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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

E1
Gorillas In The Midst Of ManOct 1, 1989

An intimate and touching glimpse into the lives of these gentle, highly intelligent creatures, it follows a team of scientists and voluntee…

E2
Ivory WarsOct 8, 1989

Report on the threat to the African elephant population from ivory poachers.

E3
Gran ParadisoOct 15, 1989

Documentary on the national park of Gran Paradiso in the Italian Alps, focusing on the imbalance in the fauna which inhabit the area.

E4
Fear Of The WildOct 22, 1989

Documentary on the ways man has devised of coping with a fear of dangerous animals. Questioning whether this reaction is a throwback to a t…

E5
Splashdown: A Diver's Natural HistoryOct 29, 1989

Splashdown is a diver's natural history of Britain and Eire - showing the amazing abundance and variety of our often threatened, yet rarely…

E6
Island In The AirNov 5, 1989

Looks at the isolated Bale highlands in south-west Ethiopia, preserved as a National Park, considering some of the animals, foliage and hum…

E7
Amazon, the Flooded Forest (1)Nov 19, 1989

The first of two films about the Amazon basin with its immense river system and vast rainforests. Every year for six months, the Amazon flo…

E8
Amazon, the Flooded Forest (2)Nov 26, 1989

The second of two films about the Amazon Basin, with its immense river system and vast rainforests. Looks at the species of wildlife that i…

E9
A Tramp In The DarienDec 3, 1989

Naturalist and writer Jonathan Maslow treks through one of South America's last great wildernesses, looking at the nature, wildlife, enviro…

E10
The Taming Of The EweDec 10, 1989

Explores how man has exploited the natural behaviour of the dog to control sheep, examining the dog's instincts and ways of ensuring sheepd…

E11
Under The IceDec 17, 1989

Program looking at the world and life forms found under the ice in the seas of the Antarctic.

E12
The SisterhoodJan 7, 1990

Richard Goss spent 18 months in the isolated heart of the Okavango Delta in Botswana, sharing in the nocturnal lives of a clan of spotted h…

E13
Erin Through The Mists Of TimeJan 14, 1990

From the arrival of the first people 9,000 years ago through the coming of Christianity and beyond, myths and legends have enriched the rea…

E14
The Serpent's EmbraceJan 21, 1990

Snakes: a look at the facts and fiction.

E15
Haida Gwai - Islands Of The PeopleJan 28, 1990

An exploration of the seas, forests, and wildlife of Haida Gwai, the name given to the Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada, by the Haida Indian…

E16
La Loire SauvageFeb 4, 1990

About the River Loire and the campaign for and against the government plans to build a dam across the Loire.

Cast

David AttenboroughSelf - Host
John HannahNarrator (voice)
Juliet StevensonNarrator (voice)

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