0:00:02 > 0:00:04Welcome to my Nightmares of Nature.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08I'm Naomi Wilkinson.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10SHE SCREAMS Oh, my goodness!
0:00:10 > 0:00:14And I'm coming face-to-face with the nightmares of the animal world...
0:00:14 > 0:00:16SNAKE HISSES Oh!
0:00:16 > 0:00:18..the ones that make your spine tingle...
0:00:20 > 0:00:21..your heart beat faster....
0:00:23 > 0:00:25There it is, there it is!
0:00:25 > 0:00:27..and your blood run cold.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Are they truly terrifying?
0:00:30 > 0:00:32LION ROARS
0:00:32 > 0:00:33Or is there a twist in the tale?
0:00:35 > 0:00:40Come with me as I shine a light on wildlife's deepest, darkest secrets.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45And see if you can guess which will be my worst nightmare.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Shh.
0:00:49 > 0:00:50Welcome to the voice-over booth.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Just about to start my commentary.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- Are you ready to go? - Yeah, ready, Rick.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Here goes!
0:00:59 > 0:01:04We've travelled all over the world in search of things
0:01:04 > 0:01:06to keep you awake at night.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09SHE SCREECHES
0:01:09 > 0:01:12But to get this show on the air requires nightmares
0:01:12 > 0:01:14not just of the animal variety...
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Oh!
0:01:16 > 0:01:19..but of the film-making variety too.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Watch out!
0:01:21 > 0:01:25So in this very special show with a twist,
0:01:25 > 0:01:29I'm going to give you a VIP, access-all-areas,
0:01:29 > 0:01:34behind-the-scenes taste of what it really takes to make...
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Oh, hang on a minute, what shall we call this episode?
0:01:38 > 0:01:39Oh, I know.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Rick, can you give me a very dramatic-sounding voice, please?
0:01:42 > 0:01:47What it really takes to make Naomi's Nightmares of Nature...
0:01:47 > 0:01:50..(DEEP VOICE) Behind the Screams.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Can I have my normal voice back, please?
0:01:52 > 0:01:57(SQUEAKY VOICE) We've got serious programme making to do!
0:01:57 > 0:01:59'From the Middle East...
0:01:59 > 0:02:00Doesn't want to go up a hill!
0:02:00 > 0:02:02'..to the Americas.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Or is there a twist, in the tale?!
0:02:05 > 0:02:06'New Zealand...
0:02:06 > 0:02:08A friend has joined us for lunch!
0:02:08 > 0:02:10'..to here at home.'
0:02:11 > 0:02:12A ladybird!
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Frankly, we've had a giggle this series.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19But, before any of these fun and games could begin,
0:02:19 > 0:02:21first we had to get there.
0:02:23 > 0:02:24And when it comes to travel,
0:02:24 > 0:02:29the buzzword on this series is surely...glamour!
0:02:32 > 0:02:34The glamour of airports.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43The glamour of having far too much luggage.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44Cheers for your help, guys!
0:02:45 > 0:02:49And the glamour of our transport.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52For all installations, repairs and maintenance...
0:02:54 > 0:02:56..this is your trusty engineer.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59That's the air con!
0:02:59 > 0:03:02The sun roof is leaking a little bit at the moment,
0:03:02 > 0:03:06but it's all doable, not a problem.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09And finally, we're off!
0:03:11 > 0:03:13THEY CHUCKLE
0:03:15 > 0:03:16..Iceland motorway?
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- Whoa. - Whoa!
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Oops! We'll leave that one there, shall we?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29At least when we finally arrived,
0:03:29 > 0:03:31we can look forward to a good night's sleep
0:03:31 > 0:03:32in glorious surroundings.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Most of the time.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38For this show we travel around a lot,
0:03:38 > 0:03:40and we go quite off the beaten track,
0:03:40 > 0:03:41stay in quite remote places.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44So sometimes our accommodation is a little unusual.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Come on into our underwater lair!
0:03:47 > 0:03:48Hi, Rich.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51So, one of our particular highlights is this dolphin here,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54with a mermaid and the little mermaid baby.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55What else have we got?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Come and see in my bedroom, who was staring at me all night.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03These two lovely mermaids were watching me while I slept.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05That was not at all unnerving!
