The following is a list of episodes of the BBC television series Natural World.


Contents

Series: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20
21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33  · 34 · 35 · 36 · 37 · 38

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Series 1

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured/area covered
1 Save the Panda[1] 30 October 1983 Barry Paine Giant panda
2 From Aardvark to Zebra[2] 6 November 1983 Jonathan Kingdon Kilimanjaro
3 Programmed for Flight[3] 13 November 1983 Barry Paine Bird migration
4 Jungle[4][5] 20 November 1983 David Hughes Costa Rican rainforest
5 Secret Weapons 27 November 1983 Tom Elsner Insect chemical defences
6 Birds of Paradox 4 December 1983
7 Jet Set Wildlife 11 December 1983 Barry Paine Introduced species
8 Pelican Delta 18 December 1983 Barry Paine Pelicans in the Danube
9 Winter Days 25 December 1983 Robert Powell British wildlife in Winter
10 God's Acre 2 January 1984 Barry Paine Wildlife in a British churchyard

Series 2

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured/area covered
1 Plight of the Bumble-Bee 6 May 1984 Barry Paine Bumblebees
2 Salim Ali's India 13 May 1984 Barry Paine Salim Ali and the wildlife of India
3 The Kiwai - Dugong Hunters of Daru 20 May 1984 David Attenborough Dugong
4 Commandos of Conservation 3 June 1984 Trevor Philpott Greenpeace
5 Long Point 10 June 1984 Barry Paine Wildlife of Long Point, Lake Erie
6 Beneath the Keel 17 June 1984 Barry Paine, Jeff Goodman, Laurie Emberson Marine life of Devon
7 Treasures of the Gulf 1 July 1984 Wildlife of the Persian Gulf
8 Fragments of Eden 22 July 1984 Barry Paine Wildlife of the Seychelles

Series 3

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Among the Wild Chimpanzees 4 November 1984 Barry Paine, Jane Goodall Eastern chimpanzee
2 One Man's Island 11 November 1984 Anthony Quayle, Keith Brockie Isle of May
3 Invaders of the Truk Lagoon 18 November 1984 Barry Paine Wildlife of Truk Lagoon
4 The Desire of the Moth 25 November 1984 Barry Paine Moths
5 A Question of Space 2 December 1984 Iain Guest Satellites monitoring land use for conservation in Kenya
6 Peacocks, Parasites and the Puzzle of Sex 9 December 1984 Evolution of sexual reproduction
7 Land of Ice and Fire 16 December 1984 Anthony Valentine Wildlife of Yellowstone
8 The Lost World of Medusa 23 December 1984 Barry Paine Wildlife in Jellyfish Lake, Palau
9 Kinabalu, Summit of Borneo 6 January 1985 Barry Paine Wildlife of Mount Kinabalu
10 Wild Ireland 13 January 1985 Barry Paine Wildife of Ireland
11 Water - A Fresh Look 20 January 1985 Barry Paine, Walter Sigl Fresh water wildlife
12 Battle of the Leaves 27 January 1985 Leaves
13 The Year of the Rat 3 February 1985 Barry Paine Brown rat
14 Through Animal Eyes 10 February 1985 Andrew Sachs Animal eyesight
15 Within a Garden Wall 17 February 1985 Peter France Wildife in a Cotswold dry stone wall

Series 4

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured/area covered
1 Land of the Tiger 15 September 1985 Bengal tiger
2 Namaqualand, Diary of a Desert Garden 22 September 1985 Barry Paine Botany in Namaqualand
3 Horns of Dilemma 29 September 1985 John Hedges Trade in rhino horn
4 On the Verge of Life 6 October 1985 Martin Jarvis Wildlife on British motorway verges
5 The Man Who Loves Frogs 13 October 1985 Barry Paine Frogs
6 Emas, The High Plains of Brazil 20 October 1985 Barry Paine Wildife of Emas National Park, Brazil
7 The Flight of the Whooping Crane 27 October 1985 Barry Paine Whooping crane
8 White Rock, Black Water 3 November 1985 Richard Mabey Wildlife of the Yorkshire Dales
9 Never Stay in One Place 10 November 1985 Robyn Williams Wildlife of Kakadu, Australia
10 City of Coral 17 November 1985 Barry Paine Coral in the Caribbean
11 Kingdom of the Ice Bear: The Frozen Ocean[fn 1][6] 24 November 1985 Hywel Bennett Polar bear and wildlife of the Arctic
12 Kingdom of the Ice Bear: The Land of Beyond 1 December 1985 Hywel Bennett Polar bear and wildlife of the Arctic
13 Kingdom of the Ice Bear: The Final Challenge 8 December 1985 Hywel Bennett Polar bear and wildlife of the Arctic
14 Aspen, A Dance of Leaves 22 December 1985 Siân Phillips Aspen in Canada
15 The Plant Hunters 29 December 1985 Barry Paine Hunting for new plant species
16 Shortgrass Country 5 January 1986 Barry Paine Wildlife of the Canadian prairie
17 The Forgotten Garden 12 January 1986 Barry Paine Wildlife in an abandoned English garden
18 Inside Stories 19 January 1986 Barry Paine Animal physiology
19 Masked Monkeys 26 January 1986 Jonathan Kingdon Guenons
20 Sky Hunters 2 February 1986 Libby Purves Vultures

Series 5

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured/area covered
1 Leopard, a Darkness in the Grass 5 October 1986 Hugh Miles Leopard
2 Where the Parrots Speak Mandarin 12 October 1986 Chinese relationship with animals
3 The Mystery of Laguna Baja 19 October 1986 Barry Paine Wildlife of a lagoon in Baja California
4 Have Fish Had Their Chips? 16 November 1986 Julian Pettifer Overfishing
5 Why Dogs Don't Like Chilli But Some Like It Hot 23 November 1986 Jeremy Churfas Animal diets
6 The Elephant Challenge 30 November 1986 Iain Guest African elephant
7 Ichkeul, Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea 7 December 1986 Barry Paine Wildlife of Lake Ichkeul, Tunisia
8 Man-Eaters of Kumaon 14 December 1986 Dramatisation Man-eating big cats in India
9 A Cactus Called Saguaro 21 December 1986 Barry Paine Saguaro cactus
10 A Wilderness Like Eden 11 January 1987 Peter France Wildlife of the Holy Land
11 Sweet Water, Bitter Sea 18 January 1987 Peter France Wildlife of the Holy Land
12 Bats Need Friends 25 January 1987 Andrew Sachs Bats
13 Cockatoos at Three Springs 1 February 1987 Robyn Williams Cockatoos
14 The Volcano Watchers 8 February 1987 Barry Paine Volcanoes
15 The Deciding Factor 15 February 1987 Barry Paine Animal decision making
16 Reflections of a River Keeper 22 February 1987 Barry Paine, Tom Williams Wildlife of River Avon, Hampshire
17 Towers of Wax and Paper Palaces 1 March 1987 Barry Paine Animal builders

