Built for the Kill is a nature series made by Granada Wild for the National Geographic Channel. It was produced from 2001 to 2004, with a total of 31 episodes. Each episode runs for approximately 48 minutes including the credits and opening titles.
Format Episodes of Built For The Kill cover a topic or habitat for predatory animals, such as "Coral Reef" or "Packs". If the episode is the name of a Habitat (Coral Reef), the episode will feature predators from that environment. If the episode's name is something like "Jaws" or "Packs", it will feature predators who utilize the name of the episode. Built For The Kill uses a graphical approach to catch the audiences attention, often showing inner workings of the predatory animals (e.g. showing a snake's "Jacobson Organ" inside its mouth) by using diagrams. Some effects seen are used to show the audience what they can't really see, but is there (such as the electricity coming from an Electric Ray or the sound waves used in Echo Location). This graphical approach to nature is meant to make the documentary more interesting to watch.
Built for the Kills classic opening was a montage of creatures featured in the first 7 episodes (Desert, Coral Reef, Rainforest, Grassland, Miniature, Swamp and Ocean) with a catchy theme song. This opening was changed further into the series to one that shows the National Geographic logo in various parts. The theme song stayed the same however.
In 2011 National Geographic Channel resurrect the show with four new episodes. However, the four episodes were presented with a slightly different style than the original. The following four episodes are (lion, great white shark, polar bear, and crocodile) and is expected to be continued.
Episodes
Home releases (2005, Europe, 2 Discs) 01 Claws 02 Killer Canines 03 Jaws 04 Packs 05 Speed
Collection 1 (2009, Australia, 4 Discs)
01 Desert 02 Coral Reef 03 Rainforest 04 Grassland 05 Miniature 06 Swamp 07 Ocean 08 Cold 09 Night 10 Island
Collection 2 (2010, Australia, 4 Discs)
01 Forest 02 River 03 Hidden 04 Chase 05 Poison 06 Ambush 07 Birds of Prey 08 Cat 09 Shark 10 Snake
Related National Geographic programs
Dangerous Encounters Battle at Kruger
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20120508011716/http://natgeotv.com/uk/built-for-the-kill https://web.archive.org/web/20100131091012/http://www.locatetv.com/tv/built-for-the-kill