0:04:06 > 0:04:09So, the generator on the whole island went off last night,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12so we've had no air conditioning, so we're all a bit sweaty and hot.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15No lights, so getting ready in the dark was quite funny.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17SHE GIGGLES
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- Unusual, isn't it? - It is quite unusual.- Quite unusual!
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Oh, well, now that we are on location,
0:04:24 > 0:04:26we can at last get on with some filming.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30It might seem like things happen really quickly on-screen.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Like this. Guys, where's the camera kit?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36But that's just the magic of telly!
0:04:36 > 0:04:39If only things happen that quickly on location.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Sadly, it's often a waiting game.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Waiting for nature, for example.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49It's party time!
0:04:49 > 0:04:52'Perfect timing, would you look at that!'
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Welcome to Iceland!
0:04:55 > 0:04:58'And again, as if by magic!'
0:04:58 > 0:04:59'If only.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03'In reality, it went something more like this...'
0:05:05 > 0:05:08So I say, "Welcome to Iceland," as it happens?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Yes. So we're rolling.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14So now we're just waiting for the geyser to blow,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17and we don't know when that will happen!
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Now the pressure!
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Literally, face is frozen.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Welcome to Iceland!
0:05:45 > 0:05:46Woohoo!
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Did that work?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51It worked. But none of us could feel our toes any more.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Safely back on the road with our epic shot in the can,
0:05:56 > 0:05:58nature started to act a lot more quickly.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02CAR HORN HONKS Basically, the boys are in that car,
0:06:02 > 0:06:05and they've driven through the river there,
0:06:05 > 0:06:07and as the water splashed on their windscreen it froze,
0:06:07 > 0:06:09it's that cold here.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10Us to the rescue!
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Are you all right?
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Well done, team!
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- It's all for the cause. - It's all for Nightmares Of Nature!
0:06:22 > 0:06:27This series, however, the cold was the least of our weather challenges.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32Generally, waiting for nature, meant waiting for the rain to stop.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42I love Rio!
0:06:44 > 0:06:46"Come to Brazil," they said.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49"It's always sunny in Brazil!"
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Day one.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Ta-dah!
0:06:54 > 0:06:58My photo of the famous view of Rio from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Day two.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Look at it. Look at that mountain.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08I'm supposed to be hang-gliding off that.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11One, take two.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Well, I can't take off when we can't see.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Abort, mission abort!
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Day three.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20You get the picture!
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Oh, and don't get excited about Tuesday.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24We were leaving on Tuesday.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26SHE GROWLS
0:07:26 > 0:07:28So, when it doesn't stop raining,
0:07:28 > 0:07:33you just have to stop waiting, and start filming.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- RINGS BELL - # Why does it always rain on me? #
0:07:37 > 0:07:40The dog's got a matching raincoat.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42And the rain followed us from Rio...
0:07:43 > 0:07:45..to the Caribbean...
0:07:49 > 0:07:51We are now flooding!
0:07:51 > 0:07:54..and into the South African desert.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Yes, desert!
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Oh, my gosh, this is so grim.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59It's going well.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01But it wasn't over.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Then, in came...
0:08:04 > 0:08:06..the wind! Oh!
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Sound man Gary. You're loving it, because it's very difficult
0:08:11 > 0:08:13to not make everything sound like this...
0:08:13 > 0:08:15SHE WHOOSHES
0:08:15 > 0:08:17So, flamingos... SHE WHOOSHES
0:08:17 > 0:08:19What do flamingos look like?
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- You're having a lovely time, aren't you?- I'm loving it, Naomi!
0:08:22 > 0:08:24The height of summer in Brazil again.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28But don't worry, the sun did eventually show its face.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30It's hot. I'm so hot!
0:08:31 > 0:08:34There is just no pleasing some people.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35Did you hear her, Naomi?
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Anyway, once we're done waiting for nature,
0:08:40 > 0:08:42we then have to wait for sound.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49You see, we can't film anything until it's really, really quiet...
0:08:49 > 0:08:50..which is almost never.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55Helicopter, dog barking, car siren.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59It's all right, we're not trying to film anything!
0:08:59 > 0:09:02I've heard of nest boxes for birds. BIRD SCREECHES
0:09:02 > 0:09:03Shh!
