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Wildlife after dark

Join Tom Hiddleston for an exploration of nocturnal species.

EARTH AT NIGHT IN COLOR APPLE TV PLUS, FROM 4 DECEMBER

With the latest camera technology being used by wildlife documentary filmmakers, we have become accustomed to some incredible sights and scenes finding their way into our homes via our TV screens. But now these series can promise something truly extraordinary – enabling us to see in the dark.

Following in the footsteps of (released on Netflix in January), this new Apple TV Plus series offers another thrilling dive into unseen nocturnal worlds. While night-time cameras might once have shown us grainy pictures in monotone colours, makes use of powerful low-light cameras, which are 100 times more sensitive than the human eye, creating clear colour footage filmed

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