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Natural World (1983)

7.4 39 seasons 543 episodes Ended

Documentary

Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.

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Seasons & episodes

Save The PandaOct 30, 1983 · 50m

Follows the great land migration in Africa, one of the seven wonders of the natural world. Wildebeests, numbering in the millions, run for…

From Aadvark To ZebraNov 6, 1983 · 50m

Impalas move with the great migration on the Serengeti plains of Africa. A new fawn is on his way, but so is danger for the herds.

Programmed For FlightNov 13, 1983 · 50m

On an African river in the Serengeti, a mother crocodile defends her babies against predators in the sky and on the ground. Discover the se…

JungleNov 20, 1983 · 50m

The animal kingdom in the Serengeti is in constant competition for resources. The essence of competition is for the hunt and those who can'…

Secret WeaponsNov 27, 1983 · 50m

Two mother cheetahs, able to reach top speeds of nearly 70 miles per hour, are in a race to protect and feed their new cubs. Predators clos…

Birds of ParadoxDec 4, 1983 · 50m

Known to be aggressive and dangerous, hippos are also fiercely protective of their young. Watch as mother hippos in Africa risk everything…

Jet Set WildlifeDec 11, 1983 · 50m

A newborn wildebeest befriends a fierce lioness, and a rare meeting between two river monsters, a hippopotamus and a Nile crocodile.

Pelican DeltaDec 18, 1983 · 50m

The wildlife of the Danube delta in the Black Sea, especially the white pelicans.

Winter DaysDec 25, 1983 · 50m

There are only two seasons in the Serengeti, dry and wet. As the long dry season ends, the clouds begin to darken as the rain signals new l…

God's AcreJan 2, 1984 · 50m

The wildebeest path on their endless migration is impeded several times by rivers. The waterways have certain dangers that can can result i…

Cast

David AttenboroughSelf - Host

John HannahNarrator (voice)

Juliet StevensonNarrator (voice)