{"id":14092,"date":"2020-02-10T10:59:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T15:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/blink-films-readying-dog-tales-cat-tales-pbs\/"},"modified":"2020-02-10T10:59:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T15:59:13","slug":"blink-films-readying-dog-tales-cat-tales-for-pbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/blink-films-readying-dog-tales-cat-tales-for-pbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Blink Films Readying Dog Tales &amp; Cat Tales for PBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PBS has commissioned two new documentaries produced by the U.K. indie Blink Films\u2014<em>Dog Tales<\/em> and <em>Cat Tales<\/em>\u2014for its NOVA strand.<\/p>\n<p>Both <em>Dog Tales<\/em> and <em>Cat Tales<\/em> include interviews with geneticists, experts in animal behavior, archaeologists, vets and scientists to explore the history of the two species. It will take a look at the wild animals stretching back tens of thousands of years ago to today\u2019s domesticated pets, and how their relationship with humans has shaped their evolution and behaviors.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dog Tales<\/em> and <em>Cat Tales<\/em> are NOVA Productions by Blink Films for WGBH Boston in association with BBC. Blink Films is a Tin Roof Media company.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Chambers, co-founder and creative director at Blink Films, said: \u201cDespite humans looking after cats and dogs as pets and close companions for thousands of years, there is still a huge amount most of us don\u2019t know about them, and about how we have both shaped our lives with each other during that time. 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