0:09:04 > 0:09:06We're trying to shoot the end part of the programme,
0:09:06 > 0:09:10and as you can see we're in the desert with a camel.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Behind us, a road sweeper!
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Oh, no! Not another helicopter!
0:09:23 > 0:09:24Oh, hang on, I'm in that one!
0:09:26 > 0:09:31So, waiting for sound or should I say waiting for the soundie?
0:09:31 > 0:09:32You all right there, Rich?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Having fun, are you?
0:09:37 > 0:09:38Oops!
0:09:38 > 0:09:40'It's OK, he was fine.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43'Meerkats make sound man Rich happy.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48'But unwanted noise makes sound man Rich very not happy.'
0:09:48 > 0:09:51So here we are on this absolutely gorgeous, tranquil beach,
0:09:51 > 0:09:53about to record a piece to camera about the jellyfish,
0:09:53 > 0:09:55and then up rocks a tourist boat,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58with loads of tourists who are going to come snorkelling
0:09:58 > 0:09:59for the next half an hour.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00Ah!
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Bother!
0:10:02 > 0:10:05So that's going to help you out no end, isn't it?
0:10:05 > 0:10:07SAD VIOLIN MUSIC PLAYS
0:10:07 > 0:10:08I hate holiday-makers.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I hate anybody that looks like
0:10:10 > 0:10:11they're enjoying themselves
0:10:11 > 0:10:13when we're trying to be working.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Look at them, they're having a good time.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18I mean, what are they thinking?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Off-camera, everyone's having a great time.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Everyone's having a great time, and I'm not, because of the music.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27- Brilliant.- Oh, poor Rich!
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Party, party, ooh, ooh!
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Eventually, though, Rich gets his turn to be happy.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42And you know when sound is finally ready for filming,
0:10:42 > 0:10:45cos he'll get nice and comfy.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Ah!
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Where does Rich sit?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Rich, are you all right?
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- What?- Is this heavy? - It's hard work, what we do.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10And now and again you have to sit down!
0:11:10 > 0:11:14The fact that it's only 8am has got nothing to do with it.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17You don't see us sitting down.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Oh, well, I suppose that's better than a sleeping cameraman.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29So, the sky is quiet, Rich is sitting comfortably,
0:11:29 > 0:11:31nature is playing ball.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33SHE GIGGLES Or not.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Now all we need on set are the stars.
0:11:39 > 0:11:40The animals.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Yeah, easy!
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Filming animals doesn't always go to plan.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48But, as this is behind-the-scenes,
0:11:48 > 0:11:50let's reveal what happened when I looked
0:11:50 > 0:11:53for my ultimate Californian nightmare.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56It's the fourth series of this show,
0:11:56 > 0:11:57so you might think by now,
0:11:57 > 0:12:00I've met pretty much every nightmare of nature out there.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04But, there is one particular nightmare that all this time
0:12:04 > 0:12:05I have been avoiding.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Because it's my ultimate fear.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08The big one.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10It's great, it's white
0:12:10 > 0:12:12and it's a shark.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14There was me thinking I'd got away with it.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23The great white shark needs no introduction.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28It is simply the world's biggest and most-famous predatory fish.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32With a reputation, well, for biting people.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36But, does it deserve its bad boy image?
0:12:36 > 0:12:38You guessed it, the only way to find out
0:12:38 > 0:12:42was for me to try and see one for myself.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46So, shark biologist Chris agreed to take me out
0:12:46 > 0:12:48just off the beaches of Los Angeles,
0:12:48 > 0:12:50where these pointy-toothed predators
0:12:50 > 0:12:54had been spotted swimming with surfers.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55Eek!
0:12:56 > 0:12:59I never thought I'd be looking for this shark, that's for sure.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05So Chris, how many sharks might we see?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Well, I mean the most we've seen are maybe 13 in an area
0:13:08 > 0:13:11maybe the size of a football field.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- That's loads.- Yeah.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- Ah!- But these are babies.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20- Oh, they're babies!- They're babies.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25- We're not seeing the adults? - I hope not!- Phew! Weight lifts!
0:13:27 > 0:13:32The babies come to this bay to learn to be great white sharks.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Mom gives birth to them and they're on their own.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37There are born to be scared of everything.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38Even as great white sharks?
