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Wednesday night on WOUB – Lion cubs, ancient humans, and an excavation of the Colosseum – October 8 starting at 8 pm


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Wednesday Night on WOUB!

 

BIG CATS 24/7 “Succession” –  8:00 pm

A mom and two young cubs walking
Young lioness Serami is finding her feet as a new mum to two tiny cubs.
Credit Lindsey Parietti/ BBC Studios

A new generation of big cats rises in the Okavango Delta. First-time lion mum Serami protects her cubs while Mathata steps up to feed the pride. Pobe and Bo return, and as Lediba’s cub grows in confidence, she vanishes.

 

NOVA “Human: Into the Americas” – 9:00 pm

Ancient humans' journey into the Americas. Two woolly mammoths are pictured in the background.
Ancient humans’ perilous journey into the Americas

Follow ancient humans’ perilous journey into the Americas, where a frigid Ice Age landscape, mammoths, and other fearsome beasts tested their resilience.

 

SECRETS OF THE DEAD “The Rise and Fall of the Colosseum” – 10:00 pm

A large-scale excavation of the Colosseum's collapsed southern side.
A large-scale excavation of the Colosseum’s collapsed southern side.
Credit: Blink Films

The Colosseum was the jewel of Ancient Rome, wowing vast crowds with its extraordinary spectacles and exhibiting Rome’s immense wealth. But just as the structure embodied Rome’s power, so too did it contribute to the Empire’s downfall.