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Weird Nature

Episode 2: Devious Defences

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Series exploring strange animal behaviour reveals the bizarre ways animals defend themselves, from skunks that do handstands to crabs that dress up. Show more

Contributors

Camera Operator:
Rod Clarke
Camera Operator:
Steve Downer
Camera Operator:
Warwick Sloss
Camera Operator:
John Waters
Series Producer:
John Downer
Producer:
Mark Brownlow

Weird Nature

Episode 4: Fantastic Feeding

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Series that explores strange behaviour in the animal kingdom. The bizarre methods employed by some creatures to catch their prey, from fish to lemurs. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
John Downer
Camera Operator:
Rod Clarke
Camera Operator:
Steve Downer
Camera Operator:
Warwick Sloss
Camera Operator:
John Waters
Producer:
Mark Brownlow

Blue Planet II

Oceans of Wonder

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for years

This extended special of the nature documentary series journeys from the equator to the unexplored depths, meeting the best-loved characters from the series. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Documentary revealing the inner alchemy that gives four hunters - falcon, shark, cheetah and crocodile - the edge, from the moment they detect their prey through to the vital kill. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
John Simm
Producer:
Mark Brownlow
Director:
Mark Brownlow
Executive Producer:
Sara Ford

Planet Earth

Shallow Seas

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One SouthLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

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From tropical paradises where the newborn calf takes his first faltering breaths to the storm-ravaged icy polar seas, the whales' great feeding grounds, we reveal seas of great contrast and surprise. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Mark Brownlow
Series Producer:
Alastair Fothergill

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Frozen Planet II

Worlds of Wonder

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One North East & CumbriaLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

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A journey through the world’s coldest realms with the most-loved animals from the series, including emperor penguins and one of the largest packs of wolves ever recorded. Show more

Earth’s Tropical Islands

Series 1

Madagascar

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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Journey across Madagascar, the oldest island on Earth. Over time, it has given rise to more unique plants and animals, from its lemurs to chameleons, than any other island. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

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A journey from Borneo's rich coral reefs, through lush jungles to its mountainous heart, revealing why this island is home to a greater variety of life than almost any other. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

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Exploring Hawaii, a tropical sanctuary for any wildlife that can reach its remote shores. From humpback whales to waterfall-climbing fish, it is home to an extraordinary wealth of wildlife. Show more

Frozen Planet II

Series 1

Frozen Ocean

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One South East HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HD

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At the top of our planet lies the Arctic Ocean - a shape-shifting world of ice and water, home to unique animals like polar bears, harp seals and bowhead whales. Show more

Frozen Planet II

Series 1

Our Frozen Planet

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

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Our frozen planet is changing. We meet the scientists dedicating their lives to understanding what these changes mean for animals, people and the world as a whole. Show more

Frozen Planet II

Series 1

Frozen Worlds

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One EastLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HD

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From the poles to the highest mountain peaks, there are surprising frozen worlds found on every continent, and each is home to unique and remarkable animals. Show more

Blue Planet II

Series 1

Episode 5: Green Seas

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on CBBC HD

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The wildlife series narrated by David Attenborough explores the planet's green seas. From enchanted forests to undersea prairies, they teem with life. Show more

Blue Planet II

Series 1

Episode 6: Coasts

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on CBBC HD

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The wildlife series narrated by David Attenborough explores the planet's coasts. They are the most changeable of the ocean worlds, but they offer great riches. Show more

Blue Planet II

Series 1

Episode 7: Our Blue Planet

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on CBBC Channel

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David Attenborough explores the issues behind the series' most spectacular stories and examines the future of the planet. Show more

South Pacific

Episode 2: Castaways

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four

Documentary series about the South Pacific islands. A look at how every one of the 20,000 islands was colonised by the Polynesians, and at the varied local fauna. Show more

South Pacific

Episode 3: Endless Blue

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Documentary series on the South Pacific islands. Much of this blue wilderness is a marine desert, where sharks, whales and turtles must go to great lengths to survive. Show more

Frozen Planet II

Series 1

Frozen Peaks

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Yorks & LincsLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Available for years

A look at how mountains create unique frozen worlds, home to extraordinary animals that must overcome the crushing conditions of the cold. Show more

Frozen Planet II

Series 1

Frozen South

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HD

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Antarctica is the most hostile of earth’s frozen worlds. Yet even here, life finds a way not just to survive, but thrive. Show more

Frozen Planet II

Series 1

Frozen Lands

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One EastLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

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In the far north of our planet lie vast frozen lands of snow-covered forest and open tundra. These are lands of extremes that push animals to their very limits. Show more