Series 6

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured/area covered
1 Spirits of the Forest 20 September 1987 Andrew Sachs Wildife of Madagascar
2 Land of the Kiwi 27 September 1987 Barry Paine Wildlife of New Zealand
3 Lions of the African Night 4 October 1987 Martin Jarvis Lion
4 Forest of Fear 11 October 1987 Barry Paine Wildife of the Sundarbans
5 Icebird 18 October 1987 Tony Soper Penguins
6 Ticket to the Wild 25 October 1987 Barry Paine Wildlife of British railway verges
7 Grizzly! 1 November 1987 Barry Paine Grizzly bear
8 Islands of the Fire Goddess 15 November 1987 Jack Watson Wildife of the Hawaiian Islands
9 Paradise Reclaimed 22 November 1987 Tom Conti Rainforest regrowth
10 Battle for the Eagles 29 November 1987 Tony Soper Eagles
11 Okavango, Jewel of the Kalihari: Search for the Jewel 6 December 1987 Barry Paine Wildlife of the Okavango Delta
12 Okavango, Jewel of the Kalihari: The Living Jewel 13 December 1987 Barry Paine Wildlife of the Okavango Delta
13 Okavango, Jewel of the Kalihari: A New Challenge 20 December 1987 Barry Paine Wildlife of the Okavango Delta

Series 7

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured/area covered
1 Ice Pack 18 September 1988 Barry Paine Wildlife of the Canadian Arctic
2 Beyond Timbuktu 25 September 1988 Bruce Pearson Wildlife of the Niger River
3 Nighthunters 2 October 1988 Judi Dench Owls
4 Twilight of the Dreamtime 9 October 1988 David Attenborough Wildlife of Kakadu, Australia
5 Search for the Yeti 16 October 1988 Chris Bonington Yeti
6 A Passion for Grouse 23 October 1988 Sally Magnusson Red grouse
7 Nuts in Brazil 30 October 1988 Anthony Smith Travel down the Amazon River
8 Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon 6 November 1988 Wildife of Bhutan
9 The Journey of Gerald Through Wales 13 November 1988 Wildlife of Wales
10 Coral Triangle 27 November 1988 Barry Paine Wildlife of Philippines
11 Wild Waterfalls: The Natural History of Cascades 1 January 1989 Jenni Murray Waterfalls
12 Atlantic Realm: Island Arks[7] 8 January 1989 Martin Jarvis Wildife of the Atlantic Ocean
13 Atlantic Realm: Ocean Of Light[8] 15 January 1989 Martin Jarvis Wildife of the Atlantic Ocean
14 Atlantic Realm: Into The Abyss[9] 22 January 1989 Martin Jarvis Wildlife of the Atlantic Ocean

Series 8

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured/area covered
1 Gorillas in the Midst of Man 1 October 1989 Brian Blessed Gorilla
2 Ivory Wars 8 October 1989 Julian Pettifer Trade in African Elephant ivory
3 Gran Paradiso 15 October 1989 Anthony Valentine Gran Paradiso National Park, Alps
4 Fear of the Wild 22 October 1989 Anthony Valentine Phobias of wild animals
5 Splashdown: A Diver's Natural History 29 October 1989 Martha Holmes Marine life off the British coast
6 Island in the Air 5 November 1989 Christopher Reich Wildlife of the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia
7 Amazon, the Flooded Forest: Part 1 19 November 1989 Anthony Hopkins Amazon rainforest
8 Amazon, the Flooded Forest: Part 2 26 November 1989 Anthony Hopkins Amazon rainforest
9 A Tramp in the Darien 3 December 1989 Jonathan Maslow Darien National Park, Panama
10 The Taming of the Ewe 10 December 1989 Joe Henson Sheep domestication
11 Under the Ice 17 December 1989 Life under the Antarctic ice sheet
12 The Sisterhood 7 January 1990 Richard Goss Spotted hyena
13 Erin Through the Mists of Time 14 January 1990 Eamon de Buitlear Wildlife of Ireland
14 The Serpent's Embrace 21 January 1990 Christopher Reich Snakes
15 Haida Gwaii, Islands of the People 28 January 1990 May Russ Haida Gwaii, Canada
16 La Loire Sauvage 4 February 1990 Campaign against dam on the Loire, France

Series 9

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured/area covered
1 Running for their Lives 6 January 1991 Hugh Miles African wild dog
2 Scandinavia: Lands of the Midnight Sun 13 January 1991 Martin Jarvis Scandinavia above the Arctic Circle
3 Scandinavia: Fresh Waters, Salt Seas 20 January 1991 Martin Jarvis Waters around Scandinavia
4 The Cat That Came in from the Cold 27 January 1991 European polecat
5 Portrait of the Planet 3 February 1991 Nature around the world
6 Two Weeks to Save the Planet 10 February 1991 Anthony Smith Earthwatch Institute
7 Cranes of the Grey Wind 17 February 1991 Sandhill and Whooping cranes
8 Even The Animals Must Be Free 3 March 1991 On safari in Africa
9 Marathon Birds 10 March 1991 Albatross
10 The Great Karoo, a Secret Africa 17 March 1991 Janet Suzman Karoo, South Africa
11 Big Oil: in the Wake Of Exxon Valdez 24 March 1991 Julian Pettifer Exxon Valdez oil spill
12 Wings Over the Holy Land 31 March 1991 Bird migration in Israel
13 Hawaii, Beyond the Feathered Gods 14 April 1991 Wildlife of the Hawaiian Islands
14 Treasures of the Gulf 6 May 1991 Wildlife of the Persian Gulf

Series 10

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured/area covered
1 Vietnam: the Country not the War 24 November 1991 Brian Gear Vietnam
2 Arctic Wanderers 1 December 1991 Barry Paine Caribou migration in the American Arctic
3 The Wonderful World of Dung 8 December 1991 Tony Robinson Dung
4 Monkeys on the Edge 15 December 1991 Rula Lenska Endangered monkeys in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
5 Sounds of the Islands 22 December 1991 Isla Blair Outer Hebrides
6 Sharks on their Best Behaviour 9 February 1992 Mike DeGruy Shark
7 Land of Wild Freedom 16 February 1992 Fred Trueman North York Moors
8 The Monk, the Princess and the Forest 1 March 1992 Thailand rainforest
9 New Guinea, an Island Apart: Beyond The Unknown Shore 8 March 1992 Tim Pigott-Smith Coral reefs off New Guinea
10 New Guinea, an Island Apart: Other Worlds 15 March 1992 Tim Pigott-Smith Rainforests of New Guinea
11 Birds Nuts: The Magnificent Obsession 22 March 1992 Martin Wainwright Birdwatching
12 For Queen and Colony 29 March 1992 Bees and wasps
13 Mpingo, the Tree that Makes Music 3 May 1992 David Attenborough Mpingo trees

