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Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 29^th Oct 2008, 11:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 29^th Oct 2008, 11:00 on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

A look at how raccoons have adapted to life in American cities, often living alongside humans in chimney stacks and travelling via the city's storm drains. Show more

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Presenter:: David Attenborough

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Crab Claw Wars

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 7^th Oct 2007, 17:30 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 7^th Oct 2007, 17:30 on BBC Two Scotland

Presented by David Attenborough. After millions of years evolving at sea, crabs have found new ways to breathe, move and avoid enemies. Show more

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Presenter:: David Attenborough

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Bears on the Black Run

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 17^th Dec 2007, 19:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 27^th Jan 2008, 18:30 on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

Nature documentary following the adventures of two families of black bears who have made their homes on and around the world-famous Whistler Mountain ski resort in Canada. Show more

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Ladybird, Ladybird

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 17^th Dec 2008, 11:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Wed 17^th Dec 2008, 11:00 on BBC Two Wales

A celebration of ladybirds follows their fortunes from the egg through all the trials of life, until they fly away home. Narrated by David Attenborough. Show more

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Reefwise

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 6^th May 2009, 11:00 on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: Wed 6^th May 2009, 11:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Documentary investigating the different survival strategies used by creatures living on the reefs of Sulawesi to avoid sharks and other predators. Show more

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Presenter:: David Attenborough
Producer:: Martha Holmes

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Should Elephants Weep?

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 13^th May 2009, 11:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Wed 13^th May 2009, 11:00 on BBC Two England

Documentary charting the journey the family groups of Asian elephants have to make each year in order to survive. Narrated by David Attenborough. Show more

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Presenter:: David Attenborough
Producer:: Sara Ford
Producer:: Robin Hellier

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The Real Macaw

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 9^th Jul 2007, 11:30 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 9^th Jul 2007, 11:30 on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

Documentary about the macaw - the most vivacious and flamboyant member of the parrot family. Narrated by David Attenborough. Show more

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Global Swarming

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 29^th Sep 2007, 15:50 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sat 29^th Sep 2007, 15:50 on BBC Two Scotland

David Attenborough narrates a programme investigating the extraordinary natural phenomenon of swarming, from birds to mosquitoes, jellyfish to locusts. Show more

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Ospreys - the Fish Hawks

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 29^th Apr 2009, 11:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Wed 29^th Apr 2009, 11:00 on BBC Two Wales

Documentary following the trials and tribulations of a pair of ospreys as they raise their young off the coastal waters of Newfoundland, Canada.

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Narrator:: David Attenborough

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Giraffe - the Impossible Animal

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 22^nd Apr 2009, 11:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Wed 22^nd Apr 2009, 11:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Documentary about the giraffes of East Africa, examining some of the problems caused by being the world's tallest animal. Show more

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Presenter:: David Attenborough

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Giant Otters: Wolves of the River

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 16^th May 2008, 19:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 25^th Mar 2009, 11:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

David Attenborough narrates a documentary about six-foot otters in the Amazon and their tense relationship with the even bigger black caiman. Show more

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Presenter:: David Attenborough

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Bands on the Run

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 3^rd Jun 2009, 11:00 on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: Wed 3^rd Jun 2009, 11:00 on BBC Two England

Profile of the banded mongooses that roam the grasslands of East Africa, where they are constantly under threat from larger beasts. Narrated by David Attenborough. Show more

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Presenter:: David Attenborough
Producer:: Robin Hellier

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Lifesize

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 19^th Sep 2007, 10:40 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Sep 2007, 10:40 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

A look at the incredible extremes of size in the natural world, investigating why there are no mammals the size of ants, and no insects larger than a rhinoceros beetle. Show more

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Presenter:: David Attenborough

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Odd Noses of Borneo

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 28^th Jan 2009, 11:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 2^nd Feb 2009, 17:30 on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

A look at the male proboscis monkey and other bizarre creatures that live in the mangrove swamps of Borneo. Show more

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Rockies and Rollers

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 4^th Mar 2009, 11:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 4^th Mar 2009, 11:00 on BBC Two Wales

Documentary about wildlife around the Falkland Islands, narrated by David Attenborough. Diverse penguins, ponderous bull sealions and gentle albatrosses feature. Show more

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Kingdom of the Crabs

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 19^th Nov 2008, 11:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Nov 2008, 11:00 on BBC Two Wales

David Attenborough narrates the remarkable story of the 130 million crabs who cross Christmas Island to spawn on the coast. Show more

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The Bee-Team

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 12^th Nov 2008, 11:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 12^th Nov 2008, 11:00 on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

David Attenborough narrates the tale of five bee-eater birds, who exist on a diet of bees and wasps and live in one of the most complex bird societies yet discovered. Show more

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Punk Puffins and Hard Rock

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 26^th Nov 2008, 11:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 26^th Nov 2008, 11:00 on BBC Two Scotland

A look at the bird life on the tiny volcanic island of St Lazaria, including puffins and half a million storm petrels. Narrated by David Attenborough.

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Oasis

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 10^th Dec 2008, 11:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 10^th Dec 2008, 11:00 on BBC Two Wales

An oasis is really a 'desert island' - an island of fertile land in a sea of desert. David Attenborough narrates a look at the teeming natural life surrounding an oasis. Show more

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The Tale of the Pregnant Male

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 11^th Feb 2009, 11:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 11^th Feb 2009, 11:00 on BBC Two Wales

Documentary charting the unorthodox behaviour of the seahorse - species in which the male that becomes pregnant and suffers the trauma of giving birth.

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