Are you a cat person? If so make sure not to miss The Story of Cats, an eye-opening and entertaining insight into the most popular pet on earth, and the relationship between big cats in the wild and our domestic pussycats.

Following the feline species’ journey from the jungles of South East Asia to the African Savanna and ultimately into our homes, we’ll find out more about the origins of those little balls of fluff we share our lives with.

This documentary series features the passion and expertise of cat lovers, from South African Kevin Richardson, whose faith in his understanding of cat communication enables him to play with lions (better him than us!), to the Brit who helps rear the rarest of cats in Thailand.

We’ll find out more about the familiar behaviour that fascinates, puzzles and amuses cat owners, including the sounds they make, the way they play and their hunting techniques, and how domestic cats are still evolving and will in the future become less wild, and more mild.

In the first episode, at 8pm on Sunday March 4, for the first time ever, the programme compares the humble moggy with their big cat cousins, gaining surprising insights into the entire cat. family.

In the thick jungles of South East Asia, the series also discovers which sabre-tooth wild cat has given tabbies their gravity defying climbing skills.

And in Namibia, we’ll find out how a strange looking cat called a caracal has given them the ability to jump over three metres and catch birds in flight, inspiring the phrase "put the cat amongst the pigeons".

If you love moggies, tune into The Story of Cats on STV at 8pm on Sunday March 6 for the first part in the series.