Series 11

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured/area covered
1 Echo of the Elephants 3 January 1993 David Attenborough, Cynthia Moss African elephant
2 Shadows in a Desert Sea 10 January 1993 Gulf of California
3 Cougar, Ghost of the Rockies 17 January 1993 Cougar
4 Kimberley, Land of the Wandjina 24 January 1993 Kimberley region
5 Journey to the Dark Heart 31 January 1993 Martis Jarvis Western lowland gorilla
6 Ice Fox 7 February 1993 Bob Peck Arctic fox
7 The Great Bears of Alaska 21 February 1993 Kodiak bear
8 The Little Creatures who Run the World 28 February 1993 Edward Wilson Ants
9 Strandwolf, Survivor of the Skeleton Coast 7 March 1993 Brown hyena
10 Ibera, the Land of Shining Water 14 March 1993 John Waters Iberá Wetlands, Argentina
11 The Ghosts of Ruby 21 March 1993 Julian Pettifer Ruby, Arizona
12 Sanctuaries of Defence 28 March 1993 Christian Rodska Wildlife on Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) land
13 Treasure of the Andes 4 April 1993 John Shrapnel Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
14 Cheetahs and Cubs in a Land of Lions 11 April 1993 Rula Lenska Cheetah and lion
15 The Burning Question 18 April 1993 Wildfire in Yellowstone National Park
16 Secrets of the Golden River 25 April 1993 Rio Negro (Amazon)

Series 12

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured/area covered
1 Sex, Hot Eruptions and Chilli Peppers 20 February 1994 Barry Paine Looking back at 25 Years of the Natural World
2 Firebird 27 February 1994 Josette Simon Lesser flamingo
3 Killer Whales: Wolves of the Sea 6 March 1994 David Attenborough Killer whale
4 Toadskin Spell 13 March 1994 Robert Lindsay Frogs and toads
5 Island of the Ghost Bear 20 March 1994 John Sparks American black bear
6 Webs of Intrigue 27 March 1994 Gladiator spider, Australian funnel-web spider
7 Vampires, Devilbirds and Spirits: Tales of the Calypso Isles 3 April 1994 Paul Keens-Douglas Trinidad & Tobago
8 Pandas of the Sleeping Dragon 4 April 1994 John Shrapnel Wolong National Nature Reserve, China
9 The Witness Was a Fly 17 April 1994 Zakaria Erzinçlioğlu Forensic science using animals and plants
10 Untangling the Knot 24 April 1994 Ian McShane Red knot
11 Snowdonia: Realm of Ravens 8 May 1994 Common raven
12 Race for Life: Africa's Great Migration 15 May 1994 John Shrapnel Wildebeest
13 Islands in the African Sky 22 May 1994 John Hurt Mount Kenya, Aberdare Range and Mount Kilimanjaro
14 Comrades of the Kalahari 29 May 1994 Marco Visalberghi Yellow mongoose, Cape ground squirrel

Series 13

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured/area covered
1 Mysteries of the Ocean Wanderers 27 November 1994 David Attenborough Albatross
2 Badlands 4 December 1994 Prairie dog
3 Hunters of the Sea Wind 11 December 1994 Christian Rodska Marlin, sailfish, sea snake, dolphin, tuna, turtle
4 Parrots: Look Who's Talking! 15 January 1995 Tony Robinson Parrot
5 Avenue of the Volcanoes 22 January 1995 Mountain range in Ecuador
6 Ytene, England's Ancient Forest 29 January 1995 John Nettles New Forest, Hampshire
7 Gentle Jaws of the Serengeti 12 February 1995 Barry Paine Spotted hyena
8 Monkey in the Mirror 19 February 1995 Geraldine James Bonobo
9 Ocean Drifters 26 February 1995 Tony Soper Loggerhead sea turtle
10 The Call of Kakadu 5 March 1995 David Curl Kookaburra
11 The Riddle of the Sands 19 March 1995 Bill Paterson Ythan Estuary, Scotland
12 Jewels of the Caribbean 2 April 1995 Joss Ackland Caribbean Sea
13 Survival of the Fittest: a Natural History of Sport 16 April 1995 Des Lynam Wildlife on sport grounds
14 Sulawesi: an Island Bewitched 23 April 1995 Ian Holm Sulawesi
15 The Little Creatures of Africa's Hidden World 30 April 1995 Andrew Sachs Dung beetle, tick, termite

Series 14

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Echo of the Elephants: The Next Generation 14 January 1996 David Attenborough, Cynthia Moss African elephant
2 Incredible Suckers 21 January 1996 David Attenborough, Mike DeGruy Cephalopod, nautilus, vampire squid
3 Arctic Kingdom: Life at the Edge 28 January 1996 Tony Soper Polar bear, narwhal, guillemots
4 Fifi's Boys: a Story of Wild Chimpanzees 4 February 1996 Bernard Cribbins, Jane Goodall Chimpanzee
5 Last Feast of the Crocodiles 7 February 1996 John Shrapnel Crocodile, baboon, hippopotamus
6 Rhythms of Life 11 February 1996 Influence of the Sun and Moon on life
7 Lions: Pride in Peril 18 February 1996 David Attenborough, John Sparks Masai lion
8 Monsoon 25 February 1996 Indian Monsoon
9 Crossroads of Nancite 3 March 1996 Andrew Sachs Crocodile, monkey, coyote, turtle
10 Bowerbird: Playboy of the Australian Forest 17 March 1996 Barry Paine Satin bowerbird, Australian brushturkey, echidna
11 Hightops of Scotland 24 March 1996 Deer, hare, rock ptarmigan
12 Attenborough in Paradise 8 April 1996 David Attenborough Bird-of-paradise

Series 15

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Sperm Whales: Back from the Abyss 6 October 1996 David Attenborough Sperm whale
2 Mara Nights 13 October 1996 Andrew Sachs
3 Penguins In and Out of Water 20 October 1996 Tony Soper Penguin
4 Mandrills: Painted Faces of the Forest 27 October 1996 John Shrapnel Mandrill
5 Beetlemania 3 November 1996 Thomas Eisner Beetle
6 The World in a Wood 10 November 1996
7 Himalaya 17 November 1996 John Shrapnel Red panda, snow leopard, Himalayan monal
8 Wolves and Buffalo: an Ancient Alliance 19 January 1997 Jeff Turner American bison, gray wolf
9 Benguela and the Burning Shore 26 January 1997 Tim Pigott-Smith
10 A Lemur's Tale 2 February 1997 Zoë Wanamaker Ring-tailed lemur
11 Grand Canyon: From Dinosaurs to Dam 16 February 1997 Tim Pigott-Smith
12 Wings over the Serengeti 23 February 1997 Ian Holm Vulture
13 New Guinea: an Island Apart 2 March 1997 Tim Pigott-Smith
14 The Wild Dog's Last Stand 9 March 1997 Barry Paine African wild dog
15 Postcards from the Past 16 March 1997 Anna Grayson Scorpion, Neanderthal
16 People of the Sea 30 March 1997 Shane Mahoney
17 Echo of the Elephants: Africa's forgotten Elephants 6 April 1997 Brian Leith

