Wildly Off Track
After nearly a decade living and working in the Okavango Delta, filming hit Natural History wildlife shows including Big Cats 24/7, Living With Leopards, Surviving Paradise and Our Planet II, Greg Hartman, Rea Shulte to Brinke and Tristen Woodward face their biggest challenge yet - swapping the savannah for suburbia and losing the big budgets that go with it. Wildly Off Track dives into the lives of three friends and colleagues, who are more intimidated by supermarket self-service checkouts, UK health & safety rules and sunsets taking place later than 7pm, than they ever were by the lions, leopards and cheetahs they shared their home with. If you've ever watched the last 10-mins of a wildlife doc - the "How they made it" bit - and thought that’s the interesting part, well, this is the unsanitised version. This is your introduction to the chaos. Unscripted. Unfiltered. Unashamedly wild.
Episodes
Ep13: "We’re Going To Need A Sniff Test"
⚠️ WARNING: Wildly Off Track cannot confirm whether you would be able to identify your other half using only your sense of smell. Scientific testing is ongoing.This week the boys discuss wildlife filmmaking, dream predator-prey sequences, and the bizarre realities of spending your life behind a camera.Greg reveals how he once spent 19 days staring at a bird’s nest waiting for eggs to hatch, Rea ex
Ep12: "“That’s A Lot Of Bears They Shot For That Then”🐻
⚠️ WARNING: The bear-to-hat conversion rates discussed in this episode have not been independently verified.Greg returns from London fascinated by Buckingham Palace, confused by royal traditions, and convinced that one bear could probably produce three ceremonial hats.Things don’t improve from there.The boys discuss Scotland’s national unicorn, UFOs over the Okavango Delta, tourists accidentally w
Ep11: "He bit me on the one place you wouldn't want...🍆"
⚠️ WARNING: 🚨☢️‼️ Do not ingest snake venom - despite conversation to the contrary.If you’re frightened of snakes, spiders, geese, meerkats, baboons or anything else with teeth, fangs, venom, claws, or a questionable attitude, proceed with caution...With Rea back from Germany, what starts as a conversation about family roots, castles and beer quickly descends into a catalogue of childhood wildlife
Ep10: "I Had A Sexual Experience With it 🦂...Twice!"
⚠️ WARNING: Wildlife filmmakers should not be trusted around scorpions, baboons, or basic health and safety…With Rea still missing in Germany, Producer Mark steps out from behind the mixing desk once more. What follows is a deep dive into Tristan’s traumatic relationship with scorpions, including the time one stung him in bed… twice.Elsewhere, Greg reveals an alarming desire to become a baboon, Tr
Ep09: “If You See a 🍆, You Film the 🍆.”
⚠️WARNING: Wildlife filmmakers should not be left unsupervised in the UK…With Rea unexpectedly disappearing to Germany, Producer Mark is dragged out from behind the mixing desk and straight into the firing line. What follows is a deep dive into accidental porn-site fame, getting headbutted in the balls by a Cameroon sheep, and why wildlife cameramen apparently have an “unspoken rule” about filming
EP08: "Thank God for Khaki Fever"
⚠️WARNING: Khaki fever spreads faster than wildfire…From helicopter pilots stealing every girl in Botswana, to the brutal reality of long-distance relationships in lion country, Greg, Rea and Trist unpack what really happened when romance collided with bush life. Turns out smelling like diesel, sleeping in cars and disappearing into the bush for three days straight wasn’t exactly helping their cha
Ep07: "The cameraman never dies!"
⚠️WARNING: The boys get territorial and take a view on how 'influencers' should operate on their patch...Earlier this year influencer iShowSpeed arrived in the Okavango on his African tour. His USP is to race people and animals. Trist, Greg and Rea discuss the benefits of influences bringing the place they shared as a home for many years to a much wider audience...and debunk just how successful
Ep06: "I Can’t Tell If You’re Actually Clever or Really Dumb"
WARNING: ⚠️ The boys accidentally make a surprisingly high-brow episode!Despite starting the conversation about a recent coastal adventure spotting cows and an oyster catcher, because the fog was too thick, they quickly turn to the subject of happiness and whether they're happier in the UK or in Botswana.Topics include:why British people say thank you and sorry every 14 secondswhy Greg thinks Bots
Ep05: "Happy Birthday Sir David Attenborough"
⚠️ WARNING: Mind the [AGE] Gap ⚠️Shamelessly hopping on the bandwagon (for the third most famous man on Earth behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Jesus, obviously), the boys celebrate 100 years of David Attenborough.What cake do you buy a national treasure? And more importantly—what would you be doing at 100 if you made it that far?Rea reflects on how Botswana—and the wider natural world—has shifted sinc
Ep04: "I'm sure you could teach a Seagull to bring you a beer..."
⚠️WARNING: Idiots abroad...⚠️A civilised weekend in seaside town of Dartmouth, Devon quickly derails. As they debreif, we learn of Greg's attempts to make mates with a fisherman, while Trist and Rea double down on their masterplan: domesticated seagulls delivering cold beers on command. Greg’s not buying it—and gets progressively more wound up as the theory gains traction.Sad they didn't catch cra
Ep03: "...go ahead, you might get f***in' chowed by a Croc..." 🐊
⚠️ WARNING: Ignore the rules. See what happens ⚠️Rea says the UK has too many rules. The others say that’s exactly how you end up dead.While they argue it out, the wild quietly proves a point: elephants slipping into camp at night, guests getting charged, and zero room for error.Elsewhere: humans are robbing Greggs (the bakery!), monkeys are robbing vehicles, Greg is hooked on short form content..
Ep02: "Doctor, Doctor, Doctor...calling the Doctor..."
⚠️ WARNING: Normal Health and Safety Rules do not apply ⚠️Episode 2 and things are escalating quickly.From bush fires (some accidental… some less so) to hospital visits that feel alarmingly routine, the boys compare notes on just how far you can push your luck working in the wild. Rea’s medical history raises serious questions, Trist tests the limits of consciousness during a minor eye procedure,
Ep01: "I stole a man's bicycle...and his underwear..."
⚠️WARNING: Three Southern Africans. Out of the bush. First Ep⚠️Very much out of their natural habitat, Greg, Rea and Trist kick things off with stories from growing up “bush style” — where the stakes were higher, the rules were looser, and the consequences occasionally involved crocodiles.Expect:– Questionable decision-making– Cultural whiplash– Game of Thrones-style justice– And how to spot signs
Wildy Off Track teaser...
Once upon a time, they were filming big cats 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the Okavango Delta...then they weren't.Greg moved to Bristol, Rea and Trist came to visit.Before things get out of hand, you should probably meet them.This is Greg, Rea and Trist—wildlife filmmakers, bush veterans…and now, completely out of their natural habitat.This sneak peek of Ep1 starts politely...it doesn't last. 🦊