0:13:38 > 0:13:41They don't know they're a great white, yet.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Aww, that's kind of sweet.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47The trouble is, baby great white sharks
0:13:47 > 0:13:50are still pretty shark-like.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Yep, these are the babies.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- They're born at about 1.25 metres. - Oh!
0:13:55 > 0:13:58So they're not little babies like this?
0:13:58 > 0:13:59No, they're little babies like this!
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- When they're born, they're that big? - When they're born, yeah.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Shark teeth? Lots of teeth?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Lots of teeth, yeah, they're born ready to eat.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Even at just over a metre,
0:14:09 > 0:14:12they were still big enough to keep me on my toes.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15And we had finally arrived at the spot where they should be.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19If you keep watching anywhere around here,
0:14:19 > 0:14:21you're liable to see one.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Let's just look out for a great white shark.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28A familiar feeling of uneasiness in my stomach!
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Now, this is the point where a shark should have started
0:14:36 > 0:14:39circling the boat and I'd have been terrified.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42But this is the behind-the-scenes show after all.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45So instead, what happened was this.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- There's a fin. That's dolphins. - Those are dolphins.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Oh, it's dolphins. No sharks, yet.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Right, come on then, sharks, where are you?
0:15:01 > 0:15:05I have to say, I never, ever thought I'd hear you say that, ever.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06I know.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Especially with a great white.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10How times have changed.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Well, Naomi, I think we're out of luck.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- I'm actually really disappointed. - Me too.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Not so much as a sniff of a shark.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25And, yes, I really was actually disappointed to not see
0:15:25 > 0:15:28a great white shark.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Just don't tell the crew, or they'll make me go looking for one again!
0:15:36 > 0:15:39There's not much we can do about a shark no-show.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42But, you'd think something as common as great British head lice
0:15:42 > 0:15:43would be easy to find.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Right?
0:15:45 > 0:15:46- Are you ready to have a look at them?- Yeah.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- Sure?- Yeah.
0:15:48 > 0:15:54- Right, can you see that? It's moving.- Urgh!
0:15:54 > 0:15:55Well, no.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00Getting hold of them for filming was harder than you might think.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03First we had to pay a visit to lice buster Sophie,
0:16:03 > 0:16:06who separates these crawling critters
0:16:06 > 0:16:09from their unfortunate victims.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11I'm not taking any chances.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16I knew lice couldn't jump, but I didn't trust them.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18How many can you get on one head?
0:16:18 > 0:16:20My most has been about 1,000.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Rather my job than yours, Sophie!
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Right, so Naomi, I've got a present for you.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30Oh, lovely, thank you very much.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Look at these, look!
0:16:33 > 0:16:35There was just one problem.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38The lice wouldn't survive until our filming appointment
0:16:38 > 0:16:43at the school unless they fed on one of us.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45So, any volunteers anyone? Anyone?
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- Good on you, Diz.- Sorry, what? - Cheers.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56"Work in television," they said.
0:16:56 > 0:16:57"It'll be fun," they said.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59- Glamorous!- "Work with wildlife."
0:17:03 > 0:17:05You've done it now.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07They'd prefer to be on the head,
0:17:07 > 0:17:09but I'm not suggesting you put them on your head.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Shall we just put loads of tape all around the edge?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15You can feel them going between the hairs.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Thanks for nominating me, Naomi.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18Pleasure!
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- Hello, lice cam.- Lice cam.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- Right. Let's get these going. - Have a safe journey!
0:17:24 > 0:17:27I bet you're all wondering what happened
0:17:27 > 0:17:28when we took them off his arm?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Well, it went like this.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- Go for it.- Ready?- Ah!
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Suffering for the cause, Diz, well done!
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- Oh, no, that's horrible!- Ow!
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Urgh! So much for getting them off your arm!
0:17:49 > 0:17:50That one's escaping.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55Don't worry, we safely extracted the lice from his arm hairs.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58And got them to the school live and well,
0:17:58 > 0:18:02where their presence spurred a host of intriguing questions.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Can the actual nits catch diseases?
0:18:05 > 0:18:09When you spray, like, hairspray on your hair, doesn't the hairspray,
0:18:09 > 0:18:11like, affect them?