Series 16

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Puma, Lion of the Andes 19 October 1997 Tim Pigott-Smith Puma
2 The Temple Troop 26 October 1997 Roshan Seth Toque macaque
3 Denali: the Great Alaskan Wilderness 2 November 1997 Miranda Richardson
4 Jungle Nights 9 November 1997 Tim Pigott-Smith Jaguar, margay, kinkajou, ocelot, bat, frog
5 Paracas and the Billion Dollar Birds 16 November 1997 Ian Holm Pelican, booby, guanay cormorant, penguin, sea lion
6 Komodo Dragon 23 November 1997 John Shrapnel Komodo dragon
7 At the Edge of the Sea 30 November 1997 Gareth Armstrong Acorn barnacle, mussel
8 Beyond the Naked Eye 7 December 1997
9 On the Path of the Reindeer 21 December 1997 Geoffrey Palmer Reindeer
10 The Secret Garden 27 December 1997 Patricia Routledge
11 The Dragons of Galapagos 18 January 1998 David Attenborough Iguana
12 Three Monkeys 25 January 1998 Emily Richard Howler monkey, red-faced spider monkey, white-headed capuchin
13 Borneo: Island in the Clouds 1 February 1998 John Shrapnel Proboscis monkey, Borneo elephant, Sumatran rhinoceros, orangutan
14 Oman: Jewel of Arabia 15 February 1998 Ian McShane
15 The Lost Lands of Scilly 22 February 1998 Tim Pigott-Smith Grey seal, great black-backed gull, lesser white-toothed shrew
16 Fire and Ice: an Icelandic Saga 1 March 1998 Magnus Magnusson Arctic fox, puffin, skua
17 Metropolis 8 March 1998 Nigel Hawthorne Falcon, raccoon, horseshoe crab
18 The Otters of Yellowstone 15 March 1998 Tom Baker North American river otter, coyote
19 The Forbidden Fruit 22 March 1998 James Grout

Series 17

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 South Georgia: an Island All Alone 11 October 1998 David Attenborough
2 Capybara: Swamp Hogs 18 October 1998 Stephen Fry Capybara
3 Secret Sharks 25 October 1998 Christian Rodska, Mike Rutzen Whale shark, horn shark
4 Mountain of the Sea 1 November 1998 Paul Herzberg Black eagle, penguin
5 Orangutans: the High Society 8 November 1998 Andrew Sachs Orangutan
6 The Fatal Flower 15 November 1998 Honor Blackman Orchid
7 Vanishing Pools of the Zambezi 22 November 1998 Martin Jarvis African elephant, African buffalo, impala
8 Manu: Amazon Paradise 29 November 1998 Ian Holm Jaguar, giant otter, sloth, monkey
9 Impossible Journeys 6 December 1998 Peter Jones
10 Cheetahs in a Hot Spot 13 December 1998 Veronika Hyks Cheetah
11 Dolphins: the Wild Side 17 January 1999 Ian Holm Dolphin
12 Year of the Jackal 24 January 1999 Eleanor Bron Jackal
13 Everglades: to Hell and Back 31 January 1999 Tim Pigott-Smith
14 The Man-Eaters of Tsavo 28 February 1999 Art Malik Masai lion
15 Tough Ducks 21 February 1999 Bill Oddie Duck
16 Islands of the Vampire Birds 14 March 1999 David Attenborough Vampire finch
17 The Farm that Time Forgot 21 March 1999 Jonathan Dimbleby
18 Iran: Secrets of the North 28 March 1999 John Shrapnel

Series 18

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Riddle of the Right Whale 3 October 1999 Right whale
2 Hokkaido: Garden of the Gods 10 October 1999 John Hurt Crane, brown bear, eagle
3 Elephants of the Sand River 17 October 1999 African elephant
4 In the Company of Bears 24 October 1999 Miranda Richardson American black bear
5 The Millennium Oak 30 December 1999 Tom Baker English oak, common raven
6 Wild Indonesia: Island Castaways 23 January 2000 John Lynch Komodo dragon, tree kangaroo
7 Wild Indonesia: Underwater Wonderland 30 January 2000 John Lynch Barracuda, manta ray
8 Wild Indonesia: Magical Forests 6 February 2000 John Lynch Sumatran elephant, flying fox
9 The Tiger's Tale 20 February 2000 Meera Syal Bengal tiger
10 The Wolf's Return 8 May 2000 Karen Archer, Paul Young Gray wolf
11 Monkey Warriors 15 May 2000 Monkey
12 Dangerous Australians 22 May 2000 Redback spider, Australian funnel-web spider
13 Crater: Africa's Predator Paradise 5 June 2000 John Hannah Wildebeest
14 Salmon: The Silver Tide 19 June 2000 Denis Lawson Salmon
15 Claws 10 July 2000 Chris McCalphy Crab
16 The Story of an African Wild Dog ? African wild dog

Series 19

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Otters in the Stream of Life 8 October 2000 Sally Magnusson European otter, dolphin, shark, whale, puffin
2 Camels Down Under 15 October 2000 Australian feral camel
3 Deadly Vipers 22 October 2000 Paul Young Viper
4 The Tigers' Fortress 29 October 2000 Valmik Thapar Bengal tiger
5 Big Red Roos 5 November 2000 Robert Llewellyn Red kangaroo
6 Killer Whales: Up Close and Personal 19 November 2000 Killer whale
7 Madagascar: Land of Lemurs 26 November 2000 Lemur
8 Seychelles: Jewels of a Lost Continent 10 December 2000 Paul Young Aldabra giant tortoise, coco de mer
9 Bowerbirds: The Art of Seduction 17 December 2000 David Attenborough Bowerbird
10 The Last Tusker 21 January 2001 Sri Lankan elephant
11 Seals: Invaders of the Sea 28 January 2001 Seal
12 Killer Bees and Magic Trees 4 February 2001 Gerald Kastberger Asian giant honey bee
13 Hippo Beach 18 February 2001 Stephen Fry Hippopotamus
14 Timeless Thames 25 February 2001 Ian McShane
15 Coyote: the Ultimate Survivor? 18 March 2001 Coyote
16 Transylvania: Living with Predators 25 March 2001 Andrew Sachs Gray wolf, brown bear
17 Danube Delta: Europe Untamed 15 April 2001 Goose, pelican, beluga sturgeon
18 Buffalo: The African Boss 31 July 2001 African buffalo

