Filmed on location in Zimbabwe, Namibia and Tanzania, this 3 hour documentary has an epic breadth as it explores four key East African genera, Pelinobius, Eucratoscelus, Ceratogyrus and Pterinochilus against the historical background of the colonial exploration of East Africa and the construction of the Uganda railway. Written and directed by the veteran tarantula filed collector, researcher and arachnohistorian Andrew M. Smith, the result is an original academic field study, which tells the story of each of the type specimens - from the museums where they are held, to the type locations where they were first discovered 130 years ago.

Length: 176 mins.