0:18:11 > 0:18:15How many heads would an average lice go on in its lifetime?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Hold on, let me just check.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Will they get sunburnt?
0:18:19 > 0:18:21How do they evolve in the first place?
0:18:21 > 0:18:22Do the lice have special talents?
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Crikey, your questions are very hard.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Cos they're like vampires, could you ward them off with garlic?
0:18:28 > 0:18:31How long have head lice been around for?
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Does anyone know?
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Capturing all these amazing animals on camera
0:18:41 > 0:18:43simply wouldn't be possible
0:18:43 > 0:18:48without some weird, wonderful and super-smart technology.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51BLOWS RASPBERRY Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay, ay.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Infrared cameras.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Night-time cameras.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Thermal cameras.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Slow-mo cameras.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Everything's fine!
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Too fast for you, am I, Steve?
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Oh, boom pole.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Really handy...for skateboarding!
0:19:11 > 0:19:13And then there's the special equipment...
0:19:14 > 0:19:15..for filming in the water.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19No, not that.
0:19:19 > 0:19:20This.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Bertha, the big blue bucket,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27whose job it was to keep all our gadgets nice and dry.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30For sound man Rich, it was love at first sight.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33WOLF-WHISTLES
0:19:33 > 0:19:37HUMS TO TRUE BY SPANDAU BALLET
0:19:42 > 0:19:45You sometimes have to exercise blue tubs.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Make sure they're well taken care of.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Come on. Off we go.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56She even kept Rich afloat.
0:19:56 > 0:19:57Where's Rich?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59That's all right. There he is.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03When it came to getting beneath the waves, though,
0:20:03 > 0:20:05there was no room for Bertha.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07And one of our biggest underwater challenges
0:20:07 > 0:20:10was the Bahamas submarine scooter.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Greetings, air breathers.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17This time I'm searching for the nightmares beneath the waves.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20But don't be fooled by the clear water and the colourful fish.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24SHE GIGGLES This is the domain of sea monsters.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Looks effortless, but not so behind-the-scenes.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33It took three cameras...
0:20:36 > 0:20:38..plenty of rehearsing...
0:20:39 > 0:20:43..and some meticulous miking up of the bubble by Rich...
0:20:45 > 0:20:46..and we're all set.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Oh, so much for the perfectly-placed microphone.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53That's just fallen off.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Better start again, Rich.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01- Good to go.- Good luck.- And you. - Good luck, Naomi.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04This time, we really were good to go.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09See you later.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15It was all worth the effort in the end, though,
0:21:15 > 0:21:18cos it picked up perfect sound...
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Oh, I feel a bit sick in here.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23..of me suppressing the urge to vomit.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25I'm feeling a bit sick.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- There you go!- Thank you.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Honestly, it's amazing in there.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39I don't know whether it was because I was just bobbin around,
0:21:39 > 0:21:42but in the middle I thought I was just going to chuck up.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43I felt completely green.
0:21:43 > 0:21:48I think I got all sea sick but it's an amazing sight down there.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49Whoo!
0:21:51 > 0:21:54To get a really close-up view of the animals, though,
0:21:54 > 0:21:58the secret weapons in our armoury are these.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02Teeny, tiny, tiny, weeny, little cameras.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04So itty-bitty. Hello.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Used in the right way,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09they can make you feel part of the animal action.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16Sometimes, though, the animals are so unfazed by our camo cameras
0:22:16 > 0:22:19that we get a little more than we bargained for.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22To get a really good shot we're going to try
0:22:22 > 0:22:25and put the camera right in with the agouti.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28This could be funny because they might think it's a big nut.
0:22:28 > 0:22:33But it turns out they didn't want to eat it, just sit on it.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Hey, agouti, your bum's flashing red.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Question is, who's going to get it out?
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Urgh!
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Ah! That microphone pole comes in handy again.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Urgh! Agouti bum fingers.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Anyone got a wipe?
0:22:50 > 0:22:55The other special view our little cameras give us is of our crew.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Getting them up and running can sometimes be a bit tricky.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Is this thing running?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Now there's a very technical term for this expression,
0:23:03 > 0:23:05but we don't have any idea what it is,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07so we just call it gurney warp face.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11But in fact, it's not gurning.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13No. It's a language of its own.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Each expression means something.