Series 20

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 The Lost Elephants of Timbuktu 7 October 2001 David Attenborough, Anne Orlando African elephant
2 Yellowstone: America's Sacred Wilderness 14 October 2001 Paul Schullery Gray wolf, elk, brown bear
3 Wild Nights 21 October 2001 Simon King Badger, red fox, owl
4 Hotel Heliconia 4 November 2001 Robert Lindsay Heliconia, hummingbird, bat, frog, viper, mosquito
5 Night Stalkers 18 November 2001 Fringe-lipped bat, fruit bat, vampire bat
6 Treasure Islands 25 November 2001 John Nettles
7 Leopard Hunters 2 December 2001 Andrew Sachs Leopard
8 War Wrecks of the Coral Seas 9 December 2001
9 The Alps 16 December 2001 Andrew Sachs Brown bear, gray wolf, golden eagle, ibex
10 A Wild Dog's Story 20 January 2002 Tico McNutt African wild dog
11 Killer Whales of Monterey Bay 27 January 2002 Andrew Sachs Killer whale
12 The Canine Conspiracy 24 February 2002 Richard Briers Domestic dog
13 The Cat Connection 3 March 2002 Charles Dance Domestic cat
14 Top Bat 10 March 2002 Mike Gunton, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Rebecca Hosking Vampire bat
15 Amazon: Super River 17 March 2002 Piranha
16 Rhinos: Built to Last? 24 March 2002 Robert Lindsay Rhinoceros

Series 21

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Meerkats: Part of the Team 13 October 2002 Simon King Meerkat
2 Danger in Tiger Paradise 20 October 2002 Valmik Thapar Bengal tiger
3 Falklands: Flying Devils 27 October 2002 Jane Watson, Mark Smith Striated Caracara
4 The Crossing 3 November 2002 Zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, crocodile, lion
5 Death Trap 17 November 2002 John Nettles Whale, seal, shark, brown bear, bald eagle, fish
6 My Halcyon River 24 November 2002 Charlie Hamilton James, John James European otter, European mink, common kingfisher, mayfly, trout, moorhen, mallard
7 Killer Ants 1 December 2002 African driver ant, jack jumper ant
8 A Life with Cougars 15 December 2002 Jeff Turner, Sue Turner Cougar
9 Cats Under the Serengeti Stars 1 January 2003 Charlotte Rampling Caracal, hyena
10 Wild Women of Viramba 15 January 2003 John Shrapnel, Holly Carroll Yellow baboon
11 Killer Bees: Taming the Swarm 19 January 2003 Africanized honey bee
12 Highgrove: A Prince's Legacy 26 January 2003 David Attenborough
13 Flying Home 2 February 2003 John Peel Whooping crane
14 The Elephant, The Emperor and Butterfly Tree 2 March 2003 Mark Strickson African elephant, emperor moth, mopane
15 Indonesia, Fire Islands April 2003 Anthony Valentine

Series 22

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Lost Crocodiles of the Pharaohs 12 October 2003 Sean Pertwee Nile crocodile
2 Elephant Cave 19 October 2003 Kenneth Cranham African elephant
3 White Shark/Red Triangle 31 October 2003 Bert Pence Great white shark, elephant seal
4 Tigers of the Emerald Forest 16 November 2003 Raghu Chundawat, Joanna Van Gruisen Bengal tiger
5 Dune 23 November 2003 Brian Cox
6 Five Owl Farm 7 December 2003 Robert Hardy Barn owl, little owl, long-eared owl, short-eared owl, tawny owl
7 The Monkey Prince ? Kristin Scott Thomas Monkey
8 The Eagle Has Landed 2 January 2004 Osprey, red kite, sea eagle
9 Swamp Cats 9 January 2004 Jeremy Northam Lion
10 Caribou and Wolves: The Endless Dance 16 January 2004 Jeff Turner Caribou, wolf
11 Missing... Presumed Eaten 23 January 2004 Sean Barrett Crocodile
12 A Moose Named Madeline 8 February 2004 Richard E. Grant Moose
13 The Amber Time Machine 15 February 2004 David Attenborough Bee, midge, long-legged fly, thunder gnat, aphid, ant, mite, giant bean tree, balted[check spelling] tree, seaburn tree, nazareno tree, palm, stingless bee, assassin bug, tadpole, marsh beetle, diving beetle, poison dart frog, bromelia, damselfly, bamboo, minuet worm, fig, fig wasp, nematodes, scale insect, theropod dinosaur
14 Five Big Cats and a Camera 22 February 2004 David Attenborough Cheetah, leopard, serval, caracal, lion
15 Ice Age Death Trap 29 February 2004 Sean Barrett Saber-toothed cat, dire wolf, short-faced bear, Columbian mammoth, American mastodon, giant ground sloths, Camelops, Harlan's ground sloth, American lion, ancient bison, Hagerman horse, Teratornis
16 Ireland: Sculpted Isle 14 March 2004 Fergal Keane
17 Lion: Out of Africa? 11 April 2004 Jonathan Scott Asian lion, domestic cow

Series 23

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Cheetahs: Fast Track to Freedom 14 October 2004 Simon King Cheetah
2 Norfolk Broads: The Fall and Rise of a Great Swamp 21 October 2004 Dan Snow Avocet, marsh harrier, crane
3 Typhoon Island 18 November 2004 Sean Pertwee
4 Mississippi: Tales of the Last River Rat 25 November 2004 Kenny Salwey Beaver, snapping turtle, sturgeon, pelican, eagle
5 Hammerhead 2 December 2004 Ian Holm Hammerhead shark
6 The Wild Wood 9 December 2004 Philippa Forrester Eurasian sparrowhawk, red fox, buzzard
7 Andes: The Dragon's Back 16 December 2004 Steven Berkoff Flamingo, puma, penguin
8 Land of the Falling Lakes 5 January 2005 John Shrapnel Brown bear, lynx, gray wolf, salamander
9 Echo of the Elephants: The Final Chapter? 19 January 2005 David Attenborough, Cynthia Moss African elephant
10 Shark Coast 26 January 2005 David Attenborough Pyjama shark, leopard catshark
11 Serengeti 24 3 February 2005 Michael Praed Cheetah
12 Secrets of the Maya Underworld 9 February 2005 Simon MacCorkindale
13 A Boy Among Polar Bears 15 February 2005 Sean Pertwee, Jobie Weetalluktuk Seal, narwhal, polar bear
14 Wolf Pack ? Sean Pertwee Gray wolf

Series 24

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 The Orangutan King 19 October 2005 Paul McGann Orangutan
2 Eagle Island 26 October 2005 Gordon Buchanan Sea eagle, golden eagle, otter, seal, dolphin, whale, shark
3 The Queen of Trees 2 November 2005 Ian Holm Sycamore fig, fig wasp
4 King Cobra...and I 9 November 2005 Romulus Whitaker King cobra
5 Return of the Eagle Owl 16 November 2005 Roy Dennis Eagle owl
6 Cuba: Wild Island of the Caribbean 23 November 2005 Christian Rodska Bee hummingbird, purple land crab and other land crabs, Cuban crocodile, sea turtle, iguana, Caribbean reef shark, Cuban hutia, Cuban parrot, turkey vulture, Cuban trogon, Cuban woodpecker, Cuban trama
7 Flying with Condors 30 November 2005 Judy Leden Andean condor
8 Ella: A Meerkat's Tale 7 December 2005 Amanda Root Meerkat
9 Wild Harvest 14 December 2005 Philippa Forrester Lapwing, skylark, dormouse, barn owl
10 Australia: Taking The Heat 28 December 2005 Jeremy Northam Red kangaroo, frog, koala
11 Penguins of the Antarctic 11 January 2006 Steven Berkoff Penguin
12 Portillo Goes Wild in Spain 18 January 2006 Michael Portillo Lynx, brown bear, vulture, bee-eater, killer whale
13 Ant Attack 25 January 2006 Andrew Sachs African driver ant
14 Stalking the Jaguar 1 February 2006 Owen Newman, Amanda Barrett Jaguar, caiman, peccary, capybara, domestic cow
15 Big Sky Bears 8 February 2006 Jeremy Northam American black bear
16 The Iceberg That Sank the Titanic 1 March 2006 John Lynch
17 Bonobo: Missing In Action 8 March 2006 Frances White Bonobo
18 Satoyama, Japan's Secret Water Garden 27 July 2006 David Attenborough

