughout the programme, Ray joins rangers on the giant panda re-wilding programme to learn more about the vital work they do for the species.

  • S01E04 The Valley of the Cats

    • August 3, 2021
    • ITV1

    Searching for wildlife, Ray travels to the Tibetan plateau. On his journey he meets a family of yak herders and joins conservationist Terry Townsend on a search for the elusive snow leopard.

  • S01E05 The Land of the Dragon

    • August 10, 2021
    • ITV1

    Ray explores one of China's most famous landscapes - Karst country. On the Li River he learns how to fish with cormorants

  • S01E06 China’s Brown Bears

    • August 17, 2021
    • ITV1

    In Qinghai Province Ray goes on a bear hunt. Through the world’s highest and largest grassland, Ray comes across pika, Tibetan fox and even wolves - and ends up face to face with a brown bear.

  • S01E07 The Secret’s of Shangri-La

    • August 24, 2021
    • ITV1

    In the foothills of the Himalayas, Ray treks alongside herbal medicine experts uncovering secrets of its plants. Plus, he finds one of the world’s rarest creatures; the snub nosed monkey.