0:23:16 > 0:23:17Let me translate for you.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Plus, of course, the crew being, well, the crew.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Yeah, fantastic.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Even with the best kit and most well-behaved animals,
0:23:44 > 0:23:49there's always scope for, um, human error, isn't there, crew?
0:23:52 > 0:23:54We are brilliant by the way.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Are you sure about that, Rich?
0:23:56 > 0:23:58This time on Nightmares Of Nature,
0:23:58 > 0:24:02I'm taking you on a tour of the creepy critters collecting
0:24:02 > 0:24:05in the corners of this hideous haunted house.
0:24:06 > 0:24:12THEY LAUGH
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Sorry!
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Come on, guys, this is serious stuff.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23Even more, I think I would make a very good flamingo.
0:24:23 > 0:24:24What was that about?
0:24:24 > 0:24:27I'm just the director. I don't know what's going on!
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Bit of a long pause!
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- How did it go? - Just got a lot of spikes up my bum!
0:24:40 > 0:24:41Are you OK?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Ow!
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Good grief!
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Naomi, that says...
0:24:51 > 0:24:53I've forgotten what I'm supposed to say.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55NAOMI LAUGHS, CREW GROAN
0:24:55 > 0:24:58It's actually written there. You just read it.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Useless, the lot of them.
0:25:04 > 0:25:05Oh, no.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08I thought we said we weren't showing these bits.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Well, that is just about it for our California coastal trip.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Just leaves me to...
0:25:13 > 0:25:14Just leaves me to decide...
0:25:17 > 0:25:22The giant Pacific... THEY LAUGH
0:25:22 > 0:25:25BLOWS RASPBERRY
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Arggh!
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Special... BLOWS RASPBERRY
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Ah! Ah!
0:25:32 > 0:25:33Right, come on, Naomi.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37SHE FAKE SOBS I can't get these words in my head.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39BLOWS RASPBERRY
0:25:40 > 0:25:43My next nightmare animal is... I've forgotten.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45I can't even remember what it is.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47I can't do it. I can't remember the words.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49I'm too cold and wet.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- Can we go home now?- Let's go home. - Yeah!- Let's go home to bed.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56The director has allowed me to say at this point that normally
0:25:56 > 0:25:58I am a one-take wonder. Honest.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02So I thought... HORN SOUNDS, THEY LAUGH
0:26:02 > 0:26:05OK, heads, it's caterpillar, tails, it's the frog.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12Is there one on my head?
0:26:12 > 0:26:16- Boo!- Don't, you're so mean, you're so mean!
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Hey, crew, you're scared of the animals as well.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Look what happened when you lot
0:26:21 > 0:26:25tried to get one of those house spiders out of its box.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27So now the funny thing about filming spiders
0:26:27 > 0:26:30is I'm not the only one in the crew who is not overly keen
0:26:30 > 0:26:33and now we've got to put the spider into the bath.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36The problem is that there's nobody in the crew who's overly keen.
0:26:36 > 0:26:37Oh, Rich is all right.
0:26:37 > 0:26:38Well, Rich can't come, he's sat down.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- You do it. - How come I get the short straw?
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Genuinely, this isn't faked.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47You're slowing my job. Right, go.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51THEY ALL SCREAM
0:26:51 > 0:26:52It freaks me out!
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Come on, let's be brave. Come on.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- Where is it?- I'm tipping it.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- That's how you casually release a spider.- It's easy, isn't it?
0:26:58 > 0:27:03- Easy.- Easy as that, like, there's nothing to it.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- It's fine. - Note, I was the brave one there.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09So brave, in fact, that I now choose to hold spiders.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11I want to hold it before we put it back in the box.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- Naomi, you want to hold it? - I want to hold it, yeah.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15It's like a personal...
0:27:15 > 0:27:19- OK, well here we go. - Hey. It's all right.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Ha-ha, see? Not a wuss any more.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31So, that's the end of our behind-the-screams tour
0:27:31 > 0:27:35of the Nightmares Of Nature worldwide studio.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39I just have one last crucial bit of advice for surviving
0:27:39 > 0:27:41a Nightmare shoot.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44And that is - don't forget your dancing shoes!