Series 25

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 The Last Lions of India 18 October 2006 Dilly Barlow Asiatic lion
2 On the Trail of Tarka 25 October 2006 John James, Philippa Forrester European otter
3 Eye for an Elephant 1 November 2006 Martyn Colbeck African elephant
4 The Bear Man of Kamchatka 8 November 2006[10][11][12] Jeff Turner, Charlie Russell Brown bear
5 The Falls of Iguacu 15 November 2006 Hugh Quarshie Toucan, capuchin monkey, jaguar, coati, swift
6 Africa's Desert Garden 9 January 2007 Alan Titchmarsh
7 Battle To Save the Tiger 11 April 2007 David Attenborough Bengal tiger
8 Buddha, Bees and the Giant Hornet Queen 25 April 2007[13] Geraldine James Asian giant hornet, bee
9 Hawaii: Message in the Waves 2 May 2007 Iokepa Naeole Turtle, dolphin, monk seal, albatross
10 Invasion of the Crocodiles 9 May 2007 Sam Hazeldine, Adam Britton Saltwater crocodile
11 Toki's Tale 10 May 2007 Simon King Cheetah
12 The Bloodhound and the Beardie 16 May 2007 Adrian Edmondson Bloodhound, Bearded Collie
13 Saving Our Seabirds 23 May 2007 Roy Dennis Puffin, guillemot, kittiwake, skua
14 Desert Lions 30 May 2007 David Attenborough Lion
15 Moose on the Loose 1 June 2007 John Simm Moose
16 Rainforest for the Future 6 June 2007 Jeremy Northam African elephant, western lowland gorilla, chimpanzee, mandrill
17 Wye - Voices from the Valley 13 June 2007

Series 26

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Snow Leopard - Beyond the Myth 4 January 2008 David Attenborough Snow leopard
2 Raising Sancho 11 January 2008 Robert Bathurst Giant otter
3 Earth Pilgrim - A Year on Dartmoor 18 January 2008 Satish Kumar
4 Tiger Kill 25 January 2008 Simon King Bengal tiger
5 White Falcon, White Wolf 1 February 2008 Simon Poland Gyrfalcon, Arctic wolf
6 Saved by Dolphins 8 February 2008 Dolphin
7 Badgers - Secrets of the Sett 15 February 2008 David Attenborough European badger
8 Spacechimp 22 February 2008 Jeffrey Schaeffer Chimpanzee
9 Elephant Nomads of the Namib Desert 26 March 2008 Russell Boulter African elephant
10 Lobo: The Wolf that Changed America 2 April 2008 David Attenborough Gray wolf
11 Reindeer Girls 9 April 2008 Stuart McQuarrie Reindeer
12 Moose in the Glen 16 April 2008 John Hannah Moose
13 Naabi - A Hyena Princess 23 April 2008 Aicha Kossoko Spotted hyena
14 Spectacled Bears - Shadows of the Forest 6 May 2008 Stephen Fry Spectacled bear
15 Superfish 14 May 2008 David Attenborough Billfish
16 A Turtle's Guide to the Pacific 7 August 2008 Hugh Quarshie Sea turtle
17 Jimmy and the wild honey hunters 10 August 2008 Jimmy Doherty

Series 27

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Titus: The Gorilla King 11 November 2008 Bernard Hill Mountain gorilla
2 Whale Shark 18 November 2008 Jessica Whittaker Whale shark
3 Clever Monkeys 25 November 2008 David Attenborough Monkey
4 Crocodile Blues 2 December 2008 Romulus Whittaker Gharial
5 Cork: Forest in a Bottle 9 December 2008 Monty Don Cork oak
6 Great White Shark - A Living Legend 2 January 2009 Peter Firth Great white shark
7 Cuckoo 9 January 2009 David Attenborough Common cuckoo
8 The Mountains of the Monsoon 16 January 2009 Sandesh Kadur
9 Polar Bears & Grizzlies: Bears on Top of the World 23 January 2009 Peter Guinness Polar bear, brown bear
10 Man-Eating Tigers of the Sundarbans 30 January 2009 Sanjeev Bhaskar Bengal tiger
11 Elephants Without Borders 6 February 2009 Jeremy Northam African elephant
12 Snow Monkeys 13 February 2009 Iain Glen Japanese macaque
13 Cassowaries 19 February 2009 David Attenborough Cassowary
14 A Farm for the Future 20 February 2009 Rebecca Hosking
15 Iron Curtain, Ribbon of Life 6 March 2009 Christian Rodska
16 Uakari: Secrets of the English Monkey 26 March 2009 Jeremy Northam Red uakari

Series 28

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Bearwalker of the Northwoods 28 October 2009 Lynn Rogers American black bear
2 Victoria Falls - The Smoke that Thunders 4 November 2009 Louis Mahoney African fish eagle, baboon
3 Andrea - Queen of Mantas 11 November 2009 Alisdair Simpson Manta ray
4 Black Mamba, White Witch 19 November 2009 Lenny Henry Black mamba
5 Bringing Up Baby - The Natural History of a Mother's Love 26 November 2009 David Attenborough Chimpanzee, lion, mouse
6 A Highland Haven 3 December 2009 Fergus Fawlty White-tailed eagle, black-throated diver
7 Radio Gibbon 10 December 2009 Adrian Edmondson Gibbon
8 Birds of Paradise 6 January 2010 David Attenborough Bird-of-paradise
9 The Secret Leopards 20 January 2010 Jonathan Scott Leopard
10 The Chimpcam Project 27 January 2010 Stuart McQuarrie Chimpanzee
11 Prairie Dogs - Talk of the Town 3 February 2010 Rob Brydon Prairie dog
12 The Wild Places of Essex 10 February 2010 Robert Macfarlane Common seal, knot, fallow deer, bearded tit, peregrine falcon, bittern, water vole, bluebell, brent goose
13 A Killer Whale Called Luna 24 February 2010 Michael Parfitt Killer whale
14 Forest Elephants - Rumbles in the Jungle 4 March 2010 Richard Armitage African forest elephant

