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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

Africa's Giant KillersApr 11, 2014

Africa's largest herd of elephants and a fearless pride of young lions come face to face in an epic fight for survival. Rarely do their wor…

Honey Badgers: Masters of MayhemApr 18, 2014 · 59m

Record books describe the honey badger as the most fearless animal on the planet; although barely a foot tall, they have a reputation for a…

France: The Wild SideApr 25, 2014 · 59m

France is our closest neighbour and a popular holiday destination for many of us, but how familiar are we with its wildlife? With breathtak…

Nature's MisfitsMay 2, 2014 · 59m

Bill Bailey introduces a delightfully eccentric cast of creatures that have chosen to do things differently. Odd, unconventional and unusua…

The Pygmy Hippo: A Very Secret LifeMay 9, 2014

The pygmy hippo is one of nature's last great mysteries. Solitary, secretive and extremely hard to find, scientists know almost nothing abo…

The Bat Man of MexicoJun 13, 2014

David Attenborough narrates the story of Rodrigo Medellin, Mexico's very own 'Bat Man'. Since he first kept vampire bats in his bathroom as…

Penguin Post OfficeJul 24, 2014

Welcome to the Penguin Post Office, a little bit of Britain in the heart of Antarctica. Inside, the post office has everything you'd expect…

Beavers Behaving BadlyJul 31, 2014

Who are you going to call when beavers are behaving badly? Well, if you live in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Drew Reed is the go-to 'beaver buste…

A Bear With A BountyAug 7, 2014

Meet Lily, an eight-year-old wild black bear, described by some as 'the most popular bear in the world'. Why? Thanks to bear biologist Dr L…

Attenborough's Fabulous FrogsAug 28, 2014 · 59m

As a boy, frogs were the first animals Sir David Attenborough kept and today he is still just as passionate about them. Through his eyes, t…

Cast

David AttenboroughSelf - Host

John HannahNarrator (voice)

Juliet StevensonNarrator (voice)