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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

Lost Crocodiles of the PharaohsOct 12, 2003

Last year, while excavating a 5,000 year old temple buried by Egyptian sands, archaeologist Edda Bresciani unearthed a sacred chamber - wit…

Elephant CaveOct 19, 2003

Beneath the forested flanks of an extinct volcano lies a cave with a mysterious secret. Kitum Cave on the slopes of Mt Elgon in Kenya is th…

White Shark/Red TriangleOct 31, 2003

Each year, in the late summer, a region known as the Red Triangle bustles with marine mammal activity. Lying between San Francisco and Mont…

Tigers of the Emerald ForestNov 16, 2003

Huge male tigers are the focus of this film, Dedicated scientist Raghu Chundawat and his partner Joanna Van Gruisen have been studying them…

DuneNov 23, 2003

Five Owl FarmDec 7, 2003

This is the story of a remarkable place - a Yorkshire farm where all five British owls live side by side.

The Monkey Prince

The Mountain Troop is the most powerful in the kingdom, and it lives in the best location. That is where Bobo is born. From the moment of h…

The Eagle Has LandedJan 2, 2004

The struggle to bring ospreys, red kites and sea eagles back from the brink of extinction is Britain's greatest wildlife success story. Tha…

Swamp CatsJan 9, 2004

Film about a family of lions living in the swamps of the Okavango delta, seen through the eyes of a cub born just before the annual flood.

Caribou and Wolves: The Endless DanceJan 16, 2004

Across the top of North America, millions of caribou are led on their never-ending journey by the mothers of the herd. Driven by the demand…

Missing... Presumed EatenJan 23, 2004

A Moose Named MadelineFeb 8, 2004

Richard E Grant narrates this documentary following a female moose and its calf Madeline in the dangerous Canadian wilderness. The youngste…

The Amber Time MachineFeb 15, 2004

Amber is one of David Attenborough's great passions - he is captivated by its beauty and the animals frozen within it in perfect detail. In…

Five Big Cats and a CameraFeb 22, 2004

The story of the hurdles overcome by Owen Newman & Amanda Barrett, as they set out 14yrs ago to film cheetahs, leopards, servals, caracals…

Ice Age Death TrapFeb 29, 2004

For thousands of years downtown LA hid an indiscriminate killer - in one of the most surprising wildlife crime stories in the world, Natura…

Ireland: Sculpted IsleMar 14, 2004

Ireland - Sculpted Isle is a captivating journey through Ireland's most beautiful and enigmatic landscapes. This island in the Atlantic Oce…

Lion: Out of Africa?Apr 11, 2004

The biggest of the big cats is declining fast, killed because it's developed a taste for beef - cows are much easier to catch than wildebee…

Cast

David AttenboroughSelf - Host

John HannahNarrator (voice)

Juliet StevensonNarrator (voice)