Series 29

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 The Monkey-Eating Eagle of the Orinoco 8 July 2010 Fergus Fawtly Harpy eagle
2 Echo - An Unforgettable Elephant 5 August 2010 Martyn Colbeck, Cynthia Moss African elephant
3 Sea Otters - A Million Dollar Baby 12 August 2010 Bonnie Greer California sea otter
4 The Himalayas 19 August 2010 David Attenborough Snow leopard, takin, gray langur, gray wolf, eagle
5 Africa's Dragon Mountain 2 September 2010 Iain Glen Eland, Cape baboon, Cape vulture, Bearded vulture, Cape jackal
6 The Dolphins of Shark Bay 3 November 2010 Rupert Penry-Jones Bottlenose dolphin
7 Panda Makers 7 December 2010 David Attenborough Giant panda
8 Butterflies: A Very British Obsession 17 December 2010 Imelda Staunton Butterfly
9 Miracle in the Marshes of Iraq 18 January 2011 David Johnson
10 Elsa: The Lioness that Changed the World 1 February 2011 David Attenborough, Virginia McKenna Lion
11 Chimps of the Lost Gorge 8 February 2011 Adrian Lester Chimpanzee
12 A Tiger Called Broken Tail 15 February 2011 Colin Stafford-Johnson Bengal tiger
13 One Million Snake Bites 22 February 2011 Romulus Whitaker King cobra, saw-scaled viper, common krait, Russell's viper, Indian cobra, green pit viper
14 The Last Grizzly of Paradise Valley 1 March 2011 Jeff Turner Brown bear

Series 30

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 My Life as a Turkey: Natural World Special 1 August 2011 Joe Hutto Wild turkey
2 Empire of the Desert Ants 10 August 2011 Andy Serkis Honey ant
3 Heligan: Secrets of the Lost Gardens 17 August 2011 Philippa Forrester Red fox, common toad
4 Komodo - Secrets of the Dragon 24 August 2011 Peter Capaldi, Bryan Fry Komodo dragon
5 The Woman Who Swims with Killer Whales 31 August 2011 Ingrid Visser Killer whale
6 Animal House 7 September 2011 David Attenborough Various
7 Jungle Gremlins of Java 25 January 2012 Anna Nekaris, Paul McGann Slow loris
8 Tiger Dynasty 1 February 2012 Amerjit Due Bengal tiger
9 Grizzlies of Alaska 8 March 2012 Chris Morgan Brown bear
10 Madagascar, Lemurs and Spies 15 March 2012 David Attenborough, Erik Patel Silky sifaka, bamboo lemur, pygmy stump-tailed chameleon, helmet vanga, Malagasy paradise flycatcher, common sunbird-asity, Madagascar wagtail, ring-tailed mongoose
11 Zambezi 22 March 2012 James Frain Hippopotamus, African elephant, water buffalo, zebra
12 Queen of the Savannah 29 March 2012 Tamsin Greig African honey bee
13 The Real Jungle Book Bear 5 April 2012 David Attenborough, Ivo Nörenberg, Oliver Goetzl Sloth bear, Indian peafowl, mongoose, Bengal tiger, sambar deer, bonnet macaque, Indian palm squirrel, leopard, Asian elephant, Indian chameleon, painted spurfowl, Indian skipper frog, lesser mouse-tailed bat
14 The Unnatural History of London 18 June 2012 Timothy Spall Fallow deer, grey seal, European hedgehog, feral pigeon, peregrine falcon, grebe, European herring gull, red fox, red deer, great white pelican, mallard, red-eared slider, rose-ringed parakeet, European yellow-tailed scorpion, red swamp crayfish, signal crayfish, European badger

Series 31

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Living with Baboons 19 July 2012 David Attenborough, Mat Pines Hamadryas baboon
2 Tiger Island: Natural World Special 26 July 2012 Paul McGann, Alan Rabinowitz Sumatran tiger
3 Queen of Tigers: Natural World Special 19 October 2012 Colin Stafford-Johnson Bengal tiger named Machli
4 A Wolf Called Storm: Natural World Special 26 October 2012 Jeff Turner Gray wolf
5 Attenborough's Ark: Natural World Special 9 November 2012 David Attenborough Black lion tamarin, Sumatran rhinoceros, solenodon, olm, marvellous spatuletail, Darwin's frog, pangolin, Priam's birdwing butterfly, northern quoll, Venus' flower basket, cane toad
6 Jaguars - Born Free: Natural World Special 21 January 2013 Zoë Wanamaker Jaguar
7 Kangaroo Dundee: Part One 26 January 2013 Juliet Stevenson Kangaroo, wombat, camel, emu
8 Kangaroo Dundee: Part Two 2 February 2013 Juliet Stevenson Kangaroo, wombat, camel, emu
9 Giant Otters of the Amazon 9 February 2013 Charlie Hamilton James Giant otter
10 Flight of the Rhino 16 February 2013 Sean Bean Black rhinoceros

Series 32

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Leopards - 21st Century Cats 17 May 2013 Romulus Whitaker Leopard
2 Giant Squid: Filming The Impossible - Natural World Special 13 July 2013 David Attenborough Giant squid
3 The Mating Game 19 July 2013 David Attenborough Gorilla, wolf, flamingo, kagu
4 Sri Lanka - Elephant Island 9 August 2013 Martyn Colbeck Asian elephant
5 Meet The Monkeys 6 September 2013 Colin Stafford-Johnson Macaques
6 Orangutans - The Great Ape Escape 4 October 2013 Juliet Stevenson Orangutan
7 Meerkats - Secrets Of An Animal Superstar 11 October 2013 David Attenborough Meerkat
8 Walrus - Two Tonne Tusker 18 October 2013 Geoffrey Palmer Pacific walrus
9 Killer Whales - Beneath The Surface 25 October 2013 Alec Newman Killer whales
10 Vultures: Beauty in the Beast 31 January 2014 Charlie Hamilton James Vulture

Series 33

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Africa's Giant Killers 11 April 2014 Imogen Stubbs African bush elephant, African lion
2 Honey Badgers: Masters Of Mayhem 18 April 2014 Toby Jones Honey badger
3 France: The Wild Side 25 April 2014 Paul McGann Wolves, wild boar
4 Nature's Misfits 2 May 2014 Bill Bailey various
5 The Pygmy Hippo - A Very Secret Life 9 May 2014 David Harewood Pygmy hippo
6 The Bat Man Of Mexico 13 June 2014 David Attenborough Lesser long-nosed bat
7 Penguin Post Office 24 July 2014 Juliet Stevenson Gentoo penguin
8 Beavers Behaving Badly 31 July 2014 Rob Brydon Beavers
9 A Bear With A Bounty 7 August 2014 Tamsin Greig Black bear
10 Attenborough's Fabulous Frogs 28 August 2014 David Attenborough Frogs

