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Barney's Barrier Reef

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Dive into the incredible world of the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef ecosystem. This educational series explores the lives of watery critters and their surroundings, from super-sighted shrimp to trash-eating tiger sharks, thriving as a whole in a web of life. We see how they defend themselves, get around, interact, obtain food and much, much more.

Episodes:

• Slime, Snot and Guts

  Meet the snottiest, slimiest and most gut-wrenching gang of the reef. From snot sleeping bags to slime-munching babies, in this watery world, snot, slime and guts are crucial to animal survival.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Dec 26th, 2024 at 1:00 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:28:28
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2025

• Spineless

  Barney Harwood and Gemma Hunt dive down under to discover yet more crazy connections in the wonderful world of Australia's beautiful-but-bizarre barrier reef, and join some floppy fishy friends who are stunningly and spectacularly spineless!

  Next Airing:	Thu, Jan 2nd, 2025 at 1:00 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:28:14
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2025

• Take My Breath Away

  Journey down under to discover the brilliantly beautiful and bizarre world of the Barrier Reef, and meet creatures connected by weird ways of breathing. From wobble bodies to deep diving dolphins and even snorkeling trees, this show will certainly take your breath away!

  Next Airing:	Thu, Jan 9th, 2025 at 1:00 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:28:28
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2025

• Waste Not, Want Not

  This episode meets extreme recyclers in the Barrier Reef. Nothing goes to waste in this ocean — from snot-guzzling parrotfish to poo-cleaning cucumbers, not to mention the waste disposal tiger shark, everyone here is keen to be green!

  Next Airing:	Thu, Jan 16th, 2025 at 1:00 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:28:21
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2025

• Best Friends Forever!

  The ocean world is full of fantastic fishy friendships, but just like for humans, some friends are better than others and some friends you could do without! From the coziest couples to the most peculiar pairings, these friendships are super strong because often these mates need each other to survive in the fish-eat-fish world of the Barrier Reef. The fancy term is symbiotic relationship.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Jan 23rd, 2025 at 1:00 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:28:27
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2025

• Conmen, Survival Tricks

  The crafty creatures of the Barrier Reef know that deep in the ocean depths they need some cool confidence tricks to stay alive. From the decorator crab to the sneaky snake eel, these conmen know they need to trick or be tricked. But how far do they go to stay alive?

  Next Airing:	Thu, Jan 30th, 2025 at 1:00 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:28:23
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2025

• Coral Careers for a Healthy Ecosystem

  Coral reefs are the cities of the reef — thriving, busy places where our fishy friends live, eat and hang out. And just like in any other communities, they have to work too. Everyone has a job to do, from ocean public transport to cleaning and building, or even waste disposal. That is how an ecosystem works.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Feb 6th, 2025 at 1:00 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:28:05
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2025

• Family Ties

  We find out about family ties under the sea in Australia's Barrier Reef. We encounter spoiled children and the best and worst parents, not to mention some seriously extreme sibling rivalry!

  Next Airing:	Thu, Feb 13th, 2025 at 1:00 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:28:01
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2025

• Food, Glorious Food

  Meet the veggies and meat eaters, lone diners and pack hunters, and find the weird and wonderful connections that link them all together into one fishy family.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Feb 20th, 2025 at 1:00 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:28:04
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2025

• Freak Or Unique?

  The Great Barrier Reef is home to some of the most beautiful, colorful and deadly animals on the planet, and certainly some of the strangest! From the bizarre to the hair-raising to the downright disgusting, these underwater creatures really know how to shock. But each feature serves a purpose.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Feb 27th, 2025 at 1:00 PM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:28:28
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2025

• I See You Baby

  Meet the bunch of crazy creatures that possess really awesome eyesight. From super-sighted shrimps to multi-eyed jellyfish, these guys are incredible!

  Length:	00:28:09
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2025

• Night Shift, Sleepless in the Sea

  The Barrier Reef is brilliantly beautiful by day, scarily spooky by night. The reef comes alive with a whole new gang of crazily connected creepy critters. It's night shift time for Barney and Gemma, who delve into the deep dark waters to find out who works really hard in the hours of darkness.

  Length:	00:28:20
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2025

• Not Just A Fashion Victim, Functional Fashion

  In the ocean world, fish fashion counts and there is no such thing as one size fits all. Deep down in the watery depths, there are patterns and outfits to suit everyone. Join Barney and Gemma on the barrier reef catwalk to find out why our fishy friends are certainly not just fashion victims. They take functional fashion to a whole new level.

  Length:	00:28:29
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2025

• Reef Games

  The sea is full of sporting talent — there are sprinters, jumpers, and even some gymnasts in this ocean arena. But which of our fit fishy friends will fall at the first hurdle and which will win the gold medal? On your marks, get set – swim! It is time for our reef games to begin.

  Length:	00:28:17
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2025

• Sea Trek, Navigating The Oceans

  We meet yet another amazing ocean line-up. These guys and gals really know how to get around underwater and can travel enormous distances using their amazing navigational skills and super senses. Join Barney and Gemma for a sensational Sea Trek!

  Length:	00:28:28
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2025

• Sense-Ational

  This episode investigates the sensational creatures living in Australia's Barrier Reef. From super smell to incredible eyesight, not to mention amazing skin sensations, there are some spectacular senses in this Aussie ocean!

  Length:	00:28:08
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2025

• The Reef's Got Talent

  Simon Coral and Danni Mantaray search for creatures that have the fishy factor. Simon and Danni cast their net wide to find the most spectacular seaworthy skills in Australia's Barrier Reef.

  Length:	00:27:47
  Usage rights:	Expires 6/30/2025

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