Series 34

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Africa's Fishing Leopards 24 February 2015 David Attenborough Leopards
2 Super-Powered Owls 3 March 2015 Paul McGann Owls
3 Galapagos: Islands of Change 10 March 2015 David Attenborough Various
4 Growing Up Wild 26 March 2015 David Tennant Tiger, mountain gorilla, polar bear
5 Iceland - Land of Ice and Fire 1 May 2015 Juliet Stevenson Arctic fox, eider duck
6 Attenborough's Big Birds 16 June 2015 David Attenborough Ostriches, kiwis
7 Mountain Lions: Big Cats in High Places 23 June 2015 David Attenborough Mountain lions
8 Ireland's Wild River - The Mighty Shannon 16 July 2015 Colin Stafford-Johnson River Shannon, kingfishers, red squirrels, pike
9 Ghost Bear Family 23 July 2015 Jeff Turner Kermode bear
10 Return of the Giant Killers - Africa's Lion Kings 19 August 2015 Imogen Stubbs Lion

Series 35

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Jungle Animal Hospital 14 April 2016 John Hannah Spider monkey, scarlet macaw
2 Nature's Perfect Partners 19 May 2016 Bill Bailey Various
3 Meet the Moose Family 28 April 2016 Hugo Kitching Moose
4 Kangaroo Dundee and Other Animals Part I 5 May 2016 Juliet Stevenson Camel, wombat, emu and kangaroo
5 Kangaroo Dundee and Other Animals Part II 12 May 2016 Juliet Stevenson Camel, wombat, emu and kangaroo
6 Giraffes - Africa's Gentle Giants 23 June 2016 David Attenborough Giraffe
7 My Congo 7 September 2016 Vianet Djenguet Chimpanzees, elephants, gorillas
8 Jaguars - Brazil's Super Cats 14 September 2016 David Attenborough Jaguar
9 Cheetahs: Growing Up Fast 2 February 2017 David Attenborough Cheetah

Series 36

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment 20 March 2017 David Attenborough Manatees, iguaca, turtles
2 Hotel Armadillo 7 April 2017 David Attenborough Giant armadillo
3 Nature's Wildest Weapons: Horns, Tusks and Antlers 18 April 2017 Nina Sosanya Various
4 Nature's Miniature Miracles 15 May 2017 Hugh Dennis Various
5 Supercharged Otters 20 June 2017 Charlie Hamilton James Otter
6 Sudan: The Last Of The Rhinos 28 June 2017 David Harewood Northern white rhinoceros
7 H is for Hawk: A New Chapter 19 October 2017 Helen Macdonald Goshawk
8 Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants 28 December 2017 David Attenborough Ant

Series 37

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Attenborough's Wonder of Eggs 31 March 2018 David Attenborough Various
2 Nature's Biggest Beasts 19 April 2018 Miles Jupp Various
3 Super Fast Falcon 26 April 2018 Peter Capaldi Peregrine falcon
4 Red Ape: Saving the Orangutan 10 May 2018 Ivanno Jeremiah Orangutan
5 Pangolins - The World's Most Wanted Animal 15 May 2018 David Attenborough Pangolin
6 The Super Squirrels 19 June 2018 Olivia Colman Squirrels
7 Humpback Whales: A Detective Story 8 February 2019 Humpback whale
8 Tasmania: Weird and Wonderful 31 March 2019 David Attenborough Various

Series 38

Episode Title Original air date Presenter/narrator Principal species featured
1 Florida: America's Animal Paradise 7 April 2019 Paul McGann Gopher tortoise, Red-cockaded woodpecker, Florida manatee, American alligator, Florida panther, Burmese python, Key deer, Swallow-tailed kite
2 Hippos: Africa's River Giants 26 July 2019 David Attenborough Hippopotamus
3 The Octopus In My House 22 August 2019 David Scheel Day octopus
4 Weasels: Feisty and Fearless 25 October 2019 Julie Walters Mustelidae
5 Meet the Bears 4 November 2019 Hugh Bonneville Bear
6 Tigers: Hunting the Traffickers 4 March 2020 Aldo Kane Tiger
7 Wild Cuba: A Caribbean Journey - Part 1 6 March 2020 Colin Stafford-Johnson Various
8 Wild Cuba: A Caribbean Journey - Part 2 13 March 2020 Colin Stafford-Johnson Various
9 Super Powered Eagles 20 March 2020 Alec Newman Golden Eagle

Footnotes

  1. ^ Cameraman Hugh Miles won an Emmy Award (Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematographers) for this episode.

References

  1. ^ "Television". The Guardian. 29 October 1983. p. 26. A new series from the acclaimed World About Us stable opens, appropriately, with a report on the latest efforts to save the giant panda of China - the World Wildlife Fund's symbol for endangered species. The film records the unique work of a Sino-American team in breeding the animals in the wild - a job made harder by the current threat to the panda's favourite food.
  2. ^ "The Observer's Television and Radio Guide". The Observer. 6 November 1983. p. 48. Retrieved 30 October 2018. A Kilimanjaro Sketchbook. Using both film and some of the drawings included in his seven-volume ' Animal Atlas,' artist zoologist Jonathan Kingdon looks at some old questions in a new way.
  3. ^ "Television". The Guardian. 12 November 1983. p. 24. Retrieved 30 October 2018. This is the time of year for much coming and going in the bird world, with some species departing for the sun. others arriving to winter in Britain, all miraculously knowing when to go, and where. This film enjoys the spectacle, examines the most recent speculation about the bird-brain "computer" that works out the migratory programme.
  4. ^ "Television". The Guardian. 19 November 1983. p. 28. Retrieved 30 October 2018. Spare a thought for film makers David and Carol Hughes, who spent 17 months in the Costa Rican rain forest recording the exotic ecology of a disappearing world - only to have C4 beat them to it by a day...
  5. ^ "The Observer's Television and Radio Guide". The Observer. 20 November 1983. p. 48. Retrieved 30 October 2018. Husband-and-wife naturalists - Carol and David Hughes - film In a Costa Rican rain forest.
  6. ^ The Natural World: Kingdom of the Ice Bear: The Frozen Ocean, Internet Movie Database, 24 November 1985, retrieved 2 March 2013
  7. ^ "Sunday Television Guide". Weekend Guardian. 7 January 1989. p. 45. Retrieved 31 October 2018. From BBC Bristol, a three-part natural history of the great ocean and its inhabitants, from the Arctic tern, which migrates over its 12,000 mile span, to the nameless denizens of its volcanic deeps.
  8. ^ "Atlantic Realm - BBC Two England - 15 January 1989 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Weekend Watching Brief". Weekend Guardian. 21 January 1989. p. 44. Retrieved 31 October 2018. High-tech submarines two miles down under the Atlantic find creatures never seen before in a weird environment once thought to be lifeless, where mineral rich water - hot enough to melt lead - spurts out of underwater volcanoes and supports teeming hordes of blind fish and Crustacea. Elsewhere, mussels, tubeworms and crabs live on the natural gas leaking from oil fields beneath the ocean floor.
  10. ^ "The Iron Ammonite".
  11. ^ The Times, 9/11/2006
  12. ^ "Letters from Charlie..." charlierussellbears.com. 5 October 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  13. ^ Mangan, Lucy (26 April 2007). "Last night's TV: Buddha, Bees and the Giant Hornet Queen". The Guardian.

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